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"Aragorn"

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"Kira"

Mine does well at between 30-50 humidity. When she gets ready to shed (and with black kings it really obvious) I might dampen a portion of the paper substrate a bit.
Lora

BTW- my MBK lives in a tub in one of my rack systems (Animal Plastics) and has done very well. Since the rack is dark in the back, I think this helps a lot of snakes to feel more secure. I see her at the front peeking when she's ready to eat.
Lora

Thank you! My little guy is in a quarantine sterlite tub right now - dimensions of a 10 gallon. I pick up my rack this weekend and will be putting him in a 15 quart sterilite until he gets bigger. Noticed he was blue the other day and today he's cleared up. Humidity is 50%, but wanted to check if I needed to do anything else. Thanks!
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python
"Aragorn"

1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa
"Gimli"

1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
"Indigo"

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

My pair do exceptionally well in rubbermaid containers with a water bowl and a moisture papertowel in their hidebox.
(I'll be breeding as soon as the female quits acting like a starving wolf every time I open the lid)

I try to keep my overall room humidity around 50%-60% anyway, but honestly that has it's biggest affect on the screen topped glass enclosures.

Note:
It was recently pointed out to me that when you are considering the humidity of a snake's natural habitat you have to consider where it lives in its that region. rotting logs, leaf litter, and rock crevaces may maintain a very different humidity than out in the open air.

-MAC-