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**millertime89** · 09-24-11, 03:28 PM

my friends comment on a "smell" that reminds them of going to the zoo. I tell them its just the humidity. I can't smell it so I just go off of what they say.

Lankyrob · 09-24-11, 03:29 PM

Humid snake cages do have a "smell" to them - my parents notice it when they visit but i dont unless i stick my whole head into a viv for some reason.

Gungirl · 09-24-11, 06:12 PM

Hrmm.. no one has ever mentioned it to me. I use the vents in the back for the fresh air flow. I wouldn't want to give them any less airflow no matter the smell though. Might be worth a shot putting a non scented odor absorbing container near the viv's that have a higher moisture content. I use those in my basement laundry room that can smell musty sometimes. I think other wise I would tell my friends to deal with it seeing as the snakes live here and they dont..lol

**millertime89** · 09-24-11, 06:25 PM

that's usually what I tell them.

Lankyrob · 09-25-11, 05:52 PM

Me too!

ZARADOZIA · 09-26-11, 04:37 AM

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my friends comment on a "smell" that reminds them of going to the zoo...

I placed two large porthos in Sasha's cage and it got rid of the smell. Maybe try that if you can. The air exchange is great and it helps keep the humidity levels just right.

**millertime89** · 09-26-11, 11:03 AM

what are porthos?

Gungirl · 09-26-11, 12:24 PM

Isn't Portho a character in the The Three Musketeers? lol

ZARADOZIA · 09-27-11, 04:41 AM

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Isn't Portho a character in the The Three Musketeers? lol

lol

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Originally Posted by millertime89

what are porthos?

Spelling error, Pothos. It's a house plant. And it can get HUGE.

Gungirl · 09-27-11, 05:31 AM

Ahh now that makes more sense. I could never have live plants in my snakes viv. I can NOT keep plants alive in a pot on the window sill, I know damn well I will kill it with the help of a snake very fast..lol

**millertime89** · 09-27-11, 09:37 AM

gotcha, that's not a bad idea then.

ZARADOZIA · 09-28-11, 03:15 AM

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Ahh now that makes more sense. I could never have live plants in my snakes viv. I can NOT keep plants alive in a pot on the window sill, I know damn well I will kill it with the help of a snake very fast..lol

omg Don't I know it! I kill plants like it's going out of style. NO JOKE.

BUT one of the GREAT things about the pothos is that when the humidity levels get low, that's when I know I need to water it. I also have one ceramic bulb for heat and UV bulb to feed the pothos. Works like a charm! I have the pothos on the side with the UV bulb and keep it away from the ceramic. My viv is 3ft long, 3 ft tall, 2 ft wide.

I have to water it about once every week and a half to two weeks. That's how long it takes for the humidity levels to drop from 60% to 30%.

Trick with not killing a pothos, buy one that is already mature, costs bout 20.00. I bought 2 and it was a damn good investment. That way it is already strong enough to survive snake slithering and serves the purpose of fresh air and keeping humidity levels in check.

Gungirl · 09-28-11, 07:01 AM

So the Pothos is completely safe for snakes? I might look into that..hell even if I kill it after a while its worth a shot. I would LOVE to have a real plant in my vivs....

ZARADOZIA · 09-28-11, 07:16 AM

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So the Pothos is completely safe for snakes? I might look into that..hell even if I kill it after a while its worth a shot. I would LOVE to have a real plant in my vivs....

Yes, it is completely safe as long as the snake doesn't eat it. That is the only way it can make your snake sick. Same for all household animals, it is safe as long as it is not ingested.

dawnhorn · 10-03-11, 09:01 PM

I think pothos is the only houseplant I couldn't kill! I was always forgetting to water it and it would start looking sick and wilty! I'd water it and 2 days later it looked fabulous again!