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In Water Bowl

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mauler5858

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We are new to owning, and our new little Hypomel who is about 5-6 months old has been consistently in her water bowl for about the last 24 hours.

I checked her for mites and saw a few spots, but none of them "moved"....i believe they were just part of her pattern.

Humidity is between 30 and 40 percent. Temps are 84 warm side and 75 cool side.

Physically inspected she looks okay(rear and all) and is still acting docile like always. She is a great eater, with her last eat being 4 days ago.

Do you guys think this is just her getting ready for her shed? No blue yet btw.
 
yeah, that't what it seems like to me!

Some corn snakes will soak in their water bowel to help soften their skin up before they shed, others won't touch them at all.. But it sounds like you got yourself a soaker! ;)

Just leave her be, and you should see he go blue with in a few days.
 
I've never been to SC, but I'm surprised that your humidity is that low. You may consider misting her enclosure regularly. I live in Phoenix, so if left alone, my humidity also will hover around 30%. I switched to cypress mulch for substrate and mist with water daily to try to keep the humidity up a little higher, in the 50% range. Hope you get to see her shed; it's cooooool.
 
I'm actually having to use a light for heat until my hydrofarm gets here in the mail on Tuesday. When I switch to my UTH, the humidity will go up for sure.
 
Great looking little snake!

As others have stated, she may be getting ready for a shed. I too am surprised at a 30% humidity on the east coast. I'm in Northern Arizona
and our humididy can get down to around 10-15%,

When my snakes get ready to shed I cover the vivs and mist the habitats to keep the humidity around 60-70% and always have full easy sheds.

It will be easier when your Hydrofarm gets there. I have Three of them and they work great. The Delta T could be smaller, Mine are about 1.5
degrees but for the money they're worth it.

Good luck!
 
At 30-40% you shouldn't have to worry about a bad shed, but sometimes snakes will soak before a shed to make the shedding process easier. Also misting or using a humid hide during the shed process can help, just make sure after the shed you let the humidity go back to 30-40% so you don't risk an upper respiratory infection.
 
We had some cold dry air move across the region down here today and yesterday. My humidity dropped to 37%, but it should be back up into the 40s or higher in a few days. I wonder if this is what happened to the OP in SC.

I have had my corns produce single piece sheds with the humidity at 40%, but bumping it up during shed time is not a bad idea. Once spring comes in full swing, you may not need to worry about raising the humidity as much.
 
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