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Humidity Q's
- Thread starter Leonore
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bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
You don't really need to increase humidity unless your Corn has problems shedding. When they go into blue, you can put a humid hide in with them, then they can choose to use it if they need it.
A humid hide is just a plastic tub with a lid, with a snake-sized hole cut in the side or lid, about one-third filled with a damp medium like sphagnum moss, vermiculite or kitchen paper.
The problem with raising humidity in the whole tank, is that the snake can't get away from it and you run the risk of moulds, fungus and scale rot.
A humid hide is just a plastic tub with a lid, with a snake-sized hole cut in the side or lid, about one-third filled with a damp medium like sphagnum moss, vermiculite or kitchen paper.
The problem with raising humidity in the whole tank, is that the snake can't get away from it and you run the risk of moulds, fungus and scale rot.
Leonore
snake momma
Humidity should be about 55%? (I have a care book that gives the range, but I'm not looking at it now, so I might be a bit off on that)
My room is currently showing a humidity of 30%. So, wouldn't I need to do something to make the viv more humid? I can't see one little water dish making a very big difference.
To clarify: I don't have my corn yet. I am setting up house and just have a empty tank, thermometer and humidity gauge. I want to get the environment right before he arrives.
My room is currently showing a humidity of 30%. So, wouldn't I need to do something to make the viv more humid? I can't see one little water dish making a very big difference.
To clarify: I don't have my corn yet. I am setting up house and just have a empty tank, thermometer and humidity gauge. I want to get the environment right before he arrives.
LawDog1
New member
Mixed information.
Hi. First off, start by taking into consideration the humidity for your area. Many of the people here are in Florida. People in Florida have generally posted that humifity is not that important unless you have a bad shed (no flames, it just an observation). That because in Florida they dont have to worry about humidity. In New Mexico (here) if I dont add moisture, the humidity in the vivs is about 10% sometimes. I try to keep the humidity at least near the 40% range just so their humidity doesnt bounce from 10% normal to 55% when they are shedding and then back again post shed.
Another thing to consider is how you heat the viv. If you use a heat lamp then it will be tough to keep your humidity in the 40 to 55% range. If you use an Under Tank Heater (UTH) it will be easier to keep humidity in the tank.
Moss or paper towels in the hides will work fine. To help maintain a reasonable humidity in the whole tank we wet a rag and lay it across part of the screen top of the viv. OUR humidity gauges are near the lower corner of the vivs opposite from the heat source. Cant say that is the right place, but thats what we do. A good thing about the wet rag method is you have ways to vary the humidity. You can make the rag more or less wet, cover more or less of the viv,..
By the way, very good job doing your research, setting up the viv in advance and making sure its right!!
Hope this helps.
Jimmy
Hi. First off, start by taking into consideration the humidity for your area. Many of the people here are in Florida. People in Florida have generally posted that humifity is not that important unless you have a bad shed (no flames, it just an observation). That because in Florida they dont have to worry about humidity. In New Mexico (here) if I dont add moisture, the humidity in the vivs is about 10% sometimes. I try to keep the humidity at least near the 40% range just so their humidity doesnt bounce from 10% normal to 55% when they are shedding and then back again post shed.
Another thing to consider is how you heat the viv. If you use a heat lamp then it will be tough to keep your humidity in the 40 to 55% range. If you use an Under Tank Heater (UTH) it will be easier to keep humidity in the tank.
Moss or paper towels in the hides will work fine. To help maintain a reasonable humidity in the whole tank we wet a rag and lay it across part of the screen top of the viv. OUR humidity gauges are near the lower corner of the vivs opposite from the heat source. Cant say that is the right place, but thats what we do. A good thing about the wet rag method is you have ways to vary the humidity. You can make the rag more or less wet, cover more or less of the viv,..
By the way, very good job doing your research, setting up the viv in advance and making sure its right!!
Hope this helps.
Jimmy
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
I'm in the UK, in a centrally-heated home (Autumn to Winter) - ambient humidity must be pretty low compared to Florida. I don't do anything to monitor or increase the humidity in my vivs, and I can't remember the last time I had a poor shed.
In my view, the only risk of low humidity is incomplete shedding, which can be remedied by offering a humid hide when they're in blue. There are more risks with having humidity too high.
I'd go with the humid hide and not worry about ambient humidity.
In my view, the only risk of low humidity is incomplete shedding, which can be remedied by offering a humid hide when they're in blue. There are more risks with having humidity too high.
I'd go with the humid hide and not worry about ambient humidity.
