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Humid hide?

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roadkill146

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Hey,
I am just checking to see if anyone has any ideas on the best way to build one. My snake is too big for the one I have now

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Atlas continues to refuse a special humid hide. I run a humidifier when he's in blue and if I feel like he really needs the help I put damp paper towels (wadded loosely) into his favorite hide. He seems to tolerate them.
 
Kalista said:
Atlas continues to refuse a special humid hide. I run a humidifier when he's in blue and if I feel like he really needs the help I put damp paper towels (wadded loosely) into his favorite hide. He seems to tolerate them.
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That might be a good idea thank you.

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They are easy to make. Just get the size plastic bowl or storage container with lid you want and make a hole in it 1.5 to 2 times the diameter of the snake. The hole can be on the side or top. Fill it 1/2 way with damp sphagnum moss.

My snakes love theirs.
 
DollysMom said:
They are easy to make. Just get the size plastic bowl or storage container with lid you want and make a hole in it 1.5 to 2 times the diameter of the snake. The hole can be on the side or top. Fill it 1/2 way with damp sphagnum moss.

My snakes love theirs.
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Got any pics you can show us? Sounds like a cool idea.
 
DollysMom said:
They are easy to make. Just get the size plastic bowl or storage container with lid you want and make a hole in it 1.5 to 2 times the diameter of the snake. The hole can be on the side or top. Fill it 1/2 way with damp sphagnum moss.

My snakes love theirs.
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You only use the moss inside the hide right? I use cypress for the rest of the tank.

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roadkill146 said:
You only use the moss inside the hide right? I use cypress for the rest of the tank.

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Yea, only inside the hide. Ive never thought about a humid hide though, a while back i bought a cool mist humidifier, hooked up some pvc and some flex tubing to it, and out came a $45 reptifogger. When normally, they are $70+ at petstores, and break in a month.. The one i made has lasted 3 years, and still running amazing.
 
That's correct. The moss goes inside the hide. By the way, I've found that the best way to hydrate the moss is to soak it in a bowl of slightly warm water for a while. Then take it in your hands and squeeze out the water. This leaves it at the perfect dampness. You never want standing water in the bottom of the hide.
 
Never used moss in humid hides, does it work better than paper towels? Seems like paper towels dont hold humidity as well as moss would. But, i usually only use a homemade fogger for shedding, and for my BP.
 
I've never used paper towels in the humid hide.

These are some reasons I like the moss. The moss holds water very well without being overly wet. The moss can be washed and reused. My understanding is that the moss has some natural anti microbial properties. The moss is soft and can be burrowed into. There's lots of air pockets in the moss so I never worry about my snakes being able to breathe in it. Last but not least my snakes love it.
 
Moss is great. But papertowels are totally safe (as per my vet) too, they may just have to be rewet more often. And like DollysMom said, for both moss and papertowel you want to ring them out well so they are "damp" not "soaking wet".

Both can sort of be burrowed into, but the moss is nicer for snakes who may want to do some "nesting" type of activity.
 
Though I don't use them in a humid hide, I use dry paper towels as substrate for one of my snakes and use them to line feeding, holding and transport containers. I agree with jagodzinski, they are totally safe and sanitary.
 
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