Hey Everybody, I'm quite new to this message board, as most of you could tell, but I've been coming here for the past few months. The high school I attend has an amazing Herpetology Section, which has acquired about 30 to 40 reptiles for all students to care of. This time around, I chose the new Blood Python that was donated by a student who didn't want to care for it, as it had grown too big. Well, hes having quite a trouble shedding recently, and its obviously because of the humditiy. We've tried everything to try and help it along its endevour, but nothing seems to work. This time we have tried to put something like peatmoss in his cage, soak it, and place it under the light, but it's not working too well. I usually soak him down everyday with a light drizzle of water from a spray bottle. I don't have any pictures right now, but I have a video of it (25.4MB). If anybody has any inexpensive ways to try and pump up the humidity big time, all suggestions are welcomed. If you wish to see the video I took, you can email me at UncWannaBe656@hotmail.comFREESPAM. Don't put the freespam in the address, I did this to lessen the chance of any spam 
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Humidty Problems, NEED HELP!!!!
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If you could describe the current container, lid, and what the humidity tends to be at currently, it would help.
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I CUSTOM MADE SOME PEXY GLASS TO FIT ONE OF MY CAGES FOR THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.OR I ALSO JUST TOOK SOME THICK CLEAR PACKING TAPE AND COVERED THE TOP OF THE SCREEN REAL NEAT LIKE.MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A STRIP FOR AIR.ANOTHER THING I TRIED WAS TO GO TO K-MART BUY A CHEAP PLASTIC CONTAINER,WITH A LID.MAKE SURE THE CONTAINER IS BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR SNAKE AND BIG ENOUGH TO FIT IN CAGE, CUT A HOLE IN THE SIDE FOR THE SNAKE TO GO IN AND OUT.AND FILLED IT WITH MOIST WOOD CHIPS AND MOSS.MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE CONTENTS WHEN SOILED OR YOUR SNAKE MIGHT GET BLISTER DISEASE OR SCALE ROT.IF THE SNAKE HAS A STUCK SHED. PUT HER IN A WET PILLOW CASE IN HER CAGE AND TIE THE TOP.BY MORNING SHE SHOULD BE O.K. TRY NOT TO DIRECTLY MIST THE SNAKE BECAUSE THIS CAUSES AQUICK CHANGE IN BODY TEMP.I DON'T KNOW THATS JUST MY OPINION. GOOD LUCK.MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU,ALWAYS.
