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<blockquote data-quote="Rivmage" data-source="post: 117584" data-attributes="member: 25184"><p>I wanted to touch on the point of not finding a T in the wild dying from molting issues. Most small animals that died only last for a very short time as scavenger readily dissect the remains.</p><p></p><p>Coming from a reptile background, humidity plays a big part in reptiles shedding. Depending on where the species comes from, they have a constant 80 to 100+% humidity. In the captivate environment, we may peak near those levels but over the next 24 to 48 hours, the environment drops to less than 50% of the peak humidity. Even most desert species, that live in burrows or rocky hides, have surprisingly high humidity to the comparable environment reaching into the 80% range.</p><p></p><p>Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rivmage, post: 117584, member: 25184"] I wanted to touch on the point of not finding a T in the wild dying from molting issues. Most small animals that died only last for a very short time as scavenger readily dissect the remains. Coming from a reptile background, humidity plays a big part in reptiles shedding. Depending on where the species comes from, they have a constant 80 to 100+% humidity. In the captivate environment, we may peak near those levels but over the next 24 to 48 hours, the environment drops to less than 50% of the peak humidity. Even most desert species, that live in burrows or rocky hides, have surprisingly high humidity to the comparable environment reaching into the 80% range. Scott [/QUOTE]
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