I cant keep the humidity up in my tank

I have a bp in a 30 long tank, & i spray the tank all day with water, i keep the heat lamp right above the water bowl & the humidity still stays at 30, it gets to about 50 when i first spray, but then it goes right back down

Use tin foil on the lid and try reading some of the other threads where others are having the same issue you are.

ok where exactly on the lid should i put the tin foil?

The whole thing minus a hole for your heat lamp and maybe a few holes randomly placed for ventilation and circulation. You don't need many though.

Maybe you can try ditching the heat lamp and get a UTH instead if you continue to have problems. I had a heat lamp years ago, and no matter how much I covered the lid, I still couldn't get the humidity where I wanted it. Since I switched, I have no issues with that anymore. It's even more difficult in the winter to get the humidity up too. It's very dry in the winter inside our houses.

tin foil or cardboard

i had this issue i live in alaska so lol..

if u use foil thats on someone else to explain but the card board is easy


take a box n cut just big enough for the light/lights to fit in then leave about an inch in the middle for air flow this will lock heat and humidity it

also i use sphagnum moss in a plastic bowl under my snakes light to make it humid

if u dont have this then im sure wet paper towel would work <?

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Originally Posted by tizzle89

tin foil or cardboard

i had this issue i live in alaska so lol..

if u use foil thats on someone else to explain but the card board is easy


take a box n cut just big enough for the light/lights to fit in then leave about an inch in the middle for air flow this will lock heat and humidity it

also i use sphagnum moss in a plastic bowl under my snakes light to make it humid

if u dont have this then im sure wet paper towel would work <?

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I would think that cardboard would be a bad idea, because it would suck in moisture and possibly mold if there was not enough air circulation. Sphagnum moss is great though.

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

I would think that cardboard would be a bad idea, because it would suck in moisture and possibly mold if there was not enough air circulation. Sphagnum moss is great though.

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well mold yes dunno about the humidity thing lol if i dont have them on my humidity is 0 with them on 60 some times 80 when i hit 60 though i take my moss out and it sits at 60 until i open the cage again


i test all these ideas with the snake not in the cage lol just like when i tested what 2 100 watt baskings and the uth at full would do... total cage heat was 130 lol

but yeah i went with cardboard cuz i didnt think of the tin foil... but i would have an issue with that getting hot since it would be around my lights.. and my digi wire runs on the top of the cage

imo by just haven my bp for about 2 weeks... just do w/e comes to mind n see what works and what doesnt... just dont subject the snake to it

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Originally Posted by tizzle89

tin foil or cardboard

i had this issue i live in alaska so lol..

if u use foil thats on someone else to explain but the card board is easy


take a box n cut just big enough for the light/lights to fit in then leave about an inch in the middle for air flow this will lock heat and humidity it

also i use sphagnum moss in a plastic bowl under my snakes light to make it humid

if u dont have this then im sure wet paper towel would work <?

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Cardboard will not work in the long term. It will suck humidity out of the cage and become wet over time. Aluminum tape or aluminum foil is better. Duct tape is even better than cardboard.

OP: The main problem is the heat light. If you turn it off you should observe your humidity shooting up. If your normal room temperature is above 70*F, I would highly suggest using only UTH belly heat instead of lights.

Other things that help humidity are:
A larger diameter water bowl
Covering the screen top with 2/3 aluminum foil or foil tape
Using a good moisture holding substrate like cypress mulch

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but yeah i went with cardboard cuz i didnt think of the tin foil... But i would have an issue with that getting hot since it would be around my lights.. And my digi wire runs on the top of the cage

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No offense but have you ever used tin foil before? if you have ever taken anything out of the oven that has tinfoil over it you would know that you can touch it with your bare hands after a few seconds.

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It took me less than 10 mins to do, and worked out great. I used black duct tape to match the tank, but you can buy different colored duct tape at walmart for like $3.00. Red, green, pink, etc.

after your done with the top, a bigger water bowl makes a world of difference also.

I cut cardboard into pieces that would fit across the screen and wrapped each one in foil. That way you can add or remove panels as needed. Just make sure you leave about a 2-3 inch gap between the panels and the lamp so they wont get hot. If you want, I can link you to some pics I posted on how I did it...

Ok thanks everybody, im gonna try foil today, i have uth & a heat lamp with red bulb, so i'll let u guys know how it works

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Cardboard will not work in the long term. It will suck humidity out of the cage and become wet over time. Aluminum tape or aluminum foil is better. Duct tape is even better than cardboard.

OP: The main problem is the heat light. If you turn it off you should observe your humidity shooting up. If your normal room temperature is above 70*F, I would highly suggest using only UTH belly heat instead of lights.

Other things that help humidity are:
A larger diameter water bowl
Covering the screen top with 2/3 aluminum foil or foil tape
Using a good moisture holding substrate like cypress mulch


No offense but have you ever used tin foil before? if you have ever taken anything out of the oven that has tinfoil over it you would know that you can touch it with your bare hands after a few seconds.

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k so i tryd the tin foil on my moms geckos cage.. it seems to tear alot and u cant shape it around the light like it needs to be... btw when duct take gets hot the adheasive gives off this nasty smell.. like tuna fish im sure it isnt to good for the snake but use duct tape if you want lol

simple fix is tin foil over card board= wont get wet and mold and wont suck the humidity out.. but it never did for me :) and yes i know you can do that with tin foil when it comes out of the oven but if you think about it you said you had to let it sit a sec before you can touch it... the light would be on it while my digi wire was on it... leading to melting the plastic coating on the wire.. oh the small things that would ruin the stuff my snake relays on to live lol

a good water holding substrate would be zoo meds eco earth its a dirt/coconut fiber base you can make it really wet or squeeze most the water out to make it dry.. dunno if you can do this with wood chips.. ges you could bake them?

i prefer dirt and so does my snake.. i have seen alot of cage setups just using paper towel and it makes me sad.. i wouldnt want to live my life on paper towel.. lol and wood chips.. i tryd just having those in there and he would try to dig in it wouldnt go so well so i use the dirt... and not he can do w/e he wants and i dont mind the long cage cleaning process. if i wanted something easy to care for i would have stuck with buying a dog lol or even another ferret :)

really though when your doing this idea stuff you should do it with the snake out of the cage so you dont freak it out with the temp n humidity changing all the time.. and your hand being in there checking it