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rosehairboy10199

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Hey i was reading about ways to help your snake shed, and read that if you cut a hole in a zip lock container with moist paper towel inside it would be a great humid hide.. But instead of paper towel why not use water? So i decided to test it out to see if my snakes would use it because they seem like they never go into the water bowl to help shedding... They both like it! I think its because they feel more secure as there is only a hole big enough to fit them on the top.. So they are secluded.... And if you put it on the warm side of the tank, it creates humidity too. I dont know if anyone has done this but its a great idea! Any thoughts?
 
I _think_ I might worry about my snake sitting in water for days at a time. Not that I haven't seen a couple spend many hours in waterbowls when my AC broke. But a blue snake will go somewhere and then not move. So for its body to be submerged for potentially a week or longer? I don't know it that's healthy. I wonder if it might lead to scale rot.

I've never had a snake like paper towels in a moist hide, but I have a few that dearly love (that was anthropomorphic, wasn't it...) moist hides with spagnum moss. And more that just don't like anything like that. I've taken more now to covering the screen cover loosely with plastic wrap and misting, but in the past, if a snake has been holed up in its usual hide, I've put damp moss in there with it.
 
I use an eco-earth/organic potting soil mixture and it works very well for Citrus. She usually buries herself in it which and it helps a lot with all her sheds, haven't had a problem yet since I started using the humid hide. Moss has worked well for my leopard geckos in the past but I've never used it on a snake so no personal experience there.
 
well its not like they cant get out and there is only about a half inch of water in the hide... but maybe it would be best if i just used substrate or moss. thanks
 
i wouldnt use substrate. but i know my buddy uses a towel or a old t shirt cut up into rags and wets them and they go in and they like that.
 
my loki just had her first shed this morning, (she blued on friday). I added a commercially made hide box with moist "reptile" moss in it. I rewetted it everyday and she basically lived in there. Today at some point (had her out this morning), she shed in the hide. complete shed, including tail and eye caps. Guess I have a winner.
 
well i will have to try the moss thing as it seems like it works. I just want to make sure both of my corns have full sheds so there are no problems.
 
I second sphagnum moss hides! I recently added one to my viv and now my corn practically lives in there. However, it's important to let it the moss dry out after shedding is done... you shouldn't have your corn constantly mosit for the sake of his skin/scales. Even with the moss dry, my corn still loves to spend most of his time in there. :)
 
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