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Humidity too high!

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  • 07-06-2013, 07:16 PM
    alykoz
    Humidity too high!
    Hey guys,
    Well I got my baby ball today :) She's a butter but also has a little pinstripe and yes, a She :) still haven't named her yet but it will come! haha
    anyways so I'm keeping her in a plastic enclosure with holes on all sides, cypress mulch, driftwood, a hide, UTH, and water. I plan on getting another hide soon for her cool side. Anyways my question is, I live in Carlsbad CA and the humidity in my room is like 50? ugh no AC either. So with the cypress mulch her humidity is at like 70 :(. I tried using less substrate and putting more holes but it didn't work. Help!

    Also, I got a thermostat from zoomed and it only says low, med, and high. Does anyone have one of these and which setting do you have it at? Right now mine is at a little lower than medium. Which still feels hot. So yeah, any input is appreciated :) Thanks!
  • 07-06-2013, 07:26 PM
    satomi325
    I keep my normal humidity at 65-70. I suggest running a fan. Air circulation will help bring the humidiy down. But honestly, its not too bad as is.
  • 07-06-2013, 08:03 PM
    alykoz
    Humidity too high!
    it's now reading 76%.
  • 07-06-2013, 08:09 PM
    steve_r34
    70's shoud be fine .. but u can remove the lid thru out the day u can put her water away from the uth to if tis not already
  • 07-06-2013, 08:27 PM
    KMG
    A fan should work great. Have one in the room but not pointing directly at the cages.
  • 07-06-2013, 09:34 PM
    Mr Oni
    Yea just fan the room now and then. I am having the same situation.
  • 07-06-2013, 09:41 PM
    Marrissa
    My humidity is almost always in the 70s. I've had my BP for about six months now and have had 4 perfect sheds. I'd say leave it be.
  • 07-06-2013, 10:35 PM
    alykoz
    Humidity too high!
    Okay very cool. thanks guys :)
  • 07-06-2013, 11:25 PM
    alykoz
    Humidity too high!
    it now says 84% D:
  • 07-06-2013, 11:32 PM
    Marrissa
    Hmm well you could switch to aspen or paper towels or something since you don't need cypress for the humidity boost it seems. Or put more holes? I've got a T8 and with aspen it keeps that 70s humidity range pretty easily. I can't imagine it with cypress mulch though. Overkill. Since you've got a plastic enclosure you should keep that humidity in pretty easily. Maybe just swap out the mulch for paper towels in the meantime? I've only been snake keeping for a 6 months or so, but that's what I would do.
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