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Re: New Tub setup
I have the exact same setup as you. Down to the hides and purple latch containers. Mine hold steady at 65%-70% humidity and I have a few less holes than you. How long has the thermometer been set up in the cage? And have you tested it outside the cage?
I'm sure someone more experienced will be able to help you shortly 😉 In the meantime, nice snakes!
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Hey, I see you're in Minneapolis! I'm in St. Cloud.
Ya, the thermometer's been in the cage for about 2 days. It does change outside the cage because I had one of the same thermometer/hygrometers in Steve's Exo Terra setup and it was reading in the 40's for humidity. When I first put them in these tubs they were reading around 65% but just kept going up and sit at 99% now.
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Re: New Tub setup
What's your air temperature inside the tubs? I was having a similar issue and had to add a space heater near the tub in order to bring the air temperature up which result in reduced humidity.
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My air temps are in the 70's. Something I need to work on and am going with RHP's in my T8. Until then though I was thinking of picking up a strip of 3" flexwatt and another thermostat and placing that on the cool end of the tubs? Any thoughts on that?
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Re: New Tub setup
 Originally Posted by SerGregor
My air temps are in the 70's. Something I need to work on and am going with RHP's in my T8. Until then though I was thinking of picking up a strip of 3" flexwatt and another thermostat and placing that on the cool end of the tubs? Any thoughts on that?
Anything helps, but I don't think the tape will get you there. The room I use now is in the low 70's. I have heat tape on both hot and cool side, and although the surface temperature is good, the heat tape is not effective in increasing the air temperature within the tub. Since there's no air circulation within the tub, there's just not an effective heat transfer mechanism. The only way I think to get the air temp high enough so that you can bring your humidity down is by increasing the air temperature in the room your snakes are in.
What is an RHP and T8?
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A radiant heat panel. Animal Plastics T8 enclosure. http://www.apcages.com/home/terrestrial/T8/T8.htm
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Does anyone know if a 40W RHP would be able to be used inside of a 32qt sterilite tub? Bolted to the underside of the lid?
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Re: New Tub setup
 Originally Posted by SerGregor
Glad I asked! I'm gonna get one too.
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Re: New Tub setup
 Originally Posted by SerGregor
Does anyone know if a 40W RHP would be able to be used inside of a 32qt sterilite tub? Bolted to the underside of the lid?
Not sure about the answer, but I imagine it would have to be one of the deeper tubs. If you try this, you may also want to put a piece of wood over the lid to bolt through that rather than just the plastic. And you'd definitely want a thermostat connected to it.
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