Ventillation holes in Sterillite tub...Help

So I got a new tub. It's a Sterillite 25 QT. I increased the number of holes ( 1/4 in dia) on the front and back of the tub. I put a smaller size water bowl in there and I still have way too much condensation on the sides of the tub and on the lid.

I just put 2 holes in the lid on the left hand side of the tub where the water bowl is .

How many holes do you guys put in your tubs to keep excess condensation down? Is it a good idea to put holes in the lid also?

The substrate is Cypress and I want to keep it damp to the touch.
It's for my Borneo.

Any ideas and tips are welcome and appreciated.

Thank you
Yosef Binyamin Avraham

Honest tips

Ditch the Cypress and go to paper or something drier

Heat your room up

Put a fan in the room


The reason your getting condensation is because the Cypress is moist and Im assuming getting warmed up by a heater for the hot side? When that warm humid air meets a tub wall that separates it from cooler air in the room, you get condensation. Just like in the winter on your windows.

Our room is 24/7 ceiling fan on high, holes depends on the container, I never poke any in the lid though, our shoe boxes have 5 per side on all 4 sides, the biggest of the containers may have 12-20 per side..We use a soldering iron/pencil to poke holes without the burr a bit leaves behind..The hole itself is likely 1/8th to 3/16ths big..You don't want a hole large enough that they can push any of themselves out or it may create an abrasion area..If you want to stay with the cypress cut the dampnest down, chances are you may only need to wet it each time she sheds..It is tops in holding water since it is a water born tree..;)

I bought a BIG bag of sani-chips. When I opened it up they were not the larger squares that I wanted but were the smaller flat kind. I HATE IT .......So I might give shredded aspen a try. I just can't stand looking at newspaper, so that is out of the question.

Just experimenting with substrates.

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Originally Posted by YOSEF

The substrate is Cypress and I want to keep it damp to the touch.

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I'm confused...if you want the substrate damp to the touch, you're probably going to get condensation in the tub???

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Originally Posted by sho220

I'm confused...if you want the substrate damp to the touch, you're probably going to get condensation in the tub???

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This...

you don't want it too damp to the touch all the time. Maybe just when in shed. A better question is what is the humidity reading in the tub? In the same size tub i have only 10 or so 1/4 inch holes in the front of the tub. If I get condensation I know someone spilled their water dish or took a big pee ;)

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Originally Posted by sho220

I'm confused...if you want the substrate damp to the touch, you're probably going to get condensation in the tub???

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Most def gonna get condensation. But my lid was completely fogged over and much of the sides of the tub were too. The cypress is not very damp at all.

Turned ceiling fan on in my room and it is much better.

Thanks....:)

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Originally Posted by womsterr

This...

you don't want it too damp to the touch all the time. Maybe just when in shed. A better question is what is the humidity reading in the tub? In the same size tub i have only 10 or so 1/4 inch holes in the front of the tub. If I get condensation I know someone spilled their water dish or took a big pee ;)

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Humidity was around 87%.....so I added more holes to try to bring it down. I have to keep the humidity a little higher for her or she has bad sheds. I just didn't want that much..lol ! Thanks..

I mist when they go into deep shed...after they go blue or after it clears...

I put holes every 1.5 - 2 inches all along the sides and 5 holes in the lid. I use a couple layers of paper towels and smallish water bowls. Its super humid where I live and I have some big fish tanks so my house is already very humid so you might not need to perforate the tub that much.
When they go blue I just take them out soak them more than usual.