junglexdiamond help

[Jay]

he has been soaking in his water for the past couple days i have never seen him do this maybe 1 or twice for 10 min but not this long his humidity is 60- 70 % his last shed was 929 days ago and he is 3 years old please help

[Jay]

sorry his shed was 29 days not 292 ...

[Marica]

If the humidity is fine in the rest of the enclosure the reason for excessive soaking like that is usually mites. Any sign of the little buggers?

[Jay]

no i checked
i had mites a few years ago im realy careful all thought im thinking he could be constipated? he has not passed his last meal

[Jay]

.. he still hasnot come out the water is cold

[Marica]

Has there been any indication that he's vacated the water when you weren't looking? Reverse ninja-soaking ;) How are the temps in his enclosure? If it's too warm, he could be trying to cool off. The only other thing I can think of is that he could be soaking in anticipation of another shed due to an injury of some sort. Even a small scratch could trigger an early shed.

[Jay]

he did scratch his nose on the lid trying to get out not too bad though he is currently basking up top i did not know they would shed like that thanks

[Marica]

One of my adult Corns had to go in for surgery earlier this year and I waited 'til right after a shed to schedule it, then she shed 2 weeks post-op. I mentioned my annoyance to my vet and she said it's common for that to happen. There such resilient creatures!

[Reptile_Reptile]

amazing i didnt know snakes shed for injuries too

[NennaMeerkat]

Wow learn something new every day, though it does kinda make sense if you think about it. How else would they heal in the wild if they didn't shed after a injury. I mean its not like they can grow scales any other way right?

[Reptile_Reptile]

the scales arent their skin fyi they have a epidermis right under but its very thin more like a membrane and they can scar up and get scabs too

[percey39]

60-70% humidity for a junglexdiamond is too high IMO. I have kept a few carpets over the years and the only morelia i know that need a stable high humidity is GTP's. I have done my own little experience on scrubbies who are from a fairly tropical area. One was kept at around 70% and the other with as little as possible, neither got sick or thrived more than the other. The only thing i did note was one tended to soak more than the other ( guess which it was ). I would drop your humidity i have found jungles dont require specific humidity needs and will thrive if you only give them a large water bowl in the cool end. Diamonds dont come from high humidity areas in the wild and there are many different thoughts on DPS or diamond pythone syndrome and high humidity is one of them.

[marvelfreak]

Along with what Percey said Diamond prefer cooler temp and with yours being part diamond. If he soaking cold water a lot your temp could be to high. Try dropping them a couple degrees.

[Will0W783]

What are the temperatures in your cage? Also, it could be that he has mites. What I would do is to take the water bowl out of the cage, stopper the bathroom sink or a white bowl, and pour the water in. Look for what look like black sesame seeds. Snakes with mites will practically live in their water bowl in an attempt to drown the mites and relieve the itching.

[shaunyboy]

whats your temperatures in the tank ?

imo its usually a sign of mites or too hot temps when a carpet lives in its water bowl

carpets have no specific humidity requirements

the humidity in my tanks sit around 40 to 50% (room humidity over here)

when he last shed was it a good one ?

cheers shaun

[belovedboas]

Yeah snakes will go into a rapid shed in an attempt to fix an injury!!!seen it before (: