Good humidity in Aspin bedding in Rack tubs

[MeinDraco]

Just wondering what people who use the aspen substrate keep their tub humidity at and how they do it. I love the aspen bedding because it is very easy to spot clean. It does tend to dry out fast though. I mist it along the sides of the tub and blast a couple mists on the aspen itself. I find myself having to mist again a day or two later because the humidity drops to the high 30's to low 40's .

I noticed that two of my newer snakes (had them less than a month) belly scales were a little dry and flaky. not mites or belly rot, just the shiny layer has flaked or peeled off a little. Tonight I mixed the aspen with some water and tossed it until it was not so dry and dusty. The humidity is around 60% and holding

I think it dries out so fast because I made it out of wood. That's why I am lookng at the pvc racks now. I have 10 BP's and adding more so it's time to break down and buy a decent rack that holds the humidity better.

any advice on how to better maintain humidity without over or under doing it?

[Sky1982]

If you have a small water bowl a bigger one would help. Also put it over the hot side in your enclosure. That should help a bit.


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[youbeyouibei]

I was in the same boat and gave up on the aspen. It's great for spot cleaning but it's hard to keep it entirely clean as you can't always tell where it's been soiled. You could try mixing it with cypress...go easy on the cypress if you do, as that will absolutely hold the moisture! I was having to mist twice a day when I had mine on aspen...not a huge deal but with 10+ snakes, it got a little tedious day and night. I gave up after about six months of fighting it to keep the humidity up where it should be and that was in a XPVC rack and tub setup. I use paper towels. They're cheap, they can be recycled and it's easy as pie to tell when they're dirty. My two cents.

[MeinDraco]

I was in the same boat and gave up on the aspen. It's great for spot cleaning but it's hard to keep it entirely clean as you can't always tell where it's been soiled. You could try mixing it with cypress...go easy on the cypress if you do, as that will absolutely hold the moisture! I was having to mist twice a day when I had mine on aspen...not a huge deal but with 10+ snakes, it got a little tedious day and night. I gave up after about six months of fighting it to keep the humidity up where it should be and that was in a XPVC rack and tub setup. I use paper towels. They're cheap, they can be recycled and it's easy as pie to tell when they're dirty. My two cents.

it's good to know that I am not alone. I thought about switching and probably will. I just ran out of aspen so this might be the time to do it. Thanks

[elduki]

No problems with aspen in this end