Keeping hatchlings comfy

[Lizardlicks]

Hey, those of you who regularly get lots of new little babies to house, how do you measure temp and humidity for all those tiny tubs? Does each tub get its own device? Aside from heat tape hot spots, do you just keep the whole room at a compfy temp and take occasional reads with a temp gun to make sure they're correct? If so, then how do you monitor each tub's humidity? What's the most efficient way to make sure everyone's environment is perfect?

(Wasn't sure if I should put this in breeding or husbandry since its a question about one which is cause by the other. Mods feel free to move if necessary.)

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I have a temp gun I get a reading in random tubs twice a week when it comes to the hot spot and the snake room is kept at 75 degrees during the winter (oil filled heater + T-stat)

Summer is different as the snake room is at 86 and I do not provide a hot spot

I do not measure humidity in the tubs.

[Lizardlicks]

I have a temp gun I get a reading in random tubs twice a week when it comes to the hot spot and the snake room is kept at 75 degrees during the winter (oil filled heater + T-stat)

Summer is different as the snake room is at 86 and I do not provide a hot spot

I do not measure humidity in the tubs.

So how do you keep the humidity right over all, just eyeball it? Give them humid hides for shedding?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

So how do you keep the humidity right over all, just eyeball it? Give them humid hides for shedding?

In tubs that small humidity is very rarely an issue of course it depends on where you live as well (I live in the south)

All I have is a gauge in the room that tells me the ambient humidity of the room as well as temps for the rest I gauge it based on how my animals shed.




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[Lizardlicks]

In tubs that small humidity is very rarely an issue of course it depends on where you live as well (I live in the south)

All I have is a gauge in the room that tells me the ambient humidity of the room as well as temps for the rest I gauge it based on how my animals shed.




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Yeah, I live in the northwest. Eastern WA to be specific, which is a lot drier than the coast, and we get winters cold enough that we gotta heat the whole house for 3 or 4 months out of the year. It can really dry out the air, so ambient humidity could be a problem. Would providing hatchlings with humid hides be sufficient?

[PitOnTheProwl]

In the small shoebox 7qts if I remember right all it takes is a small water bowl.
My hatchling rack is back heat also.

[Lizardlicks]

Alright, so basically, as long as they have a good supply of fresh water and appropriate heat, the humidity should take care of itself in hatchling tubs. Thanks for all your answers guys. So many tiny details that no one ever mentions in all those articles and videos, but then I think of them and go "... wait a second here!" lol

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Yeah, I live in the northwest. Eastern WA to be specific, which is a lot drier than the coast, and we get winters cold enough that we gotta heat the whole house for 3 or 4 months out of the year. It can really dry out the air, so ambient humidity could be a problem. Would providing hatchlings with humid hides be sufficient?

If it is necessary for you to do something you can provide a humid hide or you can have humidifier in the room.

It really comes down to how many animal you will produce it could be time consuming to produce hatchlings with humid hides and trust me when hatchling season is here the work quickly adds up.

[Lizardlicks]

If it is necessary for you to do something you can provide a humid hide or you can have humidifier in the room.

It really comes down to how many animal you will produce it could be time consuming to produce hatchlings with humid hides and trust me when hatchling season is here the work quickly adds up.

I believe it! I guess I worry more about having a hatchling fail to thrive, not shedding properly or eating because it's stressed from its environment, than about creating extra work. But from the information you guys gave me it sounds like keeping everything on track won't be as hard as I had feared. Thank you so much!