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 #1774573


Aandfsoccr04
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 Humidity question

I seem to have a problem with my humidity because I have not yet got a clean full shed from my snake. It is always in small pieces and I am guessing that it is because of the humidity. She is a brazilian rainbow boa I believe a little over a year old. She is in a ten gallon right now with an under the tank heater and the only thing I do about humidity is i have a little tupperware container with spaygum (sp) moss that i keep damp right above the heater. Let me know. Don’t be a jerk because i don’t want to deal with negative nonsense.



06/26/08  04:18pm

 #1782474


Danny S
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1774573


 Humidity question

Brazilian rainbows have very high humidity requirements so if you have a mesh cage top i strongly suggest that you either ger a front door cage or cover 75% of the top with saran wrap. You also need to spray regularly. Also get a hydrometer so you can tell what the current humidity is in your cage, it should be around 90%.
07/04/08  12:57am

 #1784706


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Danny S   In reference to Message Id: 1782474


 Humidity question

Thanks dude. You’re the man. I need to do something about the humidity in the cage. I guess i will have to get a hydrometer or whatever you said.



07/06/08  05:35pm

 #1784728


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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1784706


 Humidity question

You need a digital thermometer(Indoor outdoor)With a hygrometer.are you measuring temps now also?A 10 gallon seems quite small for a 1 year old.

Can you post pics of your set up?I will be glad to help.

Jason.
07/06/08  05:54pm

 #1785171


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1784728


 Humidity question

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thats the cage

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thats a close up of whatever is in the bottom

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thats the snake i have

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also a pic of the snake i have


now i dont understand what kind of bedding im using or what im supposed to be using. she’s in a ten gallon aquarium for now and has a screened top. i dont do anything to her or cover the cage or mist her. i just give her water. she is doing just fine i suppose. except for the fact she wont eat frozen mice so i feed her live.



07/06/08  10:34pm

 #1785173


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1784728


 Humidity question

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thats the cage

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thats a close up of whatever is in the bottom

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thats the snake i have

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also a pic of the snake i have


now i dont understand what kind of bedding im using or what im supposed to be using. she’s in a ten gallon aquarium for now and has a screened top. i dont do anything to her or cover the cage or mist her. i just give her water. she is doing just fine i suppose. except for the fact she wont eat frozen mice so i feed her live.



07/06/08  10:34pm

 #1785188


Sra
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1785173


 Humidity question

You can pick up an appropriate sized tub at walmart, and they usually keep humidity way too well. BTW, none of your pictures showed up ;)
07/06/08  10:39pm

 #1786049


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Sra   In reference to Message Id: 1785188


 Humidity question

I have no idea how to use this stupid website. i dont know what kind of tub your talking about. and i dont know how to post pictures.



07/07/08  06:23pm

 #1786145


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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1786049


 Humidity question

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I have no idea how to use this stupid website. i dont know what kind of tub your talking about. and i dont know how to post pictures.



I suggest you find out how to use this stupid website so your snake does not suffer,it sounds like you need some serious help with your husbandry.You are asking for trouble if you Don’t have everything perfect for these snakes.

Do you have a Photobucket account?If so just copy and past the very bottom of the four under your pics.Paste them here and it will work.
07/07/08  07:54pm

 #1786553


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1786145


 Humidity question

You’re stupid if you think that. My snake is doing just fine. You don’t know the first thing about the care that my snake is getting so enough of that. I can’t post pictures on here for wahtever reason. i have photobucket and have tried to do waht you said and it doesnt work for me. Guess no onew ill be seeing pictures is waht it sounds like.



07/08/08  12:27am

 #1786669


Reflex
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1786553


 Humidity question

You really need to calm down, people are only thinking about the snakes and their care. The only way your problem can be fixed is to cooperate to the best of your ability and be polite so no feud happens. You can’t hear people’s tones of voice through reading.

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My snake is doing just fine


Obviously not, otherwise, why would you be asking for help?

