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Murphy123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14/11/2013 : 19:27:59
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| Last night my big male shed really badly his skin was coming off in a million little bits,I was spraying the viv with water every morning since his eyes turned blue but it was only raising the humidity for a short while so I am looking for any tips on keeping the humidity up in the viv?any help would be great full thanks. |
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Baobab
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1393 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2013 : 20:26:07
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| you could try putting a large surface area water bowl in warm end, damp towel or add a moss box for him to lie in. We missed one of our going in to shed, so its bath time and wet towel walkies. |
Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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PythonManDan
Yearling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2013 : 20:44:47
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| One of my favourites is putting a wet flannel over the hide in the warm end. Gives a good humidity boost for a while and gives them something solid and damp to rub against. |
4.0.0 Normal, Pastel, Champagne & Albino Super Pastel Royal Pythons
0.3.0 Pastel, Spider & Albino Spider Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Irian Jaya Carpet Python
0.1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar Carpet Python
1.0.0 Diamond Python
2.4.0 Leopard Geckos |
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Murphy123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2013 : 20:47:03
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| Thanks for the reply,I put him in a damp pillow case then sprayed the viv with look warm water and that seemed to help with the shed but I hope it didn't stress him to much because he don't need any excuse to stop eating,also my hygrometer reads 40 to 50%most of the time which I thought was ok for royals but I will go and get some moss just another question do yo keep the moss in the viv at all times or just during shedding? |
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Baobab
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1393 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2013 : 22:58:33
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| Usually the moss box just when they are shedding. Although for our rainbow I leave one in all the time as they prefer higher humidity or at lease somewhere moist to go when they need. |
Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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coxcats
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
584 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2013 : 14:32:50
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| I use a wet flannel on top of the warm hide. Had to use the old 'slither through the wet t towel' trick on Sas though. Hehas trouble getting the skin off his back since he's been on kitchen roll. |
Royals - Sas, Boris & Ria
Boas - 1 called Titch until we can think of a name for her!
Cats - Felix, Becky, Max & Willow |
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Murphy123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2013 : 17:17:43
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| Just to add another question,see when the orchid bark drys out would you mist it again or only raise the humidity at shedding as I don't want to keep the viv floor really wet all the time?again thanks for any help :) |
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1197 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2013 : 19:41:47
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| Your probably having this trouble because its winter time and you`ve got your central heating on, this will effect the humidity of the air in the house. You`ll get a better result if you remove the orchid bark and use paper, (use wall lining paper, from B&Q) then either a wet sponge or a wet flannel in the warm end. Misting on orchid bark with have no real effect. |
Royals owned "lots"
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Murphy123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 15/11/2013 : 21:11:29
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| Thanks hodgie a will give that a try. |
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