New Hatchling

[jkitchens1980]

Quote:
"A humidity hide, or spraying the enclosure as mentioned in a previous post is completely unnecessary for corn snakes. They do not require the high humidity some other species do."


IMO there is nothing wrong with offering a snake a humidity hide as long as it doesn't raise the ambient humidity of the enclosure beyond suggested levels, it's kept clean, and the snake enters and leaves at it's descretion. I also don't recall anyone saying or suggesting that they spray/mist thier enclosure or keeping humidity high. As Camille said "You dont NEED to use a humidity hide. i just find it guarentees you a perfect shed. And who can go wrong with a perfect shed?." Shed time is the only time I use the humidity hide and my corn uses it everytime.
I have been keeping snakes for around 15 years and I do not claim to be a expert,
just a seasoned reptile enthusiast.

Everyone has different results/experiences and I think we are all just trying to share knowledge........or at least that's my intention............

[camille]

Of course. Im just sharing my experrience too.Hope you didnt think i was saying you were wrong in any way.Sometimes i can sand that way but im seriously not

[NYPD70]

I have been keeping and breeding snakes for about 15 years now. My collection currently includes 24 corn snakes. I've never had one of my corns have a bad shed. I do agree that high humidity is important for some species (I have my emerald tree boa enclosures on a timed misting system), but cornsnakes will do just fine with nothing more than a decent sized water dish. Maybe the individuals you received your animals from kept their enclosure temperatures too high, or in a location with excessively dry air possibly due to forced air heat or A/C. Whatever the case, if it works for you great! I'm just offering my advice as well and in my opinion a humidity hide for corns is not necessary. I like to keep my set ups as simple as possible, it makes life a whole lot easier. Nice chatting, enjoy your corns!

[camille]

The people i know kept them in tanks. So probably didnt keep in as much humidity when it comes time to shed. *shrugs* I probably wont have humidity hides when i convert my snakes to tubs though. since those are pretty good for humidity