how big does a bp have to be to put in 60 gallon

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Originally Posted by fish21

as far as heating i had to go and buy bigger bulbs for his tank now the temp is great
and he seems to be happy.

thanks

fish

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What's his humidity? I know with just one bulb, I have to mist 3 times a day to keep the humidity up.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

What's his humidity? I know with just one bulb, I have to mist 3 times a day to keep the humidity up.

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It may have been in a different thread that he said this, but because he's right on the coast, he's struggling to keep his humidity DOWN into the 60's. So I don't think the lamps are gonna make things too difficult for him.

the humidity is 56 now and the temps on the warm side are 95 and the cold is 81. i went to pet smart last night and bought a zoo med 100w halagon basking bulb & 100w night basking bulb. there are 2 zoo med under tank heaters on the bottom of the tank. yes humidity was a bit of a problem not keeping it up but lowering it it was like 78 before i got the hotter bulbs. now every thing has leveled out. thanks for all the help.


thanks

fish

p.s Robin if you are having to spray down your encloser 3 times a day. try what i do for some of my other lizzards. get a dish towl get it wet then ring it out so it is just damp then put it over part of your screen top i will raise your humidity quite will. it will proably save you some time.

if you decide to try this watch the temps at first as it will prevent a little heat loss

fish

Thanks for the suggestion Matt,

I think what I'm actually going to do is end up putting him in a tub (he's my only one still in a glass viv) and then I won't have to worry about it.

I'm too concerned about bacteria growing in a damp towel - but that's my OCDness. LOL

I worried about stress with my snake in a same large 4 foot tank.

He sleeps all day under some large leafs on the hot end and then later and night I find him crawling around the cooler end in the large barnches and streatching out on the fake plants. He seems to be doing fine. The heating and humidity is still a problem at times. I keep one large water bowl under the UTH and a med size bowl by the ceramic heat emitter on the hot end. plus a sponge soaked ontop of a hide. and extra black heat light for times when it gets to cool. I keep plenty of things for Khan to hide under and plenty of plants for him to get into. He seems like a happy camper so far. He eats every week (since we found out he wants live) and so far so good.

I dont think glass tanks this large are the best idea, esp for someone who just became an owner (like myself). This month I am going to purchase a large storage container and start using those from now on. I'll leave Khan be in his glass tank but for the new ball we will be getting its plastics all the way.

I may be wrong - but I'm CONVINCED that Kashmire is not eating because he's in a glass viv. None of my tub and rack kids have ever missed a meal. On my list of things to do this weekend - buy a tub to switch Kash into and let him acclimate before trying to feed again. If the new girl wasn't in quarantine in the rack - I'd put him in there to see what happened.


Speaking of the new girl - today was feeding day - and so I decided to see if she'd eat as well - and she ate like a champ!