The benefits of a humid hide.

geordie mark · 17-06-2013, 10:04 AM

I wish I had not left the forums all those years ago now otherwise my leopard would have looked so much better but anyway 3/4 weeks after being recommended a humid hide here is the progress on the stuck scutes..

You can quite clearly see the first one well established away from the central one and the rear is starting too move away now too

**egyptiandan64** · 17-06-2013, 01:42 PM

You can also use petrolium jelly on the scute seams that are stuck to get things going even faster.

Danny

geordie mark · 17-06-2013, 02:28 PM

I have heard that one but I'm really not sure how that works ha!

Lynnie Lou · 17-06-2013, 04:33 PM

Oh wow! That's amazing! Pics of your hide?

geordie mark · 17-06-2013, 05:10 PM

i will upload pics but its really quite terrible, i started off cutting it nice but then it ended up cracking away i filled it with timothy hay which i moisten x2 a day and its working a treat she always uses it too and its great ! i will be maaking a new one when i get some spare money again

Lynnie Lou · 17-06-2013, 05:21 PM

I used the moss, you know the stuff they use in hanging baskets? You can get it anywhere at the moment, B&Q etc. Try that?

meacy · 17-06-2013, 09:04 PM

I used hay once and it went mouldy within 2-3 days so I don't use it. I have a damp sponge fixed to the roof inside the hide seems to do the trick

yagyujubei · 17-06-2013, 10:43 PM

I'm sorry to say this, and I know you want it to be true, but I have looked at your picture, and compared it to one you posted a month ago, and I see absolutely no new growth whatsoever.

geordie mark · 18-06-2013, 12:33 AM

I will keep an eye out for the Komodo bedding, the sponge idea sounds great !

My hay has been fine in there been changing it every two weeks its not mouldy in the slightest it's just a light mist I'm adding not soaking through

sandy · 18-06-2013, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by geordie mark

I will keep an eye out for the Komodo bedding, the sponge idea sounds great !

My hay has been fine in there been changing it every two weeks its not mouldy in the slightest it's just a light mist I'm adding not soaking through

Just to say, mouldy hay can kill leopards. I have a friend who learnt the hard way, losing three leopards, because the hay went mouldy.

17-06-2013, 10:04 AM	#1
geordie mark Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south shields, NE, England Posts: 920	The benefits of a humid hide. I wish I had not left the forums all those years ago now otherwise my leopard would have looked so much better but anyway 3/4 weeks after being recommended a humid hide here is the progress on the stuck scutes.. You can quite clearly see the first one well established away from the central one and the rear is starting too move away now too __________________ Mark. T.H.Hercegvenensis 1.0.0 S.P. Babcocki 0.1.0 Chelonoidis Carbonaria 0.1.0 (My Parents) West Highland White Terrier 1.0.0 Scottish Terrier 1.0.0

17-06-2013, 01:42 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	You can also use petrolium jelly on the scute seams that are stuck to get things going even faster. Danny __________________

17-06-2013, 02:28 PM	#3
geordie mark Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south shields, NE, England Posts: 920	I have heard that one but I'm really not sure how that works ha! __________________ Mark. T.H.Hercegvenensis 1.0.0 S.P. Babcocki 0.1.0 Chelonoidis Carbonaria 0.1.0 (My Parents) West Highland White Terrier 1.0.0 Scottish Terrier 1.0.0

17-06-2013, 05:10 PM	#5
geordie mark Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south shields, NE, England Posts: 920	i will upload pics but its really quite terrible, i started off cutting it nice but then it ended up cracking away i filled it with timothy hay which i moisten x2 a day and its working a treat she always uses it too and its great ! i will be maaking a new one when i get some spare money again __________________ Mark. T.H.Hercegvenensis 1.0.0 S.P. Babcocki 0.1.0 Chelonoidis Carbonaria 0.1.0 (My Parents) West Highland White Terrier 1.0.0 Scottish Terrier 1.0.0

17-06-2013, 09:04 PM	#7
meacy Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 166	I used hay once and it went mouldy within 2-3 days so I don't use it. I have a damp sponge fixed to the roof inside the hide seems to do the trick __________________ Michael 1.0.1 Hermanns. Dexter+Morgan 0.1.0 Dogs. Roxi & RIP Ben & Buster 0.0.1 Chinchilla Chinky

17-06-2013, 04:33 PM	#4
Lynnie Lou Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 198	Oh wow! That's amazing! Pics of your hide?

17-06-2013, 05:21 PM	#6
Lynnie Lou Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 198	I used the moss, you know the stuff they use in hanging baskets? You can get it anywhere at the moment, B&Q etc. Try that?

17-06-2013, 10:43 PM	#8
yagyujubei Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Homerville, Ohio, USA Posts: 119	I'm sorry to say this, and I know you want it to be true, but I have looked at your picture, and compared it to one you posted a month ago, and I see absolutely no new growth whatsoever.

18-06-2013, 12:33 AM	#9
geordie mark Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south shields, NE, England Posts: 920	I will keep an eye out for the Komodo bedding, the sponge idea sounds great ! My hay has been fine in there been changing it every two weeks its not mouldy in the slightest it's just a light mist I'm adding not soaking through __________________ Mark. T.H.Hercegvenensis 1.0.0 S.P. Babcocki 0.1.0 Chelonoidis Carbonaria 0.1.0 (My Parents) West Highland White Terrier 1.0.0 Scottish Terrier 1.0.0

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