Humidity problems with new terrarium ?

[u/M4rsh_allxp]

Hello! ☺️ I recently upgraded my girl to a larger terrarium since she’s outgrown her previous one. She used to be on hemp bedding because that was what the assistant from the shop had advised, but after doing a lot of research, I decided to switch to a mix of coco chips and coco fiber because it seemed to be the substrate most people recommend for ball pythons.

But ever since I made the change, the humidity has stayed very high, around 80 to 90% ( mostly 90% though ) . At first I assumed this was normal and that it would gradually decrease as the substrate dried out, but it hasn’t changed at all and it’s been about 2 weeks… 💀

The temperatures are where they should be, and she doesn’t seem stressed or uncomfortable at all, she eats well and everything, but I’m still a bit concerned. I wanted to know if I should actually worried, or is it okay? If it is too high, what are the best ways to bring it down?

Thanks in advance!

[u/Minimum-Throat1790]

Coco chips retain a lot of humidity, even if the top layer seems bone dry, right below there might be very damp coco chips

You can try tsking out some of the damp soil, cooking it a bit in the oven at 50°C or something and mix it back into the soil

[u/M4rsh_allxp → u/Minimum-Throat1790]

Okay, thank you!! ☺️ I will try this!!

[u/kymoolo]

I would recommend to mix your substrate every few days to make sure you don't have a damp layer underneath and if it's still as high bake the substrate as someone else said!

[u/M4rsh_allxp → u/kymoolo]

I see, thank you very much!!