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| DiffBrookes |
Posted - 15/02/2013 : 18:55:15
Hey,
My snake is in a plastic Faunarium which doesn't maintain great humidity, it has a lot of slits at the top which just let hot air escape, his first two sheds were fine and the last two I've had to peal most of it off, I've read that putting tin foil on the lid with air holes is a good way of keeping the heat in.
What ways are best for keeping the humidity up and what percentage should it be at?
Many thanks  |
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 16/02/2013 : 09:13:14
Humidity is bad for corns so you don't want to raise it all the time, only for when they are about to shed as yours has obviously had trouble. As Gmac said, when the snake goes into blue add a moist hide - a small lidded tub with a hole in it and some damp sphagnum moss inside it. Also you can move the water bowl over to the heated side during this period as that also helps raise the humidity, or just lay a damp flannel over the warm hide - lots of different things to do! |
| Razee |
Posted - 15/02/2013 : 19:56:45
I must admit, when mine were in the faunarium, I put 2 overlapping sheets of paper on the top. It gave them bigger sense of security, whilst still leaving lots of air slits for the air exchange on the side of the lid. When in shed, I used to give them a moist hide ( but neither of them ever used it ), and I misted the warm side lightly 1 x a day with luke warm water. |
| gmac |
Posted - 15/02/2013 : 19:13:26
wouldnt bother with the tin foil, you dont need to keep the heat in so long as the temp on the substrate is 27-30.
Humidity wise 50% is fine, which is normal uk humidity. If you have central heating on it will be lower though. Easiest way to assist with shedding is to add a damp hide when the snake clears from the blue phase. |
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