• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

humidity

I

Interested

New member
how am I supposed to know if the humidity is bad/good? Penny shed her first night, but I hardly think that tells me anything about the humidity in her home with me. During the day my room is as humid as the tropics but at night it dries out a bit. They have water bowls in their cages so I think this helps. Will the nighttime dryness affect their shedding?
 
As long as the shed is whole and complete, the humidity is fine. Humidity is one of those "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" issues. Excessive humidity can cause problems too.
 
If you are interested in measureing the humidity, most pet stores sell humidity gauges for about $5.00. You can also find digital temp/humidity combo devices at Wal-Mart or Radio Shack for $20.00-35.00.
 
I've read that approx. 50% humidy is good for a corn, but both of mine had really bad sheds, and one good one at that level, so who knows???? I bought a guage from the pet store and the humidity stays at right around 50%. Both of my snakes seem to be doing fine, except for the wierd shedding problems. I tried humid hides but neither of mine used them. Hope this helps and good luck.
 
excess humidity

Cav..could you elaborate on what kind of health problems can excess humidity cause?? and what is the ideal humidity range around?
 
I think the CSM talks about skin infections and blistering from having excessive moisture in the viv, and especially in the substrate. They don't recommend having too much moisture, and making sure the substrate stays dry.
 
I just make sure there's water in the bowl for humidity. Last time my corn shed, the skin was wrapped around the water bowl.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top