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08-06-2006, 02:00 PM
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Humidity?
Hi does anyone know the correct humidity levels for a Cali King snake? am I right in thinking it should be low around 30 - 40% seeing as it is a desert dwelling snake!
Anyone else know?
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08-06-2006, 02:43 PM
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well it can be between 30% and 60%, of course the higher humidity would be needed during shedding 
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08-06-2006, 06:00 PM
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Yeah thats what I got from different care sheets! One other question....Its quite humid here at the minute as we are having a lot of storms, the humidity is at 70%. Is there anything I can do to lower it? and will this be really bad for the kingsnake?
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08-06-2006, 11:38 PM
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I wouldn't worry about it too much. This is a temperate species and rises and falls in humidity are a part of its natural environment.
Contrary to the song it DOES rain in California! 
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08-07-2006, 12:29 AM
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it should be fine as long as your keeping the snake indoors.
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08-07-2006, 05:29 AM
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thanks guys not so worried now! its dropping slowly day by day its now down to 65 so I think the weather is just against me at the minute! but if its fine for fluctuations thats good enough for me!
Thanks for the advice
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08-07-2006, 08:27 AM
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Yeah it's like that here someimtes (it was 90% humidity the other day...I was waiting to see water spray out of the walls, it felt like I was under water). I ended up having to invest in a dehumidifier...But now I understand why I freake out with the moisturizer when I go west!
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08-07-2006, 08:49 AM
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The only worry you would have is if the humidity in the tank stayed constantly too high or too low. If you stop and think in the wild during the night time the humidity increases and leaves dew. During the heat of the day the air dries out. Even desert species have places to retreat to for higher humidity such as crevices and burrows. And when it rains it really goes up! People sometimes get fixated on the numbers that are printed on caresheets. These are simply a guideline. Nature herself tends to fluctuate.
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08-07-2006, 08:53 AM
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yeah its usually big in fluxing but around the time I got skittles it was constantly high which is why I invested in a dehumidifier...I hate the thing but it works
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