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Rosy Boa's?

starsevol said:
Wow, I just saw this.
I have kept rosys since 1995, and they were my favorite species for a long time. Corns are my favorites now but I will always have a soft spot for the squishies.
They don't like humidity AT ALL, so you might want to give them a small water dish instead of a big one. They seem a little more delicate than corn snakes, over the past decade I have had several that looked fantastic, ate, and suddenly died for no apparent reason. But it IS rare, so don't let that scare you! I currently have 7.
I have posted these pics before, but here are a couple of mine. The first 2 are Annie, she's a San Gabriel coastal rosy. The other 2 are Fred, he's a San Felipe rosy boa.
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:uhoh: Now, I seem to have a big problem then :( Our ambient humidity sits between 35% and 45% on most days.

I'm running the 3ft tank with totally fresh bedding in, which usually raises the humidity for a couple of days, even in the corns tanks and the humidity is reading 58% and dropping, it was 62% when I turned it on this afternoon, I expect it to continue to drop, as the corns tanks always do.

I'm running a ceramic heat bulb, on a thermostat, as I thought that would dry out the tank a bit more than a heat pad :shrugs:

Am I going to have a big problem with that humidity, any suggestions for lowering it quicker? How low do I need to go? Can you give me a figure to aim for?

I do not have a water bowl in there at all, and have been advised to offer water once every two weeks or so :shrugs: Is that correct, I'm sure I read that on a few care sheets too.


All help will be gratefully recieved :bowdown:
 
I don't really have an exact read on the humidity, but I've noticed that mine seem a bit lethargic when it gets humid in the summer. I think your will be fine as long as you keep things as dry as possible. Mine don't have water bowls at all, unless they are brumating or off feed for some reason. I thaw my mice in water, so they get their water off of their food.

Another thing, a few of my males are famous for striking and constricting their prey...then forgetting all about it. I usually watch them eat until the prey is mostly down their throats. Too many icky surprises if I don't!

Dean is the one you REALLY need to hear from. With his rosy at such an advanced age, he's doing SOMETHING right! :)
 
Susielea said:
:uhoh: Now, I seem to have a big problem then :( Our ambient humidity sits between 35% and 45% on most days.

I'm running the 3ft tank with totally fresh bedding in, which usually raises the humidity for a couple of days, even in the corns tanks and the humidity is reading 58% and dropping, it was 62% when I turned it on this afternoon, I expect it to continue to drop, as the corns tanks always do.

I'm running a ceramic heat bulb, on a thermostat, as I thought that would dry out the tank a bit more than a heat pad :shrugs:

Am I going to have a big problem with that humidity, any suggestions for lowering it quicker? How low do I need to go? Can you give me a figure to aim for?
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I'm sure it'll be fine. You won't have a big problem with humidity. To be honest with you, I've never checked actual ambient humidity levels for my rosys. I just keep it as dry as I can.

I do not have a water bowl in there at all, and have been advised to offer water once every two weeks or so :shrugs: Is that correct, I'm sure I read that on a few care sheets too.
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There are many ways you can go about this. My older rosy is in a screen-top glass viv with a lamp (and uth), so I leave a normal-sized water dish in there all the time. My younger pair are racked in tubs, so I use small dishes with them, and I alternate them at feedings (1 week in; 1 week out).
 
Ok, now I feel a bit better, thank you! I'll keep a close eye and if I spot something that concerns me, I can give you a PM and you can tell me I'm being silly :grin01:

So should I start a new thread with the photos then, or shall I post them here :grin01:

Hmmm, what shall I do?
 
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