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Condensation frustration!
Hey! I'm a poet and I didn't know it! 
I'm having trouble adjusting the humidity in my tubs. My humidity is causing condensation in the tubs, which in turn makes the substrate (paper towels) wet. And I'm talking wet, like soaking wet, not damp-from-misting wet. In each size tub, I have holes at one inch intervals along the long sides of each tub. Each snake's water is not over the flexwatt, and is in the furthest corner from it.
I've got the temps right where I want them so I'd prefer not to add more holes to the tubs (but I will if I have to). Any ideas on how to balance things out a bit?
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Try a fan in the room first but you are probably going to have to add more holes.
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I was afraid of that, lol. Time to drag out the soldering iron!
0.1 Dinker (Goliath), 1.1 Het Ghost (Hercules & Athena), 1.0 Lesser (Titan), 0.1 Het Albino (Arya), 0.1 Wild Caught (Cleopatra), 1.1 Het VPI Axanthic (Perseus & Aphrodite), 1.0 Albino (Midas), 1.0 Butter (Samson), 0.1 Spider (Delilah), 1.1 Mojave (Apollo & Pandora), 0.1 Yellowbelly (Venus), 1.1 Het Pied (Isis & Osiris), 1.0 Bumblebee (Orion), 1.0 (Poss G Stripe) Pied (Spartacus), 0.1 Normal (Bandit), 1.0 Albino Burm (Caesar),2.1 Dogs, 0.2 Cats, 0.0.1 African Dwarf Frog, 0.0.2 Vicious Fishes, 1.0 child, 1.0 husband
In Loving Memory: 1.0 Pastel Zeus, 0.1 het Albino Anya
I'm a girl, I have snakes, I have tattoos, and I have piercings.
The more I talk to humans, the more I prefer my snakes.
http://www.iherp.com/julieinnj
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Before you go punching holes, how is the humidity in your room? If the humidity is high in your room then that may be the issue. I have about the same amunt of holes in the tubs on my homemade rack with no issue. Of course living down south and running the AC sucks the humidity out of the room. When I see condensation on my tubs it's because I have a mess to clean in that tub...
1.0 Normal
1.0 Spider
0.1 Pastel
0.1 Pinstripe
0.1 Mojave
0.1 Bearded/Lizzy
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That's a really good thought. We're at an in between point in our weather right now. No more ac, but it's before we turn on the heat (which also sucks the humidity out of the rooms).
Any temporary fix ideas?
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In Loving Memory: 1.0 Pastel Zeus, 0.1 het Albino Anya
I'm a girl, I have snakes, I have tattoos, and I have piercings.
The more I talk to humans, the more I prefer my snakes.
http://www.iherp.com/julieinnj
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During the day, it's usually around 72. At night about 68. That particular room is pretty consistent this time of year. Winter it gets alittle cooler.
0.1 Dinker (Goliath), 1.1 Het Ghost (Hercules & Athena), 1.0 Lesser (Titan), 0.1 Het Albino (Arya), 0.1 Wild Caught (Cleopatra), 1.1 Het VPI Axanthic (Perseus & Aphrodite), 1.0 Albino (Midas), 1.0 Butter (Samson), 0.1 Spider (Delilah), 1.1 Mojave (Apollo & Pandora), 0.1 Yellowbelly (Venus), 1.1 Het Pied (Isis & Osiris), 1.0 Bumblebee (Orion), 1.0 (Poss G Stripe) Pied (Spartacus), 0.1 Normal (Bandit), 1.0 Albino Burm (Caesar),2.1 Dogs, 0.2 Cats, 0.0.1 African Dwarf Frog, 0.0.2 Vicious Fishes, 1.0 child, 1.0 husband
In Loving Memory: 1.0 Pastel Zeus, 0.1 het Albino Anya
I'm a girl, I have snakes, I have tattoos, and I have piercings.
The more I talk to humans, the more I prefer my snakes.
http://www.iherp.com/julieinnj
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If you raise the room temps you will get rid of lots of condensation. Adding holes allows the temperature to equalize some but in cool rooms that is a problem. Are the tubs in a rack? sometimes you can insulate the rack and increase the ambient air temps (in the rack) . Warmer air circulating in and around the front can help a bit too. How is you cool end temps and ambient air temps in the rack? Often with cool rooms racks can be quite a problem. The solution the vast majority of people do is to heat the room to 80ºF if you have low ambient air temps (inside the tubs) and cooler than recommended cool end temps raising the room temps will likely solve the works.
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I think it may be this time of year. We have warm days and cool nights so there's no need for air or heat. I'll see what I can do to equalize the room a bit. thanks for the advice!
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In Loving Memory: 1.0 Pastel Zeus, 0.1 het Albino Anya
I'm a girl, I have snakes, I have tattoos, and I have piercings.
The more I talk to humans, the more I prefer my snakes.
http://www.iherp.com/julieinnj
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just had the same problem,added a few more holes and it balanced out.
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1.0 spider 1.0 pastel(het hypo) 1.0 mojave0.1 pastel calico
0.1 pinstripe 0.1 normal(het hypo) 0.1 normal
0.1 yellow belly 0.1 pastel jungle 1.0 ghost
0.1 Albino(high contrast)
0.1bumblebee
1.0 pied
0.1 caramel albino
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