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    Have a glass tank or want one but low humidity a problem

    Do you have a glass tank or would have one but low humidity is giving you trouble during sheds or it scares you away from having a glass tank. Or you have glass enclosure and want to use a over head heat light or CHE but your afraid of or having trouble with low humidity. Here are 2 ideas that really helped me to know having a glass tank is very possible to do.

    1. Cover the top screen with either cardboard with saran wrap taped around it or better yet Styrofoam with saran wrap taped over it. ( I left an area uncovered for the heat lamp. And have 2 small card board pieces covered with saran wrap over the small square trap door ) I can put one of the pieces on to leave a little air or put both to cover the trap door entirely on cold nights.

    2. I have the black plastic hides types that I covered with a wet wash cloth. Once or twice a day I can pour water on it or take it out and wet it good. I put it on top the hide that is just under the heat lamp. It's not close enough to get hot or cause a fire but if you keep it wet it will be even safer. I put a link here to my pic in gallery. You might have too high humidity more than too low, lol. It works really good especially with a heat bulb. Use more caution if you use it with a CHE because they can get so much hotter. But if it is thermostat regulated it shouldn't be a problem. But I would still make sure there is plenty of space between the heat device and the rag. I only use it while my snake is in shed.

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    Moss in the hides works wonders.

    A clump in each kept damp throughout a shed and allowed to dry out between dampenings during non shed periods gives me great sheds.

    This is also more visually appealing and won't grow mold and mildew like a wash cloth can.
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    Yep. Mine is cardboard covered in foil. Cutouts for my heat lamps. Humidity is 70%
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    Re: Have a glass tank or want one but low humidity a problem

    Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
    Moss in the hides works wonders.

    A clump in each kept damp throughout a shed and allowed to dry out between dampenings during non shed periods gives me great sheds.

    This is also more visually appealing and won't grow mold and mildew like a wash cloth can.
    Probably very true. I got to worrying about possibility of fire's too. Didn't sleep well. Wouldn't want that to happen to anybody. Safety is foremost to me. Wouldn't want to give any tip that would cause a fire. Lives and property are too important to me. I think your idea is a better one ( Love it ) . Too many dummies in the world. And maybe I am one of them.

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    Re: Have a glass tank or want one but low humidity a problem

    Quote Originally Posted by ballpythonsrock2 View Post
    Probably very true. I got to worrying about possibility of fire's too. Didn't sleep well. Wouldn't want that to happen to anybody. Safety is foremost to me. Wouldn't want to give any tip that would cause a fire. Lives and property are too important to me. I think your idea is a better one ( Love it ) . Too many dummies in the world. And maybe I am one of them.
    No worries.

    Instead of using a plastic wrap on the top I would suggest foil wrapped cardboard. It retains the heat but doesn't have the melting and fire hazard to worry about.
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