Tips keeping humidity

I have a 20 gallon tank and I'm having to use a CHE to keep the temps up to par. The top is covered approx. 70% with a towel. I mist it in the morning because the humidity is down to 45, and I get it up to 55. Then at lunch its dropped back down again. I'm having to mist it 4 times a day to keep humidity up. Is there any tips that will help keep the humidty up without soaking the bedding? I'm using a coconut husk based bedding right now and I thought it would hold moisture. Would putting a wet washcloth in the tank help keep humidity up? I have a fairly large water bowl directly under the che.

Make a humid hide?

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Make a humid hide?

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Iggy is starting a shed and I put some moist moss in her favorite hide and she refused to go in it at all.

I had to remove it, change her bedding and eradicate all traces of it ever having been there before she'd go back in.

[fussy, prissy thing!]

So, I'm misting frequently.

Last night I picked up a Repti Fogger and am waiting for hubby to make the "T connector" thingy so I can run it to both snakes' enclosures at once.

There isn't any place around here to get that moss...I wonder what a humidifier in the room would do?

There used to be a thread here for a DIY humidifier (http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=53), but it seems to be gone.

When I first got started and had only a few snakes, I used an aquarium pump with a line going into a 2 liter bottle of water. I put a line through the top of the cap to allow humid air to come out and into the snake enclosures. By using a valve I was able to keep perfect humidity.

Hopefully, someone else has done it or has some pics for you. Mine are long gone or I would take some photos for you.

What kind of bedding are you using? We used to use aspen but switched to Cypress because it is better at holding humidity.

Try replacing the towel on top with aluminum foil, towels tend to soak up humidity. Also I would go with an under tank heater instead of a heat lamp.

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Originally Posted by Reesy

Try replacing the towel on top with aluminum foil, towels tend to soak up humidity. Also I would go with an under tank heater instead of a heat lamp.

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I agree with the towel being replaced by either foil or plastic. I used a black trash bag, folded it in half, then taped half of it down on one side of the tank, then if the humidity is low i unfold the untapped side so it covers more, and if the humidity gets high I just refold it so it covers less.