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by Trex on February 11, 2005
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I just want to make sure I've got the proper environment for my 8 foot Indonesian O. Hannah. I have him in a 4 foot deep, 6 foot wide and 4 foot high acrylic enclosure. I have a "Vicks" humidifier inside providing warm, moist air. The humidity is at 78'ish and the basking temp up on the rock temp 90, 85 at the ground and a bit cooler at the other side of the enclosure. I've only had him for a couple of weeks. He seems to be doing fine, but I added the humidifier yesterday because I couldn't maintain both temperature and humidity any other way. Misting was becoming an hourly task with too many variables. He seems to like the "cooler" side, but that may be because it's darker and more hidden.. Any thoughts?
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by sierra on February 11, 2005
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There is a whole article on captive care on the home page that may help you....The enclosure size isn’t too bad for now, of course you will need to upgrade in the future....No, do not use the humidifier, not a good idea, I hope I miss understand and its not directly in the cage. Ophiophagus are very susceptible to respiratory infections. A relative humidity of around 60-70% will suit their needs just fine which can be maintained with a once/twice a week misting. Cage temps with a range from 82-84 warm side and down to 72-74 cool side will provide any needed temp gradient ( you can provide a basking spot, but most likely they wont use it much but it will help maintain the temp on the warm side of the enclosure. You can use the article for more tips....
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by timberrattlesnake89 on February 11, 2005
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For humidity I think spognum(sp) moss and cypress mulch is the best since the both retain moisture very well and I used both for my tropical snakes. If need humidity using a big water bowl is good too. I also know pouring a cup full of water into moss retains humidity very well. I have also seen people put moss in a water bowl for humidity purposes.
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by Trex on February 13, 2005
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Sierra
You wrote that long article a while back, didn't you? I know I tried to email you but it didn't work. Your article was fascinating....Yes, the humidifier is on the inside--it has to be or it wouldn't work. If I recall, you're in Florida, right? I'm up in the Artic north, near Ohio. In order to maintain proper temperature, I need to use a lamp, which dries out the enclosure. So it's a battle to sustain any humidity with heat. I use the humidifier maybe an hour a day to set the stage, then use misting to help keep it there. It seems to work well. My understanding is that the Indo won't reach much more than 12 feet in length, unlike the Malay and Thai Locale. But I understand the bigger the better... I fed mine a rat snake the other day and it took it fine. A good sign so far.
What is your site? I'd love to visit it...
Thanks
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