How do YOU guys keep your humidity up?

Is this a standard open-top type of aquarium enclosure? If it is, I strongly suggest changing to a type of front-opening enclosure.

I have my BP in an aquarium style for now. I live in the desert. Humidity is a big problem and I went through what you did. I saw ZooMeds ReptiFogger and thought the price too high. After more fighting like you are doing, I eventually gave one a try.

I'm glad I did: it saves huge amounts of trouble. Now, it can't detect humidity itself, it's just off, low, and continuously adjustable to high. Low to high humidity producing volume, that is. You'll still need something to sense that and turn it on/off. So more money there. But once you fight enough, you'll find it's worth it.

Do keep in mind ZooMed is having some QA issues with a small fan, which is what moves the humidity out to the tube. I know they are looking into it. I have three units and I asked for "at least three" fans as one had died, and they sent me four and were very professional about the whole thing. No charge. Don't let this shy you away, the fix is very easy if you end up having to do it.

I live in alabama. It's ALWAYS humid here mostly. But if I need more humidity I put the water bowl over the basking UTH.



You can also add a humid hide.

I would use paper towel supstrate it holds hummidity amazingly. Or repti bark witch you need to apply water to about every week or so but still holds the hummidity great. Make sure you have a humidity stat so you can be sure your hummidity is right. They correct hummidity for a ball python is 50-60%. Good luck =D

-Payson

I mostly don't, unless I catch an animal in the blue that has had problems shedding in the past. Then I'll usually drape a wet (clean!) towel over their favorite hide and change it every other day until they shed. I used to put the towel under the hide, so that they were lying on it... but then they'd usually leave their post-shed pile 'o poop on it, and I'd have to use the "sanity/diaper" setting on my washing maching to get it clean. :irkd:

Got a link for where you get the pads?
Thanks