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Shedding questions.

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My baby snow zelda has gone into blue.
I fed her two days ago and she took it without a hitch.

Today I went to handle her but right away noticed her eyes were very milky. So I put her back in her viv.

Now I know I read prior about put a moist towelette in its warm hide but I can't find where I read that.

Kinda llooking for confirmation to do so and any other tips

I live in Los Angeles and we don't have the highest humidity, actually Id say it's on the lower side
 
I don't use a humid hide for Korben. He doesn't seem to like them and he avoids contact with water at all times unless drinking so to make sure he has good, complete sheds I place a sheet of plastic wrap on the lid of his tank (above the warm side) and leave the cool side uncovered (I'll mist the tank periodically if needed). This keeps the moisture in a bit more... I've yet to have any difficulty with sheds so it isn't absolutely necessary (as long as your tank humidity is in the proper range).

If your corn has a little more difficult time with shedding, I would definitely add one the next time it goes into blue.
 
Do you know the humidity level in your viv? It doesn't hurt anything to have a humid hide in there. Your snake will use it if she wants to; she won't if she don't.
 
You really shouldn't have to worry about crafting a humid hide unless you've really established your environment is too dry with multiple bad sheds.
 
Never hurts to add one. I live in a very dry state. Only a few of my corns use the humid hide.

If you mist the tank and have aspen, just remember that aspen molds very easily.

You can always add a wet towel to half the screen top to help hold in humidity.
 
beautifullywild77 said:
You can always add a wet towel to half the screen top to help hold in humidity.
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I do this, except with blue shop towels, and I cover the middle, leaving a warm air exit and cool air entrance. So, the humidity slowly and properly raises as the shop towel expels moisture into the air. And physics helps with natural airflow in the viv, reducing the chance of mold and bacterial buildup.

I don't use a "moist" hide, even though little Plissken had a horrible first shed. He never used it, so it was just a lot of extra maintenance to prevent mold and bacteria growth. Since his bad shed, I've just looked into ways to consistently increase the humidity in the viv/room without misting or moist hides.
 
My baby had a bad first shed...so the next time, as soon as I noticed her eyes turning blue, I simply bathed her in some warm water for a few minutes each day...she didn't seem to mind, and her next shed...perfect. :)
 
I live in Phoenix and I use the water dish as a humidifier. The water dishes provides enough humidity for all my tanks, unless you have a bad shed the humidity shouldn't be a problem.

If it does, a hide with damp sphagnum moss will help with the shedding process.
 
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