Humidity problem

[katrina.hobbs.12]

I have her in a tank, humidity 40 now was 50 w the lid. Put aluminum foil at top w black bulb 100 wt. going to buy a red one today, placed over the water. She went through a shed yesterday and it went well. Just trying to get her environment were it needs to be. Temp running 88-90 put aspen shaving under her hide the rest is crushed walnut. Anymore suggestions pls and thank you.


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[Xtina]

When I had a tank I tried the foil on top but it wasn't enough. I had some success with using a damp beach towel folded and placed over 3/4 of the cage top. I would turn it each day, rewet it, and had two different towels I rotated so I could wash as needed. With misting I could maintain the humidity. This worked for me, and I live in a dry climate. Maintaining humidity was the biggest factor in my switching to a PVC cage though. It was a lot of monitoring.


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[Xtina]

You can also try sphagum (sp?) moss to help with humidity.


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[KMG]

If you can keep the humidity at 40-50% you will be fine. I find that cutting a cardboard insert for the top screen and covering it in foil helps hold heat and humidity.

Adding moss inside the hides is a good way to create higher humidity for the snake where it matters since the hide is where your ball will spend most of its time. I use moss in my hides in my glass tank. I dampen it and allow it to dry out during regular non shed times and keep it damp during a shed.

Also cypress mulch is a better choice to keep humidity up.

I would suggest getting rid of the half log hide. Its not the best option for a ball since it has two large openings. Its better to offer a tight fitting hide with one small door.

These are cheap, sturdy, and easy to clean.

http://www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes

[bcr229]

Temp running 88-90...

I hope that's just the substrate temp under her warm side hide, and not ambient.

I agree with using cypress mulch, you can soak it and it will release humidity and dry out slowly without molding.

[katrina.hobbs.12]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions


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