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You don’t know the first thing about the care that my snake is getting so enough of that.


we do know that the only thing you are doing for humidity is a humid hide which is not even close to sufficient for these snakes and that you have a yearling in a 10 gallon which is much too small.

You really need to get her in a larger enclosure, preferably a sterilite or rubbermaid tub. Just get a drill and a soldering wand, buy a 66qt tub (usually $8) and put some holes in it. Keep measuring the humidity inside (water bowl and heat needs to be inside it as well when you measure humidity to know what the humidity will be when additional water/heat is put into the enclosure). If humidity is still too high, drill a couple more holes and measure it again. Once the humidity consistantly remains about 90%, you can put her in the cage and stop drilling holes.



07/08/08  03:32am

 #1786744


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   Message To: Reflex   In reference to Message Id: 1786669


 Humidity question

I’m sick of A#@ holes like byou on the forums,people try to help and act like a D!@k.Maybe when you snake Get’s an Ri you will learn,Then again your so stupid probably not.
07/08/08  07:35am

 #1786838


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1786744


 Humidity question

I really don’t think I am going to put her in a rubbermaid tub becasue I already had brb in plastic or rubber tubs whatever you buy at wal mart with an under the tank heater and I poked holes in it and I guess the holes were not enough or the tub was too small and it killed both the snakes. I am very cautious about getting the humidity too high. I am in the process of building two cages so as soon as they are done I am going to move her to a huge cage. You people just come off as so I’m not going to respond to you. That’s not the way to get a twenty year olds attention.



07/08/08  10:23am

 #1786841


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1786744


 Humidity question

I am twenty years old and use a computer everyday of my life. I have used a computer for a long time and it shouldn’t be that hard to post pictures on a website. I can post pictures on every other website but for whatever reason I can’t seem to get this one to work and I am beyond frustrated because I just want to know what kind of substrate is in the bottom of my tank. It’s some brown dirty looking stuff and I don’t know whether I should be using repti bark or what I should have in there that will hold humidity well. I might need aspen mulch or whatever that stuff is. I just want to keep her in a nice enviornment that she will succeed best in. Oh yeah, How do you get rid of eye caps?



07/08/08  10:26am

 #1786855


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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1786841


 Humidity question

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How do you get rid of eye caps?



If you took proper care of the snake in the first place that would not be an issue,I thought you Didn’t need any help?



07/08/08  10:43am

 #1786860


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1786855


 Humidity question

You killed two snakes too,sounds like you are not too good at this.
07/08/08  10:46am

 #1786980


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1786860


 Humidity question

OK if your gonna just be a butt sniff about everything then dont reply. I didn’t kill them they were at my girlfriends house and she was taking care of them. but whatever since you want to be an the snake will just suffer then.



07/08/08  12:13pm

 #1787013


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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1786980


 Humidity question


thats the tank she is in


a close up of the substrate


the girl (popped as a girl)


another one


maybe a little over a year old

I don’t know what kind of substrate that is. I have repti bark as well. I don’t know what I should use to hold the humidity.



07/08/08  12:38pm

 #1787356


Reflex
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1787013


 Humidity question

that looks like coconut husks. I don’t know how good of a substrate that is, but I have had experience with both repti bark and cypress mulch and think both are great.

I really doubt your other snakes died from plastic tubs.... it could have gotten too hot in the enclosure (anything over 90 for too long is considered fatal) or something else. But I guess if you NEVER opoened the tub and had only a couple little pinholes for air with no air circulation in the room, then it could die. but that would take a lot of work, I don’t think anyone would have that little of common sense.

If you really want to keep her in a tank, the first step would be to get her a bigger one! You can cover 3/4 of the top with tin foil and mist a couple times a day, or you can put plexiglass over the top with some holes drilled into them. Simply misting a screen top cage would not do with these snakes.



