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You are using an open screen top enclosure with a heat lamp so your humidity will be too low. Cover the rest of the screen top with foil to help trap heat and humidity inside the enclosure.
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Re: Marks on belly
When my roommate dad & I where design it I knew it will be an issue because of it be wood and the high of it for the heating lamp I’m getting help with the screen so this won’t happen as much
I’ll look into it
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Re: Marks on belly
Goof ball
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Has the wood been treated with a reptile safe sealant? Over time if it absorbs the humidity and water from the bedding it can be prone to rotting.
The untreated wood could add to the humidity issues too I think?
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Re: Marks on belly
No I did know it existed there it a blue water proof like plastic on bottom
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Pond Armor is the only one I can think of offhand. It's used to make a seal and waterproof things for fish so it should be fine for the reptiles as well once the process is done.
Typically they take a couple of days to dry and gass off any remaining fumes and such so it may be better to get a replacement wood to seal instead of sealing this cage unless you have a safe temporary cage for the snake to stay in for a couple days.
Also, do be careful on types of wood too! Cedar and pine for example can cause issues with oils in the wood and snakes.
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Re: Marks on belly
Bare wood should be sealed with non-toxic (pet-safe) waterproofing, at least. Otherwise, the wood will absorb moisture, pathogens, odors, mold etc.- it just becomes unhealthy pretty quickly for your snake, because it's porous & cannot really be effectively cleaned when a snake defecates on it.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 10-02-2022 at 08:10 PM.
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Re: Marks on belly
This?
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There is this blue tarp like that dad had and I think he got a special waterproof/resistant edge for the inside of it that the cream trim on the inside of it
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Re: Marks on belly
Just a bad overall cage design, won’t hold humidity won’t hold ambient temp, all the warm air is just going to come directly straight out the mesh along with the moisture.
Which is why you are probably having humidity issues. Warm air holds more water and with a screen top and heat rises any moisture you put in is just going to leave.
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