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Bolitochrome
at Wed Feb 8 08:48:06 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bolitochrome ]
Do you do anything other than running humidifyers to keep the humidity up? Humid hides, tub misting, etc?
For my snakes that have particular problems shedding, I make sure they have a humid hide in their tub, especially when the gray-out. This can vary from a closed tupperware container full of moss with an access hole, to just a bowl sitting on top of a wet papertowel, depending on the snake. One female is notorious for getting shed stuck on her face. So right when she clears up from her gray-phase I take a cotton swab moistened with some mineral oil (unscented baby oil) and dap around her eyes, top of her head, and chin. She doesn't care much for this treatment, but it is quick and doesn't seem to bother her enough for her to resist food when she is hungry. Finally, a little bit of pro-active soaking during this post-gray-phase is good too. I use this with the mineral oil for snakes that have a bit of stuck shed from the last cycle.
Finally, I only humidify my pet room to 45-50%. Just enough to keep things comfortable if I am opening a lot of tubs.
Take what will work for you. Best of luck this winter.
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25 year old 0.1 from Lincoln, NE
Ball Pythons - 0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly, 2.1 Normals
Kingsnakes - 1.0 L. m. thayeri, 0.1 L. m. thayeri X L. alterna, 1.0 L. g. californiae
Other - 0.1 Whitesided P. catenifer sayi, 1.0 H. nascicus, ?.? Chrysemys picta, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband
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RE: Humidity Still - Bolitochrome, Wed Feb 8 08:48:06 2012