I have heard that keeping burms on the more humid end of the scale can completely prevent burms from getting RI. Anyone have any truth to this, or for that matter keep their burms on the more humid end and never have RI problems?
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RI in burms
burmmania
Sep 19, 2006 09:59 PM
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Carmichael
Sep 20, 2006 07:12 AM
Balance is the key to good burm health. High humidity with stagnant air (such as plugging up all ventilation) can be just as detrimental as cages that are too dry with lots of ventilation. Moderate to high humidity with good, fresh air flow and a proper thermal gradient (80-82 deg F on the cool side and the upper 80's warm side with a basking temp of 90-92 deg F) is really the ideal environment. Additionally, giving burms adequate space to move around and exercise along with quality fresh, clean water and a high quality diet that is fed in the proper intervals is also vital. If you address all of these factors, your burm will live for many years. If one or more variables are out of whack, you'll have a sick burm at some point (and having seen so many sick burms out there, and so much terrible advice on forums like this, I wonder if anyone knows what they heck they are doing in terms of basic, common sense burm husbandry).
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL
>>I have heard that keeping burms on the more humid end of the scale can completely prevent burms from getting RI. Anyone have any truth to this, or for that matter keep their burms on the more humid end and never have RI problems?
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
