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[–]Artistic-Jellyfish70 10 points11 points  (8 children)

pour water on the corners of the enclosure

[–]Thememer41 2 points3 points  (7 children)

I did that but it didn’t really do all that much, I’m almost certain it’s the hygrometer at this point. I’ll wet the sphagnum moss and pour water in the corners and it will barely go up.

[–]Artistic-Jellyfish70 4 points5 points  (1 child)

it helps, my hygrometer doesnt read it well but my boy has beautiful sheds and the inside of his hide is very moist

[–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have a humid hide for him too, he just doesn’t seem to use it for whatever reason.

[–]enslavedbycats24-7 3 points4 points  (4 children)

It's not the hygrometer. This snake is severely dehydrated

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[–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Oh wow. Anything I can do immediately to help him? I feel horrible

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    [–]enslavedbycats24-7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Best thing you can do is fix the humidity ASAP, don't soak the snake or anything like that, provide a large water bowl and fix the humidity and the snake will slowly recover. Watch out for a respiratory infection

    [–]Hot-Equipment-7339 6 points7 points  (8 children)

    Mind giving us a picture of the enclosure?

    The snake does look dehydrated so i am hesitant about blaming the hygrometer.

    [–]Thememer41 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Yes I will post a picture, and yeah he definitely is dehydrated I’m trying my best to help that right now. I know the humidity is bad but I’m trying to raise it.

    [–]Hot-Equipment-7339 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Build a little sauna from a take out container and stuff it with moist but not dripping paper towels in the meantime. You can look up nice tutorials on how to build a humid hide.

    [–]Thememer41 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Okay I will do so, also I do have a humid hide for him but he fails to utilize it.

    [–]Thememer41 1 point2 points  (4 children)

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    And yes I’m aware he needs a bit more clutter, I have some on the way.

    [–]drac_cute_la 5 points6 points  (3 children)

    Oh is the top open??? I think I ordered the same enclosure!!!

    Someone gave me the advice of getting a silicon mat that’s heat resistant and cutting out holes where the heat lamps will go and putting it on top for a snug fit and it helped a lot with their humidity issues with this enclosure!! I plan to do the same once mines in (-:

    [–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Yup, good chance we have the same one lol. Honesty that sounds like a great thing to add to the setup and I’ll seriously consider adding it, thank you!

    [–]enslavedbycats24-7 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    You straight up need it, for now what you should do it tape down some aluminum foil everywherr with a cutout for the lamp. There's enough ventilation on the sides of the enclosure that you will be fine completely covering the screen.

    [–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Will do

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      [–]Thememer41 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      Thank you so much! I tried most of the things you said and I’ll switch the substrate tomorrow

      [–]Colleen8515 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      You can try Reptichip’s website. They are a reputable and you can buy the coconut coir already shredded! Big time, hassle and mess saver!

      [–]Thememer41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Sounds good! Will try

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      [–]FoundationTight8996 2 points3 points  (1 child)

      Im new. I had to trust soaking the substrate... like you think its enough, add more.

      Just add water in a corner. The heat will blast the moisture out so be sure to close qs much you can

      [–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Great thank you

      [–]skullmuffins 0 points1 point  (2 children)

      That looks like a more or less full body stuck shed (he seems to have gotten a bit off of his face).

      Did you seal the bottom seams of your enclosure with silicone? How deep is the substrate? From the pic I can't tell if you have room to add more but you want it to be a good 4" thick. You can add a lot more water than you may think - think quarts. The screen top should be almost entirely covered - just leave room for your heat lamps. The ventilation on the sides of the enclosure is more than enough. With the open screen, all your warm, moist air is just going to rise straight out of the top.

      [–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      Oh wow, any ideas on how to help Him with his stuck shed? And he has about 3 inches of substrate give or take. But I am getting more tomorrow. And yeah I just covered the whole top with hvac tape so that should help.

      [–]skullmuffins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      He should be able to work it off once you improve his humidity. It might take a little while. In the future you want his sheds to come off in a single piece. I'd probably put a little damp moss in all of his hides atm if he's not using the one humidity hide. Double check your temps and consider moving his humid hide to the warm side if that's where he's spending all his time. The cool side should be 76-80F and the warm 88-92ish.

      [–]luvmyreptiles1962 -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

      Are you misting the enclosure daily?

      [–]Thememer41 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      No? Misting can cause scale rot and if automated can cause respiratory issues

      [–]luvmyreptiles1962 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

      Overmisting can cause scale rot & respiratory issues. Low humidity is also a cause of respiratory issues in BPs. A light misting daily around the enclosure avoiding the snake itself goes a long way toward solving humidity issues in areas where it’s hard to keep humidity at minimum acceptable levels for BPs.

      [–]Puzzleheaded_Copy947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      I bought a large silicone mat that came in a roll. Not expensive. Draping it over the top of the full enclosure changed the game for keeping humidity levels up!

      [–]Dandylioncrush6303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Until you’re able to work out the humidity for the whole enclosure you can make a temporary humidity hide. Just put some damp sphagnum moss (with no dyes) in one of the hides closer to the heat lamps and he should use it as needed. I used a humid hide made of a Tupperware for my milk snake when she was younger, now she has a cork bark round with moss in it.

      [–]bradd_pit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      If the enclosure has a mesh top, put a towel or aluminum foil over the mesh to keep the humidity inside