Rather than hijack someones thread I thought I would start this one 
Originally Posted by Red123
Maybe the moist hide is more enclosed than their other hides so they feel more secure? I can not leave a moist hide in with mine as she refuses to come out of it then she starts to wheeze. When we remove the moist hide the wheezing stops. She only gets a moist hide when blue now. I have been told that If a snakes warm end or ambients are not warm enough they will sometimes stay down the cool end and will almost cool themselves down as they would for brumation. People assume they will try to hug what heat there is but this is not always the case
Red, I can not help but think maybe the humid hide or substrate might not be good? I only say this for 2 reasons. 1- This has never been a problem in my collection or anyone elses collection that I know of. And 2- If there is something wrong with what you are doing, maybe we can fix it so your hogs can benefit from having a humid hide at all times.
I have tried various substrates with her and we always get the same results of wheezing when in the humid hide. I have always used moss for the humid hide as I kind of assumed this would be the best thing to use as this seems to be what the majority of people use. Someone has said she could be allergic to the moss ? I am thinking of maybe trying to use damp hummus (coco fibre) in the humid hide to see what this would do but I am concerned that it maybe worse than the moss due to the smell of it and how fine it is. Maybe you can suggest a better alternative for the hide ? Her substrate is aspen at the moment and this seems to suit her, she spends lots of time burrowing and staying underneath it.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by Red123
Maybe the moist hide is more enclosed than their other hides so they feel more secure? I can not leave a moist hide in with mine as she refuses to come out of it then she starts to wheeze. When we remove the moist hide the wheezing stops. She only gets a moist hide when blue now. I have been told that If a snakes warm end or ambients are not warm enough they will sometimes stay down the cool end and will almost cool themselves down as they would for brumation. People assume they will try to hug what heat there is but this is not always the case
Red, I can not help but think maybe the humid hide or substrate might not be good? I only say this for 2 reasons. 1- This has never been a problem in my collection or anyone elses collection that I know of. And 2- If there is something wrong with what you are doing, maybe we can fix it so your hogs can benefit from having a humid hide at all times.
I have tried various substrates with her and we always get the same results of wheezing when in the humid hide. I have always used moss for the humid hide as I kind of assumed this would be the best thing to use as this seems to be what the majority of people use. Someone has said she could be allergic to the moss ? I am thinking of maybe trying to use damp hummus (coco fibre) in the humid hide to see what this would do but I am concerned that it maybe worse than the moss due to the smell of it and how fine it is. Maybe you can suggest a better alternative for the hide ? Her substrate is aspen at the moment and this seems to suit her, she spends lots of time burrowing and staying underneath it.
Thanks.
