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#204931
Roxmysox99
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 How Much Humidity??
Hey,
In my BPs cage i have a huge water bowl(big enough to soak in) and the surface humidity is 45% (farthest away from bowl) and i have a huge water bowl so i was wondering if i could just keep the air humidity at 45% and if my snake needs more humidity it can soak in the water... is that fine??Maleeh
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12/24/04 12:57am
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#204998
Ceiron
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 204931
How Much Humidity??
the humidity for a bp should be 60%, try spraying the tank daily, usually a spray twicw daily will do it.
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12/24/04 3:38am
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#205079
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Ceiron In reference to Message Id: 204998
How Much Humidity??
but i have a huge (5 feet tall) bag of aspen and aspen molds if we so is there another way and yes the top is covered with a towel and now the humidity is 39% i need help FAST
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12/24/04 10:01am
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#205082
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205079
How Much Humidity??
Move the aspen to another room. Then go to WalMart and buy a humidifier and put it in the room your snake is in. The increase in humidity in the room will be good for the people in there too. My wife has problems with nose bleed when the humidity drops which is this time of the year and we have a humidifier in the bedroom to help us. I don’t know how much the aspen in the tank is soaking up humidity but you could try changing it out and using newspaper until you get a handle on the problem. Also, if I remember correctly, you are using a heat lamp. If so, move the water dish under the heat lamp. This may help some but probably not enough since you do have fairly low humidity. Other than that mist the cage well.
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12/24/04 10:06am
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#205088
Roxmysox99
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 205082
How Much Humidity??
nooooo the room with my snake is my bed room... i have 1 snake as a pet not for breeding or show or anything just a pet. I have a UTH and my water is over it and i have it covered too. and i just spent over 200 dollars on a snake and cant afford anything over 10 dollars. Any QUICK suggestions straight to my tank (substrate change, ect.) NEED HELP FAST
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12/24/04 10:34am
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#205142
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205088
How Much Humidity??
whats substrate should i use:
1. Zoo-Med Repti Bark
2. Coconut Shells
3. T-Rex Forest Bed Expandable Substrate
4.Four Paws Nature Bark Natural Reptile Bedding
Cypress Mulch and astro turf is a good 1 hour drive away. SO which of the top is the best and I need one that holds ALOT of humidity (Aspen not holding enough, tried everything.)Maleeh
Happy Holidays
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12/24/04 12:52pm
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#205152
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205142
How Much Humidity??
Just leave the Aspen in there. I doubt that any of the other stuff would hold any more humidity that the Aspen. But, see if you can a humidifier in the next week or so. I know that we should all try to keep the humidity and temperatures as perfect as we can there are times when situations arise that keep us from doing so for a few days or so. Just keep misting the cage as often as necassary and try to get the humidifier before your Christmas break is over. Good luck.
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12/24/04 1:20pm
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#205155
Ace13
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 205152
 How Much Humidity??
use bed-a-beast or jungle litter they hold humidity great i use them on my chinese water dragon and his humidity is around 80 but thats because i dump a whole pan of water into it to make it super wet but just misting it will keep it just right
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12/24/04 1:26pm
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#205371
Ceiron
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Message To: Ace13 In reference to Message Id: 205155
How Much Humidity??
use newspaper or paper towel as a substrate, its cheap and there is no problems associated with it. get a biugger water bowl and place in the tank. or get a shallow bowl so the water evaporates easily ad change it daily.
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12/24/04 8:51pm
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#205576
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Ceiron In reference to Message Id: 205371
How Much Humidity??
If i make a humid hide and then Humidity is 60% in there can i just forget about the humidity out side of the humid hide (by forget i mean misting it daily but not caring if it gets low)?? and here should i place the humid hide??Any suggestions PM me or leave a reply
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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12/25/04 1:02pm
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#205686
Ceiron
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205576
How Much Humidity??
as long as the viv humidity is above 40 then a hide would be fine, just check the humidity does not go above 75%ish as this could lead to problems. hope this helps.
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12/25/04 7:14pm
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#205769
Roachey56
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205576
How Much Humidity??
i’ve heard nothing but good for Bed a Beast (expandable coco fiber)....people say it holds humidity really well.when feeding just place newspaper all over the cage to keep out loose substrate.
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12/25/04 10:42pm
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#205873
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Ceiron In reference to Message Id: 205686
How Much Humidity??
So is it like this, 50-60% humidty NOT during shed and 60-70% during shed?? Any other suggestions to raising humidity except chaning substrate, towel covering top, humid hide and misting??
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12/26/04 4:33am
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#205939
DigitalKitteh
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205873
How Much Humidity??
Safe humidity is anywhere from 55% to 70%..anytime. 
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12/26/04 12:24pm
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#207960
Pelota
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205873
How Much Humidity??
I try to keep my humidity at 55-60% for normal times, then when in shed, I bump it up to 80%.
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12/29/04 1:19am
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#208032
Ace13
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 207960
How Much Humidity??
remember they come from africa and don’t need to much humidity
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12/29/04 4:42am
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#208056
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Ace13 In reference to Message Id: 208032
How Much Humidity??
Ace13, you need to do some research on Africa. While it is true that about 40% of the continent is desert much of the rest is rain forest and that is the area that Ball Pythons come from. In the wild they do have a lot of humdity so they need it in captivity. I believe is trying to reproduce as nearly as we can the same climate that animals have in the wild.
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12/29/04 8:05am
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#208761
Pelota
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 208056
How Much Humidity??
Most bp’s are found in the grasslands on the outskirts of the forest. Only a small percent are actually found in the jungle/forest.As for comparing bp’s in the wild to bp’s in captivity...I really hate to do that. When we keep them in captivity we want to keep them stress free, healthy, and big. In the wild, you can find them very malnourished and thin, with bad sheds and battle scars. I’m not exactly sure, but I could probably give a decent guess that they don’t shed as well in the wild as they do in captivity. So we must be doing something right with the humidity we give them. (I’m saying "we" as in the keepers in general who follow the same basic rules with humidity)
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12/30/04 6:11am
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#209173
Ace13
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 208761
How Much Humidity??
what i ment was that the whole cage does not need to be wet and humid i keep mine on astroturf and just use a water bowl that he soaks in and a humid box
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12/30/04 9:15pm
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