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Just how bad do Hadrurus hate moisture? I read that they follow the moisture line when burrowing, read along time ago that drops of moisture could be found in their burrows, "often deep underground---where the moisture is higher", and most in the wild have mycosis. So is mycosis just part of being a wild Arizonensis, and they really would prefer higher humidity?
Still learning all I can, to get this sub-adult through it's next molt (spadix), and to me it seems they would need a moisture variation, of sorts. Hear that they can handle higher humidity than an arizonensis, wonder if there is any truth to that, too.
Edit: keep seeing they prefer moisture when seaching just this morning.
"As with all of my Haddies, the male left his burrow on the dry side of the enclosure and quickly excavated a burrow in the saturated soil and within the hour was resting contentedly in his terminal chamber with 1-2 mm of warm water covering the floor. This was around 9:30 AM EST and he's still in their relaxing. After this side (actually, the substrate along the front forward-facing enclosure wall) completely dries, I'll saturate another area and he (like the rest) will abandon his dry burrow and excavate a new one in the saturated substrate. They've been doing this for a bit over a year - no cases of mycoidal infections, no adverse reactions to wet substrate (%RH 55-65 with unrestricted airflow - no lids) and they're all doing great! "
I have to figure that if it wants more moisture, it will go to it, and if not, it has enough range to be in dry/low humidity. So as far as I'm concerned, it's all up to it, regardless.
Still learning all I can, to get this sub-adult through it's next molt (spadix), and to me it seems they would need a moisture variation, of sorts. Hear that they can handle higher humidity than an arizonensis, wonder if there is any truth to that, too.
Edit: keep seeing they prefer moisture when seaching just this morning.
"As with all of my Haddies, the male left his burrow on the dry side of the enclosure and quickly excavated a burrow in the saturated soil and within the hour was resting contentedly in his terminal chamber with 1-2 mm of warm water covering the floor. This was around 9:30 AM EST and he's still in their relaxing. After this side (actually, the substrate along the front forward-facing enclosure wall) completely dries, I'll saturate another area and he (like the rest) will abandon his dry burrow and excavate a new one in the saturated substrate. They've been doing this for a bit over a year - no cases of mycoidal infections, no adverse reactions to wet substrate (%RH 55-65 with unrestricted airflow - no lids) and they're all doing great! "
I have to figure that if it wants more moisture, it will go to it, and if not, it has enough range to be in dry/low humidity. So as far as I'm concerned, it's all up to it, regardless.
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