Humidity problem

Chance (Red-tail BCI) is getting ready to shed.How do i keep my humidity up? Right now he is in a 10 gal, but tonight I am moving him to a 20 L w/ a screen top for now.

I really need help with humidity level.My husband is out buying a water bottle right now. I have a heating pad UNDER HALF the tank, and also have dome light on top of the cage.He has a half shape log for a hide and water dish.Right now, I have 2 water bowls.one is right under the light (hoping it will help raise the hum.?) and i also have a damp towel over the cool side.

what he looks like now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...2/shedding.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../shedding4.gif

and preshed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...iX2/snake1.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...iX2/snake3.jpg

oh.........at some point last night,the hum. got up to 80% (lights off)

Right now my stats are temp-83.8 (cool side :( ) and 51% hum.

really need some help

With humidity around 60% my boas have all had great sheds! Misting your tank or putting in some sphagnum moss works well. There are also tricks you can do with the top of your tank (like covering part of it with plexiglass) to help with the humidity :)

Put the damp paper towel on the warm side. ;]

Use hot water in a mist bottle and it'll cool down when you mist it but still be warm. Wet moss retains moisture well too.

If it's still not getting up very high (and you have a screen top?) then take a warm wet rag and damp the top of the screen with a bit of water. :]

Just ideas.

Thank you all!!

I have some moss (for my gecko), I can wet it and put it in there.I didnt know I could so that.Where do I put it? And what do I put it on?

My husband is also buying Aspen or Cypress right now too. (he just called, they dont have aspen only cypress but its mixed with something.he is checking with what right now)

looking at Chance's pictures, does he look normal?

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Originally Posted by SherriX2

Thank you all!!

I have some moss (for my gecko), I can wet it and put it in there.I didnt know I could so that.Where do I put it? And what do I put it on?

My husband is also buying Aspen or Cypress right now too. (he just called, they dont have aspen only cypress but its mixed with something.he is checking with what right now)

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You could put it in small bowl, small old water bowl would work fine with some luke warm water. (not enough to drown it!)

Don't put it directly under the heat, but put it above part of the area covered by the UTH so that it evaporates. :]

Dh called,cypress is mixed with..cypress?? the other store in town said there cypress is treated and they dont have aspen.

I'm supposed to cook the cypress for 30 min at 200 in oven right?

BTW~~ chance has mites,I was going to deal with them after he shed's.

my UTH is just a plain heating pad right now (and I dont know how thats working,the glass bottom barely feels warm to me)