my little girl

[peaches]

i just wanted to inform u all on my little girl and her shed. She had some of the worst shed but then i changed the substrate to a 50/50 mix and keeped the humidity up at 80-100% and after 3 days i have seen alot of improvement she has only her tail left for shed and she is more active by alot just letting know how shes doing will get pictures up soon

 

[babyyitslove]

Thats awesome! Sometimes shed can be pretty nerve racking

 

[peaches]

yeah it can and her red it bright right now its really beautiful im so happy i found this site with all this information

 

[james.w]

I wouldn't keep the humidity that high. It can be unhealthy and will provide a much better environment for mold to grow. Try offering a humid hide, maybe use a Rubbermaid tub with a hole cut in the side and fill with the same substrate and maybe some sphaghum moss.

 

[Steven.]

What mixture are you using for your substrate?.... I keep my humidity at 80 but that's with me soaking the cage every hour....

 

[peaches]

i use a dirt and sand mixture and i spray it for bout 5 minutes and it keeps humidity 80-100

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I wouldn't keep the humidity that high. It can be unhealthy and will provide a much better environment for mold to grow. Try offering a humid hide, maybe use a Rubbermaid tub with a hole cut in the side and fill with the same substrate and maybe some sphaghum moss.

well i read on bobbys website that 80-100% is good for when they are shedding so when shes done shedding i will probally put it back down to 70-75

 

[james.w]

i use a dirt and sand mixture and i spray it for bout 5 minutes and it keeps humidity 80-100

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I wouldn't keep the humidity that high. It can be unhealthy and will provide a much better environment for mold to grow. Try offering a humid hide, maybe use a Rubbermaid tub with a hole cut in the side and fill with the same substrate and maybe some sphaghum moss.

well i read on bobbys website that 80-100% is good for when they are shedding so when shes done shedding i will probally put it back down to 70-75

That will work well also.

 

[peaches]

what changing the humidty want she out of shed? srry little slow sometimes lol

 

[james.w]

What mixture are you using for your substrate?.... I keep my humidity at 80 but that's with me soaking the cage every hour....

What kind of cage are you using, does it have a screen top?

 

[Steven.]

Unfortunately... yes. My cage does have a screen top james. I built it myself but stupid me didn't think that humidity would have been a problem here in fl... That didn't work out too well for me...

 

[james.w]

what changing the humidty want she out of shed? srry little slow sometimes lol

Yeah

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Unfortunately... yes. My cage does have a screen top james. I built it myself but stupid me didn't think that humidity would have been a problem here in fl... That didn't work out too well for me...

Cover the screen with aluminum foil or cut a piece of wood to cover it with a little ventilation.