unfinished shedding?

[LilyPad]

Just a word of caution, my digital exo terras consistently say 99% even though the humidity is much lower. It might help to get multiple hygrometers in there until you have more experience with your frog and viv. I think Paul mentioned the other day that he thought there might be a humidity issue in your viv also. I would lean heavily towards that being the issue with stuck shed.

[awelcome]

I just have that one and an analog one but I will put that one in there again just to see what it says for now. I also just sprayed it down really well in there again.

[flybyferns]

Alicia,
There should be visible moisture droplets on the glass MOST of the time 24/7.
There should be NO screening in the lid.
The screen of an exo terra needs to be replaced with glass if it's housing dart frogs.

[awelcome]

analog is reading almost exactly the same (90%). There is water on my glass most of the time, at least the sides. The front is often fogged up too, but I don't spray that one. The top does have the screen which I will likely remove sooner or later, but it is completely covered by glass as well.

[DigitalPunk]

Specific humidity

Specific humidity (or moisture content) is the ratio of water vapor mass () to the air parcel's total (i.e., including dry) mass () and is sometimes referred to as the humidity ratio. Specific humidity is approximately equal to the "mixing ratio", which is defined as the ratio of the mass of water vapor in an air parcel to the mass of dry air for the same parcel.


What is condensation and what is causing it to form?


Condensation is water vapor from the air that is deposited on a surface when the humid
air near the surface is cooled. The water forms since cool air is not able to hold as much
water vapor as warm air.


What is humidity?


Humidity is the moisture in the air. It is usually only visible when it is in a concentrated
form such as steam vapor or ground fog. Otherwise, all air contains a certain level of
invisible moisture.

Alicia,

As I said to you the other day. You should see more water on the glass of your tank than you have if the humidity was really up in the 90% range as your Hydrometer is claiming. I posted some information above my comments to help you better understand humidity and how it reacts to surfaces with different temperatures.

[flybyferns]

Alicia,
If the frog has left over shed on him, the enclosure is not humid enough. It's really as simple as that
Spray more ! Most hygrometers on the market are not reliable, and in fact probably..... useless. Ignore it

The frog's shed should be very slimy looking.

I had a few hygrometers that never moved from 90%.. I tossed them !!!!!

Another hint that the humidity is too low is to observe your forg.
He may hide and stay in the dampest areas of the enclosure.

Does the frog have a source of water in the tank.... ie a dish he can sit in?

[DigitalPunk]

Alicia,

I really do hope you follow the advice given here. The original purpose of this thread to discuss an unfinished shed screams low humidity.

btw how much water is in your drainage layer now? Can we get a picture? please and thank you


Also can we get a picture of the tank top with the glass on it?

[awelcome]

I appreciate it, and am not arguing that it might not be as humid as it says I am just answering the questions as I can and telling you what I see. I am also trying to do the things you say, like spray more. The shed did look slimy. When he pulled it off with his foot it was like a string of mucus. He doesn't hide in any one particular spot during the day and is all over the tank. Yes, he has a water dish to chin height of dechlorinated water. Water level in drainage layer is still about halfway maybe higher... tried to get a shot, but it's dark in room so hard to see because of the bright light of the tank to the dark room. I am also sharing some pics of the glass, which as you can see is quite wet. I haven't sprayed since earlier today. You can also see the foggy condensation on all sides. And a couple inside shots to show things are in fact wet. Oh and it's also hard to see the glass on top, but I tried to get some pics. It's a large piece of glass that fits between the two tabs used to open the top piece and covers the entire thing quite well, and so far I keep a good eye on the screen it is showing no signs of rust as of yet, which I understand it likely will, and I will deal with it when I get a chance. I am just not ready to rely on the glass alone since at this time it's not cut to fit or anything.