Humidity problems

I get your point. I promise it's set up correctly and she won't get burned. Like I said this thread was about my humidity problem but thanks for your concern about her UTH.


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http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...b8e935c457.jpgHumidity hides can be made easy by adding moss to a hide or using a Tupperware container like this...if you change to cypress or eco earth type substrate you wont need the extra humid hide...im not preaching it to be mean or anything I just don't want to see you learn the hard way thats all.I have had one melt and pop my house breaker before and lucky didnt hurt my snake or burn my parents house down at the time.....to lighten the mode walking dead tomorrow! !!
Ps thats store is addicting....

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Humidity hides can be made easy by adding moss to a hide or using a Tupperware container like this...if you change to cypress or eco earth type substrate you wont need the extra humid hide...im not preaching it to be mean or anything I just don't want to see you learn the hard way thats all.I have had one melt and pop my house breaker before and lucky didnt hurt my snake or burn my parents house down at the time.....to lighten the mode walking dead tomorrow! !!
Ps thats store is addicting....

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Okay I have a dumb question - can I use my soldering gun to cut a hole in the top? The tupperware I bought to use as her water dish has kind of a thick plastic green lid, not a nice thin clear one like the one you showed me. I didn't take offense to your info re: UTH, I was just saying I know that part is okay I just need to perfect the humidity. Are you sure using cypress/eco earth as the substrate would fix it and raise it by that many degrees? I guess that's the kind of question I'll ask at the store when it opens!

Yes, Walking Dead tomorrow. The Fan Premiere in NYC looked epic from the pictures I saw. :yes:

Yes cypress holds moisture great and you can mist it without it molding. ..I use a soldering iron to do mine.

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Yes cypress holds moisture great and you can mist it without it molding. ..I use a soldering iron to do mine.

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Do you think I would need to mist it? I used the soldering iron to do the holes but I was wondering if it'd get way too smoky if I tried to do an entire hole.

I do it in my garage it gets a little smokey. Probably once a week on misting time will tell for that. Depending on how many holes you put in the tub you could plug some up as well...if your on face book stop by my page J&M Up North Exotics

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I do it in my garage it gets a little smokey. Probably once a week on misting time will tell for that. Depending on how many holes you put in the tub you could plug some up as well...if your on face book stop by my page J&M Up North Exotics

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http://i.imgur.com/n34QJa3.png
Don't worry, I put another hide in there; its a lot more cluttered. This was before I got my snake and was still setting up. But you can see the holes. There aren't any on the top or sides.

In order for a tub or rack setup to work with just a uth, you have to keep the room ambient temp up, 75 or higher. UTH will make a hot spot but isn't going to do much for warming the tub air up. Right now work on temps and don't worry about humidity, bps do not need super high humidity, if your snake goes into shed you can mist the tub daily and he will be just fine. I run a small room humidifier in my reptile room and have no problems.

If raising temps isn't an option you need to think about getting a plastic cage you can add a radiant heat panel to or a tank with some lamps to get your warm side up. Thermostats are needed to control any source of heat, I use herpstats. If your uth is not on one please unplug it, warm to the touch means it's quite hot since it must be over your body temp. They can spike in temp and run unevenly, burns are not worth risking.

I have a heat fan right next to her cage and I can set it high enough. I also close my bedroom door when I'm not at home to trap the heat a bit (and not let my curious feline in). The humidity only reads 34% though; I'm definitely changing the substrate as I don't want to use a lamp/prefer the fan plus darkness. :)


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UPDATE: Went and bought Cypress Mulch and the humidity went up to over seventy. Wow. So I punched a few holes in the top and now it seems perfect! Thanks for the suggestion guys!


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