07/08/08  04:42pm

 #1787416


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   Message To: Reflex   In reference to Message Id: 1787356


 Humidity question

I used to use that substrate a long time ago,it works good if you keep it moist,not wet.And like was said above,cover most of the top te retain humidity.

Please tell me,what are you using to measure the temperatures and humidity in that tank.
07/08/08  05:07pm

 #1787511


Sra
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1787013


 Humidity question

Poop, urates, old shed....

Let me ask you a question, if you don’t even know what substrate you are using, why leave it in there? I would throw all that junk away, get some new hides, put that snake in a tub and keep it on paper towels. It just blows my mind that people make it 1,000 times harder than it has to be.
07/08/08  06:35pm

 #1787527


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1787416


 Humidity question

addicted I usually mist her when she turns that light color right before she sheds and she has been having perfect sheds. I think i am going to switch her tank and substrate. I have repti bark. I’m gonna put that in her tank. How big of a tank do you think she should have. She is maybe somewhere around two feet.



07/08/08  06:49pm

 #1787541


Aandfsoccr04
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   Message To: Sra   In reference to Message Id: 1787511


 Humidity question

I am not sure if I am a big fan of the tubs becasue I don’t know what size she needs. Why would i put her on paper towels if I want to keep it really humid. I am not currently measuring humidity in the tan but I have a digital thermometer in there to measure the temp. It’s a work in progress. She’s coming along.



07/08/08  06:58pm

 #1787558


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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1787527


 Humidity question

Before i go any further i want some basic info from you,Lets start from scratch.What do you know about the care of this Species,What are the temps and humidity suppose to be?Just work with me,I’m just trying to help.I want to make sure everything is just right for your snake,start from the beginning and we Won’t miss anything.

Jason.
07/08/08  07:09pm

 #1787569


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1787558


 Humidity question

And also please tell me how you are monitoring the temps and humidity.

Jason.
07/08/08  07:12pm

 #1787702


Sra
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   Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 1787541


 Humidity question

I keep all my snakes on paper towels and newspaper. Does not affect humidity at all.
07/08/08  08:30pm

 #1787726


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   Message To: Sra   In reference to Message Id: 1787702


 Humidity question

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I keep all my snakes on paper towels and newspaper. Does not affect humidity at all.



Actually it does,if you use something like eco earth or mulch that is moist it will raise the humidity a great deal over paper towels.

Jason.
07/08/08  08:50pm

 #1787928


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1787726


 Humidity question

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Actually it does,if you use something like eco earth or mulch that is moist it will raise the humidity a great deal over paper towels.

Jason.



If you have the animal in a tub that remains the right humidity, paper towels and newspaper CAN be used, and it will not bump the humidity up any further than necessary, rather than eco-earth and such that retains water and releases it back into the air when heated.
07/08/08  11:46pm

 #1787940


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   Message To: Reflex   In reference to Message Id: 1787928


 Humidity question

I argee,i was saying that substrates like eco earth Raise humidity when moist.
07/09/08  12:00am

 #1788600


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   Message To: Addicted   In reference to Message Id: 1787940


 Humidity question

I don’t know how humid it is supposed to be in the tank. I just know the like it humid. I have her in a ten gallon with a screened top. She has a humid cup in her tank that i get wet every few days or so that she can go in if she wants it to be humid. She has a little cocunut hide that she is under most of the time. I monitor the temperature of the cage by a digital thermometer which I am not sure if it is right or not because with the under the tank heater I don’t know if it is getting an accurate reading or not because i just have it suction cupped to one of the walls and it reads from the spot it is at towards the dirt or whatever is in the bottom. It stays around the mid seventies or upper seventies. I don’t know how hot they need it either. I think they need it hotter then that though. She sheds perfectly and i mist her when she turns that light color right before she sheds and it seems to work. She eats live hopper mice because she doesn’t take frozen thawed and She was born in late may in 07 and i got her from the breeder that runs coldbloodedaddiction.com
07/09/08  03:11pm
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