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PJM72 · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: Humidity

Hi i was wanting to know what % the humidity needed to be in a ball python enclosure?

unusual1 · Key Member Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 226

It should have an area (hide box) which is around 70-80%. Don't let the cage get much below 60%.
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PJM72 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:59 am Post subject:

thanks for the reply thats great

royalpython · Key Member Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 484

i usually don't look into the humidity too much... different area's of the cage have more humidity than others, so watch how you measure it - substrate can be a factor which might accumulate more humidity than others. I don't believe bark as a good substrate because it is already very damp.

I keep mine at about 60% generally, but i have one girl who loves vivariums, and her humidity rarely goes above 30% in the viv.. (dependant on where i measure ofcourse, and i use aspen, and newspaper, which are good for holding in humidity where they hide), and she rarely sheds without bother. As far as i'm aware.. too much humidity (>60-70%)= Respiritatory infections, and too little = bad sheds, and if very low = respiratory infections (RI). If mine feed regularly they shed easy. I rarely spray their tanks, and never had any bother, only the odd stuck shed. Younger royals are more easily affected with bad sheds (although, not many of mine were affected from them), which is very easy to sort. I'm more afraid of RI, and having to much humidity, which can also cause scale rot... so i prefer just to leave them. If you have a well ventilated cage (too ventilated), and start noticing bad sheds, and your snake is feeding, might be worth closing off some of the vents..

These are some of my observations and some of what i've read.

mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

At shed time I usually bung a big handfull of moss in the hide, and spray daily. If I dont they usually shed rubbish. The rest of the time I have a tupperware tub withmoss in it and spray the tank daily.

mike
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royalpython · Key Member Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 484

lol sorry.. this bit i mentioned

PJM72 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

thanks guys thats great, ill stay around 60% then.