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Re: damp paper substrate
 Originally Posted by JAGpenguin
Hello there. So i am having an issue with paper substrate, I put my BPs in glass tanks and newspaper substrate. Given that it is a hot and humid tropical country, natural temp ranges from 83 to 89 F with curtains closed. Humidity ranges from 60 to 80, but most fo the time it is in the 70s. I have no issues with smaller snakes under 500 grams. But with my oldest snake that has gone above 1000 grams, I notice that when I pick her out from her hide, the paper under the hide would be damp, it would be dry after a few seconds if i lift the hide and the snake from it. The rest of the tank is dry. I wonder if this is normal or should I be concerned? I tried putting a fan in the room 24/7 but it doesn't do much. Please advise.
I think this is just due to how humid it is where you live JAG. That humidity gets into the hide, and with the snake in there as well it just gets trapped causing your paper substrate to become damp. My only concern would be from the animal sitting on wet substrate for an extended period of time, but as I have no experience with things like scale rot, I'd rather leave that to more tenured keepers to comment on. Are you finding this to be a constant issue? There are a handful of other keepers here who live in high humidity areas in the U.S. that could probably suggest something better than paper to use.
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