Leonore
snake momma
Thanks, LawDog. I'm in Illinois... that means a ridiculous range of temps and humidity. I have forced air heat and central a/c in my home, so it tends to be dry and I can't manipulate the room separately from the house. I just can't imagine that ambient conditions wouldn't have some effect on the snake... the lid of the viv is just a screen afterall. Anyway, The wet rag method is a great suggestion.
Bitsy, thanks for all your help too. I guess I'm just not that intuitive yet. My dad was a scientist, so it must be that gene to measure and regulate everything! (that which drove me nuts as a kid...) LOL.
Bitsy, thanks for all your help too. I guess I'm just not that intuitive yet. My dad was a scientist, so it must be that gene to measure and regulate everything! (that which drove me nuts as a kid...) LOL.
carnivorouszoo
Crazy Critter Lady
LOL you would be VERY surpised how evaporation of water can effect the humidity in the tank. With no other factors playing in other than natural air humidity and the evap off the water dish my tank holds at 40%. When we run our drier (which leaks some heat and humidity into the house) it gets to 55%. 30% is too low I think. You could try putting in a bigger water dish. The snake should be able to coil in it I think. If I am wrong someone please tell me.
Leonore
snake momma
hmmmm... I will be sure to include a filled water dish when I fully test the final set up. It will be interesting to see how each element of the habitat effects the measured environment.
I have a temp and humidity gauge in the completely empty tank right now.
I'm painting the room first (dismantling a nursery!) and then will get the rest of the materials for the viv. Snake in about 3 weeks!
I have a temp and humidity gauge in the completely empty tank right now.
I'm painting the room first (dismantling a nursery!) and then will get the rest of the materials for the viv. Snake in about 3 weeks!
ZoologyGirl
Under Tank Heather
I am in Wisconsin, so probably like you my house gets rather dry in the winter. The lowest my humidity gauge goes is 20% and after that it just reads low....well it reads low all winter long.
I used a humid hide for my snake (appropriately sized tub in the viv, with a bit of damp sphagnum moss). He just shed today and had a complete shed, with eye caps and tail tip intact on the shed. So if you experience any shedding problems I'd suggest using a humid hide, seems to work well.
I put it in after he went blue, and took it out after he shed. Otherwise I'm afraid he'd spend all his time there.
I used a humid hide for my snake (appropriately sized tub in the viv, with a bit of damp sphagnum moss). He just shed today and had a complete shed, with eye caps and tail tip intact on the shed. So if you experience any shedding problems I'd suggest using a humid hide, seems to work well.
I put it in after he went blue, and took it out after he shed. Otherwise I'm afraid he'd spend all his time there.
ZoologyGirl
Under Tank Heather
thanks, zoogirl. I grew up in Madison.
Any reason to not have a humid hide when they are not shedding? Or is it just that you want to see him?
Cool, I lived in Madison for a few years when I was going to college there. Lived on corner of Broom and Johnson, Jenifer St, and Mifflin by the Kohl.
I take it out because when it's in he seems to spend almost all of his time in there. Probably a bit too much humidity in there for when he's not in shed.
dwyn127
Cinderazzo
Welcome to the forum Leonore and kudos for doing pre-research. Usually we see, "HELP, I just got a snake! What do I do?"
I'm in Cleveland so I'm guessing conditions are similar. I have a humidifier and keep the humidity at 30+ and they do fine. Occasionally a baby's skin will break off a few inches from the tail tip. Then I put in a dixie with moss and after a few hours they've worked it off themselves.
The humidifier you put back in the box after dismantling the nursery would work fine. LOL
I'm in Cleveland so I'm guessing conditions are similar. I have a humidifier and keep the humidity at 30+ and they do fine. Occasionally a baby's skin will break off a few inches from the tail tip. Then I put in a dixie with moss and after a few hours they've worked it off themselves.
The humidifier you put back in the box after dismantling the nursery would work fine. LOL
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
I fell foul of that with one of mine. I left it in with her, she decided it was her new favourite hide and ended up with scale rot. It took months to clear it up and was a right pain for all involved. Mine are rationed to only getting a humid hide when they go blue, and only if there was a problem with their previous shed.
jpccusa
Happy with this new hobby
I live in CA and yesterday (when the temperature was around 100 degrees) the humidity was at 10 or 15%. Normal humidity here is around 20 or 30%, but I LEARNED to not worry about it until my boy gets blue.
Once he's blue, I use his deep ceramic water bowl to increase the humidity by simply placing it over the UTH (It's a large UTH and there is enough space for other hides). The humidity increases to 50 or 60% in 1 day or so.
Once he's blue, I use his deep ceramic water bowl to increase the humidity by simply placing it over the UTH (It's a large UTH and there is enough space for other hides). The humidity increases to 50 or 60% in 1 day or so.