Still not shedding - Page 2

Snakefood · 11-01-12, 06:38 PM

darlin Alberta is bad for low humidity, you DO need to go get a gauge to monitor that. It is most likely your problem.

GarterPython · 11-01-12, 06:49 PM

Oh crap I had no idea I thought it was fine.... I'll have to go get a humidity gauge this weekend then.

EmbraceCalamity · 11-01-12, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GarterPython

I live in alberta but I do spray him every once in a while.... If I really need to get a humidity gauge I will but I'm trying to avoid getting one.

Well, you don't know what the humidity levels are, and your snake isn't shedding. A humidity gauge would be the next logical step, don't you think?

~Maggot

Snakefood · 11-01-12, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GarterPython

Oh crap I had no idea I thought it was fine.... I'll have to go get a humidity gauge this weekend then.

yup, as quick as possible, I've done Edmonton in winter, and it is DRY!! you don't feel it as you were raised there!! Take my word though, it's going to end up being the humidity!!

GarterPython · 11-01-12, 06:55 PM

Ok I will definitely do that... I have just heard so many times I didn't need one and didn't really think that the humidity in where you lived changed it

EmbraceCalamity · 11-01-12, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GarterPython

Ok I will definitely do that... I have just heard so many times I didn't need one and didn't really think that the humidity in where you lived changed it

Get a digital though. Analogs are crap.

~Maggot

Snakefood · 11-01-12, 06:58 PM

^^^^^^^ yes ^^^^^^^

well in most places its not so important with corns, here in BC I dont use them for my corns, but again, I've been where you live, and I felt the dryness in the air, had to constantly apply moisturizer and lip balm to stop my skin from cracking and bleeding, so definately very low humidity there.

GarterPython · 11-01-12, 07:13 PM

Ok and yea I know that the analogs are crap...thanks

jhinton6932 · 11-01-12, 07:49 PM

not sure what the humidity is outside where you are but im in FL and its avg. 75% year 'round and my house stays at 10-20%

Terranaut · 11-01-12, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jhinton6932

not sure what the humidity is outside where you are but im in FL and its avg. 75% year 'round and my house stays at 10-20%

Thats because a/c pulls the moisture out of the air. In the dead of winter we drop out to 20% here. Best solution is to run a humidifier in the room your snakes are in 24/7 if you suspect issues. This keeps it constant instead of bouncing from 20 to 90% when you mist.

Snakefood · 11-01-12, 08:02 PM

see here, it rains 8-9 months of the year, so our humidity stays pretty high year round!

Lankyrob · 11-02-12, 08:08 AM

Our humidity inside is about 5% less than outside but it never drops below 50% inside our house.

Garter - i think you have been told not to worry about humidity with corns because of their natural range and hardiness but it does sound like you live in a particularly dry area so its worth taking the effort to ensure you keep the snakes humidity right

shaunyboy · 11-02-12, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Well, you don't know what the humidity levels are, and your snake isn't shedding. A humidity gauge would be the next logical step, don't you think?

~Maggot

cut him some slack pal

wee garter is only 13,14 years old

cheers shaun

GarterPython · 11-02-12, 05:46 PM

Thanks Shaun but really I shouldn't be cut any slack because I am a little bit younger... I still should have got it first thing when I figured out he was having shedding problems. I just heard so many times that humidity with corns doesn't matter if ou have a water dish and a humid hide that it stuck in my head. I almost lost my common sense in that way...

Lankyrob · 11-03-12, 07:02 AM

Dont beat yourself up too much, its a small, totally understandable error that you are now going to put right. Noone got hurt and you will never forget in the future