Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
Hey all. I have a question about sphagnum moss.
I really struggle with humidity in my viv. I've tried everything. Even with misting I can only keep 40% through the day and have even dropped alot lower at night.
The only thing I hadn't tried is sphagnum Moss so i bought some and put it in my viv a couple days ago. It's worked really well and gets me up past 50 most of the day.
Only thing is I would have to have it in my vic constantly and have read very conflicting opinions on this
Anyone had experience with sphagnum moss in a viv on a daily basis ? Or no anything about it ?
All input would be greatly appreciated thank you.
Re: Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
The moss works great! When I had a glass tank, I'd usually put it into their hide so I didn't have to keep up the humidity in the whole tank.
Now that I have a PVC enclosure my humidity is on point most of the time. I still put it in their hides when they're shedding.
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Re: Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
Quite a few people have said about the fact that it's to damp to keep in all the time because of scale rot and things like that. That was my only concern really.
My bp won't be long before she goes into her first shed with me see and I really need to get that humidity up when she does
Re: Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
Scale rot isn't only caused by high humidity. It's caused by high humidity and unsanitary condition in the terrarium that causes bacterial growth. As long as you keep the terrarium clean, you'll be ok.
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Re: Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
Hey,
I was having a hard time too as we have a screen top cage (upgrading once she's a bit bigger). We bought the moss and put it into a spare hide that she doesn't use and just kept wetting it. Only during her shed time. For the rest of the time I find that keeping damp towels over 3/4 of the screen and misting keeps it pretty up there in the 50s. I can't see why you couldn't keep it in the cage full time in an unused hide or log.
Re: Sphagnum Moss info. Humidity problems
I forgot to mention we switched to Zoo Med's Eco Earth Expandable Compressed Coconut Fibre. This helped ALOT. You add water and it's very cheap considering you don't need much...half a brick is more than enough. When it looks too wet I just 'mulch' it around with a stick. I am in the same boat as you. Valentine is my first pet and I just want her to be happy and healthy because I love her so much.