First BP and Having Trouble Keeping Humidity Up

[Sinderella]

We just got our first snake and we're having some issues with the humidity levels. Temp-wise everythinv is fine. We use coco husk for bedding and have moved his water dish to the warm side of his tank. We also mist a couple times throughout the day. HELP!!!!

[Tfpets]

Ok, I know how this forum works by now! The first thing everyone will want to know is what the setup is! What kind of cage, heat, thermometer/hygrometer, thermostat etc. The more info you can provide about your setup, the better. Pics would be great also!

[Sinderella]

We have a 25gallon tank with a wire lid. We currently have a heater under the tank on one side and a heat light over top. We have a thermometer and a hygrometer in the middle of the tank. We have a granite water dish which we have over the heat pad and on fhe hot side of the tank. He has rock cave on the other side of the tank. I have read somewhere about using sphagmum moss......should we be using that too?

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

It tough to keep the humidity up with a screen top. It will basically be close to environment humidity.

I started out with my first few bp's in 10 gallon tanks. I found it necessary to use aspen and some dampened sphagm moss in 2-3 areas in the tank. The sphagm is nice cause you will likely find your sheds wrapped around it. I was able to keep my humidity at 60% without covering the screen at all. You may need to cover a portion of the screen with foil or something.

[satomi325]

You can do a few things aside from using a large water dish over the hot side of the enclosure. The more surface area of a water dish, the more evaporation will occur.
You can cover 90% of the lid with tinfoil, a damp towel, or plexiglass. This will help trap humidity.
The heat lamp will suck out the humidity like a sponge. Do you need the heat lamp to maintain ambient temps or is the heat pad warm enough to sustain the snake?

[Sinderella]

Thanks for the advice guys!! We talked to our neighbour, who rescues reptiles and has been working with them for years, advised us to spray the tank down completely a few times a day....we diid that twice, turned the heat lamp off, and, guess what? The humidity levels went up to between 50-60 and have stayed there since!! Thanks again for your help with this!!

[darthkevin]

That'll do. If you have more troubles cover with a moist towel that's what I do


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[CDs Ball Pythons]

The screen top is the problem, it basically allows humidity to escape as quickly as the water source is generating it. I'd cover a large portion of it or change to a different type of top.

[Flikky]

I use Saran Rap to cover half of the screen top.

[darthkevin]

That should be a food fix


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