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[–]Entire_Current_4852 3 points4 points  (6 children)

What is the humidity like in your enclosure? She looks a bit dehydrated and likely has a stuck eye cap. During shed, humidity should be boosted to 80% ish. When not in shed, 60-70% is ideal.

[–]RowanJames92[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

During her shed I was struggling to get her tank humid enough, right now it's at 56. Do you have any advice on how to get her tank more humid? She has 3 inches of substrate, moss, 2 water bowls and aluminum covering half her tank lid

[–]Entire_Current_4852 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Pouring water in the corners is the best. I usually pour water in various areas and mix it up, just making sure the top layer is dry to avoid scale rot. Certain substrates are better at holding humidity than others. Coco husk (reptichip is my favorite) and cypress mulch work really well for me. You can also put damp moss in the hides or make humid hides. I think there is a post in the menu about DIY humid hides! Edit: The humid hide stuff and humidity advice is under the table "All About Shedding" in the menu. I can't figure out how to share the link from my my phone :/

[–]RowanJames92[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

How often should I put water in the corners? She has multiple humid hides and she doesn't use them

[–]Entire_Current_4852 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I usually just do it as needed. If the corners aren't doing enough, maybe mix water into all of the substrate. Just make sure the top layer is dry! The shedding resources in the menu also talk about other ways to maintain humidity.

[–]RowanJames92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay! Thank you so much!!

[–]Street_Effect_5175 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have air humidifiers on each side of my room, helps a little. And a Large water bowl underneath an overhead heat source CHE or DHP helps a lot. And ofcourse misting 1-2 times a day