Ok guys, here's my first real question.

Yes, I definitely have a thermostat so no problem there. Poor Charlotte, I've been so paranoid that I'm depriving her :(
She's my first real reptile so I'm trying to do everything I can for her. You should have seen me setting up everything for her before I even got her lol


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Originally Posted by Ptshay

I also got one of those infrared thermometers to just point at things and measure the temp.

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Yeah me too.


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I've had the same Viv and top for my BRB a few years ago . I got a piece of black Perspex cut to size and placed it on the top - then stuck dow the edges with black tape . Looked real nice and was very effective ..


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Yes, I definitely have a thermostat so no problem there. Poor Charlotte, I've been so paranoid that I'm depriving her :(
She's my first real reptile so I'm trying to do everything I can for her. You should have seen me setting up everything for her before I even got her lol


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Lol I did the same. Broomhilda is my first I've had her for 3 weeks now and I did about a month of tests before I got her, and still made changes after.

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Lol I did the same. Broomhilda is my first I've had her for 3 weeks now and I did about a month of tests before I got her, and still made changes after.

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Right? Seems like even when you think everything's set you can still find something to fix lol


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I've had the same Viv and top for my BRB a few years ago . I got a piece of black Perspex cut to size and placed it on the top - then stuck dow the edges with black tape . Looked real nice and was very effective ..


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I tried the plexiglass/acrylic and I feel like it didn't retain the heat like foil does tho.

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I just noticed you're using paper towels.. try using actual towels, like a bath towel, it'll help because of how much more water they hold.

You should probably use a different substrate for good, because aspen is a drying substrate. Try coco husk or coco fiber (messy).

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I just noticed you're using paper towels.. try using actual towels, like a bath towel, it'll help because of how much more water they hold.

You should probably use a different substrate for good, because aspen is a drying substrate. Try coco husk or coco fiber (messy).

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...... or even orchid bark which holds as much moisture as you want near enough .... looks great as well .


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It also looks like you have three of the four quadrants of the lid covered over, but the fourth is wide open. If you use foil, you can rest the shade of the lamp right on the screen and wrap the foil right up to the lamp. The idea is to reduce the amount of exposed screen as much as possible. It may also help with heat, since more of it will be going into the tank instead of out into the room. You can also add an additional water bowl, handful of damp moss, or a damp washcloth sitting in a shallow dish, under the lamp.

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So I have a medium low exo terra tank which is great but I'm having issues with humidity. I use aspen bedding and both a heat lamp and uth as the apartment is usually pretty cold. I've tried putting some wet paper towels on half the lid but the humidity stays around low 40s. Besides misting more, what can I do? Fyi Charlotte has had two sheds, one great and one okay.


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Use coconut husk bedding. Fine or coarse doesnt matter. Much better at holding humidity and wont mold like aspen will. Didnt read everyone elses posts so apologies if i repeat something someone else said. To big negatives for humidity are the screen top and the heat lamp. The lamp will cook off all the moisture and the screen just lets it out. So cover that screen. The bulk of it. Coconut with a misting once a day or once every other should help a ton.

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