misting my viv ??

[turbo1869]

I was wondering how to mist my royal tank. My royal has gone into a shed she is a cloudy white and I was thibkibg about starting to mist the tank as her last shed she didn't shed her head and eye caps probably so I throught I would help her this time.

I have put the water over the heat Matt a bit so the humidity would be a bit higher then normal is this a good way and what else can i do please..

[Jack W]

Use a water sprayer, and put hot water in it. When you spray it the water won't come out hot just warm and it will mist up the enclosure perfectly. What substrate are you using?

[moodyblue1969]

get one of the spray bottles for plants and mist her viv a couple of times a day whils shes in blue

[turbo1869]

I use news paper.

I have tryed spraying it but as its a aquarium it doesn't hold the mist for long so throught of the water bowl over heat mat

[kingball]

i thought you built a wooden viv for your royal correct me if im wrong

[Jack W]

Newspaper doesn't hold much moisture as well, but puting the water bowl over the heat mat will help. You could also increase the size of the water bowl, or use a more moisture retaining substrate over some of the viv. You could always use some moss in a hide whilst she is in shed. This would solve the problem.

[turbo1869]

Yeah I have mate LOL but can't put her in as dont have a ceramic heater till tomorrow.

[kingball]

ahh i see

[wildlifewarrior]

Snakes have a very thin oil that the new skin secretes. Its formed from humidity in the air and turns in into a water based lubricate that is that equally distrubted all through the body, at times the body can produce too much which causes double scales or not enough which causes bad shed.
Generally rasing the humidity once the sloughing/shedding process has begun is pointless because the skin cant absorb the humidity as it is now dead skin and also water-resistant, thus the skin acts like a pond liner, as its impermeable to any humidity. But once the snake is in water or actual moister it acts as leverage, and will help to manipulate the skin off. But at the current time leave the snake to just do what its doing, if you can add a larger water bowl,or if it has one to soak in then this will also help