Hi,

I haven't read the other resonses yet, so if I'm being repetitive, I apologize. Our winters in Buffalo are very dry as well and they can take their toll on our shedding snakes if I don't compensate for it. I do so by dumping a bit of their water bowl into the substrate under their hide (which is in part above the heat source) once they go into the blue. Moist substrate will not bother their skin while in a shed and it usually dries out quickly anyway. If I moisten their substrate, they shed great, if I forget, they need a soaking. I personally wouldn't use a humidifier because of the electrical costs and mold potential in a sealed home/building in the wintertime. Prolonged, high ambient moisture is very bad for a stick built structure over time. If you keep the moisture in the substrate, the snakes will have more contact and derive more benefit. If after they shed, the substrate feels too moist, compost it and put in fresh, dry stuff. It is a common problem and you certainly are not alone. Good luck.

Will

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