I would disagree with the lowering of the humidity levels on a tropical boid that potentially has R.I. Raising the temps is standard procedure, but if the humidity is lowered, the membranes within the lung become drier and greatly increase the chances of an R.I. If the snake already has an R.I., you just make the situation worse. I'm not saying that it needs to be raining within the enclosure, but the floor level humidity should be roughly 70 to 80%. The air conditioning you spoke of within the room not only lowered the temps, but also significantly lowered the relative humidity. Many times with a low grade or beginning R.I., raising the temps and humidity will pull them out of it.

Kelly

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