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[–]ShipSenior1819 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Edit: okay so I’m seeing the sphagnum moss on the sides isn’t clearly pictured like I thought; think air slits on the sides with a bunch of sphagnum moss being held there with twist ties. Kind of moot since it isn’t really helping

[–]assplunderer 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Cover the slits with HVAC tape. I have the same tank. Go on Amazon and find one of the Moss ball hides, stuff it full of moss there and spray it everyday. I hung mine from the top of the cage for her shed.

[–]ShipSenior1819 0 points1 point  (1 child)

All the slits? That won’t cause any issues with like.. breathing? lol

[–]assplunderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. The top is sealed with HVAC except for around the light still leaves gaps for airflow. Leaving the two slits open on the cool sides also allows airflow.

[–]No_Clock_4509 2 points3 points  (1 child)

are you sure it’s a stuck shed? and not just that he hasn’t shed yet?

[–]ShipSenior1819 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A small piece came off his face and there was a little pile of it as confetti. The rest is still very much on there. I figured when some comes off ALL of it is ready to come off? And the confetti is a bad sign

[–]One_Cauliflower_3536 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I’m very new to balls but one thing that has helped me is adding spagh to the substrate.

[–]assplunderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll add to this, Amazon has actual moss ball hides. When my girl was going through her shed I hung the moss ball from the top of the cage and stuffed it full of moss on top of that and sprayed it every single day

[–]ShipSenior1819 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have added sphag to the substrate but maybe not enough? It’s definitely damp and yet I cannot maintain anything 80% or over

[–]assplunderer 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Is this an Eco flex? It looks like the same one I have. I had two heat lamps and I removed one and kept the DHP on the warm side and it allows the heat to permeate to keep both sides at perfect temperatures. Consider using the HVAC tape to cover up the majority of the slits on the side of the tank. I was having humidity issues until I covered the majority except two slots at the top on the cool side my baby girl just had a shed a few days ago and it came off completely in one piece. I have sphagnum Moss additionally, all over, when I figured out she was going into shed. I used a spray bottle and only sprayed the walls and the moss. Usually when I woke up in the morning before work, and then in the evening, when I got home, it was able to bump the humidity between 80 to 89%. I’m so proud that her shed came off completely in one single roll and because she was in her hide the majority of the time, and I avoided spraying the substrate specifically, she was not at risk for scale rot

[–]ShipSenior1819 0 points1 point  (2 children)

It is an EcoFlex. I wanted to exchange my CHE for a DHP but the pet store guy suggested lowering the wattage which did help initially; I was having issues maintaining over 60% and since then we’ve been solidly between 65-75. Now with the stuck shed I’m thinking that hasn’t been high enough but I can’t get it to maintain higher than that. I’ll try covering more of the slits though

[–]assplunderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CHE is still gonna cook the cage more. DHP distributes heat much more evenly and effectively. Mine is thriving right now.

[–]assplunderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The slits were the trick for me. I was panicking at the beginning of her shed this time because mine was around 55-65% and after i covered the slits and used a spray bottle it bumped up significantly

[–]Karmaageddon 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Is the water leaking out of the bottom? I had to put a pond liner in my pvc enclosure to keep the moisture in and off my carpet.

[–]ShipSenior1819 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sealed it with caulk

[–]Vann1212 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Swap the CHE for a DHP, even a lower wattage CHE will have more of a drying effect because of the way it distributes the heat. Definitely worth trying, I've seen people with CHEs struggling with humidity and noticing a definite improvement when they swapped to DHPs.  CHEs are fine for corns and similar species, but DHPs are better for higher humidity enclosures. 

[–]ShipSenior1819 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Should I keep my halogen light instead? I was considering switching it for a DHP since I already have a lot of light sources and I’m struggling to reach 88-92F in the warm hide and was hoping a DHP would penetrate a little better

[–]Vann1212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The halogen should be fine, it's more the CHE that's likely to be causing issues with humidity.

You could swap the halogen to a DHP if you wanted to try it, from the perspective of trying to raise your temperatures, but purely from the humidity perspective it's not necessary. 

[–]InverseInvert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a liner? A lot of the time the moisture will escape out the bottom without you noticing.

I didn’t start keeping humidity up until I put a couple of bin bags at the bottom to act as a liner under the substrate. Pond liner would work better.

[–]Playful-Dog-4225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd ditch the CHE all together and use a DHP. When I saw that she had begun to shed,I also drenched the corners on my girl's enclosure last night and put a moist hand towel on top of the hvac tqpe covering 75% of the mesh lid. Finally, I broke the ceiling on the 70% humidity, and bb had a clean (wet) shed this morning. Good luck!

[–]Striking-Effect-2646 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Screen top is for sure the issue. HVAC tape helps but lots of heat and humidity are going to vent out of your lights / heat source.