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Ok. I want to put this question to anyone that wants to answer it. I've heard so much about the proper humidity for a Carpet Python and I wanted to hear everyone's opinions. I have heard it all... from it has to be just the right temperature and just the right humidity... to humidity isn't even needed at all. I wanted to hear everyone's opinion on this just for the sake of hearing all the arguments.
What do yall think?
Moderate levels of humidity are appropriate for Jungle Carpets. Here in the southeast, I hardly ever spray animals. Sometimes during shed cycles I will spill their water bowls onto clean newspaper.
Very high humidity without proper ventialtion (which is difficult to achieve at best) is not recommended.
A humidity box (rubbermaid with slightly moist moss, etc.) can be a good idea if you are in doubt. Just be sure that it is kept clean.
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Ben Team
Mark Davis
New Paradigm Herpetoculture
Captive Bred Morelia
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....if you read Ben's post he uses the terms "moderate humidity levels". Now logically that means on a scale of 1-10 that someone could draw a conclusion that moderate would refer to 4-6 maybe?? Don't you think? If you want to apply this to humidity ad one more ZERO behind the numbers 1-10. So you get 10-100, and after placing a %(percentage) sign behind the numbers then someone might conclude that a humidity level of 40-60% would be sufficient for most carpets. A moderate level of anything is avoiding excess AND avoiding a lack thereof.
Please pay attention.
I have read 70% - 80%...
Is that too high?
Do you know for sure?
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Thanks,
Dan from Long Island
I have been keeping carpets VERY successfully on less than 50% humidity for several years. When they shed sometimes I mist the cage every other day. Other than that it never gets over 60%. I'm sure 80% isn't harmful, but it is not required.
Percentages are pretty relative when regarding humidity. Air holds different amounts of water at different temperatures.
Don't get so caught up with the numbers. If you see your snake going blue give him a few mists until he sheds.
OK...
Now what about this?
When his heat lamp is off, he stays on the side of the cage that does not have the heat lamp and when it's on, then he goes over to the side with the heat lamp. Why is that???
Fluffy The Snake.com
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Thanks,
Dan from Long Island
When his heat lamp is off, he stays on the side of the cage that does not have the heat lamp and when it's on, then he goes over to the side with the heat lamp. Why is that???
Probably because Carpets are NOCTURNAL snakes that do not have an innate mechanism to want to thermoregulate by over-head heat. ie. they don't have heat lamps in the wild and avoid the brightness of day......doesn't it MAKE SENSE that a Carpet in your cage is going to AVOID a bright, hot light? It makes sense to me....
Carpets, like a LOT of pythons (snakes), derive their heat from the latent heat emmitted from objects like rocks, wood, sand, etc etc. They RARELY (if ever) bask outright in the sun. Doesn't happen.
Yeah, but he stays away from the heat lamp when it's off, but when it's on, then he goes under it. It makes no sense...
There is also a heating pad on that same side of the heat lamp that is always on.
Fluffy The Snake.com
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Thanks,
Dan from Long Island
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