Humidity. The battle continues...

Reptibark is a commercially available wood based substrate that is touted as 100% ground bark from fir trees. It is put through a three staged cleansing process to rid it of dust and dirt. It seems to have a affinity to house and allow mites to hide and lay their eggs. Where as in cypress mulch 100% has the cypress oils that repel mites to a degree. :snake:

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Reptibark is a commercially available wood based substrate that is touted as 100% ground bark from fir trees. It is put through a three staged cleansing process to rid it of dust and dirt. It seems to have a affinity to house and allow mites to hide and lay their eggs. Where as in cypress mulch 100% has the cypress oils that repel mites to a degree. :snake:

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Ahh .. presumably the stuff would have to be stored where mites are in the first place so maybe it's the store / retailer to blame rather than the actual ReptiBark .

I read somewhere that you can bring home mites from a reptile store on your clothes and shoes ?!?!

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Originally Posted by Addiesmom2012

I am at a loss. None of my efforts have made any significant improvements to the humidity level in my cages. At first, I was hovering in the low 30% I have them in glass terrariums with screen lid . The first thing I did was cover about 2/3 of the screek with plexiglass glass to reduce evaporation. This got my levels up to about 35%, which helps, but is far from desirable. I then purchased a humidifier intended for large rooms and set it up in the snake room. Again, there was only marginal improvement. I hover between 38-41% with the humidifier.

I mist the cages once or twice a day, but with everything I do, my levels still suck, and I ALWAYS get bad sheds. In fact, one of my girls is in the "snake sauna" right now, due to incomplete shed.

What else can I do? I live in a dry climate and want my animals to receive optimum care. I am just frustrated and don't know what I can do from here to get this flipping humidity right.

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Sorry to hear about your frustrations. Can I ask how large is the water bowl in the cage? I also live in a dry environment and I've found that using a combination of having a large water bowl, decreasing air ventilation (covering the cage screen) and using a substrate that can retain humidity works well. Experiment and try different combinations to fit your situation. Another suggestion is using a large tubberware, cutting a hole in the side and filling it with moist moss or other moisture retaining substrate.

I would start saving for a nice plastic enclosure like animal plastics. Makes keeping humidity and temps so easy...others have given great advice with the humid hide. And switching to Cyprus woll help loads

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You need an ultrasonic humidifier. It makes cool fog. Then some pipe.

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Sorry its kind of a mess. In midst of remodel. My big fella is in the top left. Yeah, planted.

But it runs 3different frog types and my baby bp off the the left somewhere. Makes life easy. Set it, time it, faaaaaahget aboooout it.

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Originally Posted by mindiferlee33

I would start saving for a nice plastic enclosure like animal plastics. Makes keeping humidity and temps so easy...others have given great advice with the humid hide. And switching to Cyprus woll help loads

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They're easily scratched and scuffed though aren't they plus they're usually opaque rather than transparent ??

They make ones with glass doors to..and are work 1000 times better than any fish tank for species that need highr tamps or humidity. There are quite a few companies that make them and moving them is easy they are supper light for there size.

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Originally Posted by mindiferlee33

They make ones with glass doors to..and are work 1000 times better than any fish tank for species that need highr tamps or humidity. There are quite a few companies that make them and moving them is easy they are supper light for there size.

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They sound marvellous !