Aspen bedding + humidity

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Aspen bedding + humidity

Postby BeeLynn » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:39 pm

So we have an Irian Jaya BTS and are wondering if we need to up his humidity at all. Right now we don't have a humidity gauge, gonna pick one up tomorrow or something, but we live in Central Florida. It's humid here but he's inside with AC, so not sure really how humid the room is, definitely more humid than when I lived in Virginia just based on how much less I have to water my plants :ohyes:

Anyway, right now he's on aspen...and I had bought the big package of aspen from Petco so we have enough for probably 2 total changes of substrate, aka a couple month's worth...so I don't wanna waste it. How well does misting aspen work for regulating humidity? Do you guys think we should be misting it for Rexxar? I know it's not a bedding "made" to hold humidity like Cyprus mulch so I don't know how much that would help...if we need to be upping his humidity more for sure then once the aspen is out I can always just buy that.

He has a very large water dish (big enough for a full size skink and he's under a month old) so I would assume if it is a little dry for him he would just bathe in it more often?

The good thing is he just finished shedding a couple days before we got him so he's not due to shed for a few weeks at least so we have time to tweak humidity before shedding time again.

The caresheet recommends 25-40% humidity, though it doesn't say for which species...so should we be aiming for 40% since he's an Irian Jaya?
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Re: Aspen bedding + humidity

Postby donkeybuff » Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:03 pm

The care sheet is geared more towards northerns. Some skinks, especially Meraukes, Indonesians, and Irian Jayas, do better at about 60% humidity. If you have not seen any shedding issues with your skink you probably don't need to change your humidity at all, although a humid hide wouldn't hurt. If you do see shedding issues, an increase in humidity and a switch to cypress mulch would be beneficial.
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