Caring for animals often requires a DIY spirit. Sometimes it stems from a desire to save money, other times the materials are just not available commercially.
My most recent DIY project was creating a humidity box for the snakes. Extra humidity helps soften their old skin so it comes off in one piece. With both snakes preparing to shed, I headed to Rondeau’s and perused a variety of plastic containers, finally finding one that was just the right size.
The transformation from storage box to snake hide was simple with a pair of scissors. I carved out a hole in the plastic, filled in a layer of damp moss bedding, and set the box in the snake’s habitat. Emory the Rat Snake soon found her way inside and coiled herself in the tropical microclimate. A few days later, I found her perfectly shed skin wrapped around her enclosure. It worked!
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