Condensation on display enclosure.

I've been having some issue with condensation building up on the front of my display cages. I am trying to breed my bloods for the first time so I am raising and lowering temps daily. What can I do to get rid of the condensation?

I would suggest more ventilation, but not too much. IMO I think if you are experiencing consistent condensation you could possibly get bacteria build up, etc... The one downside to increasing ventilation and air flow is a decrease in humidity. The decrease could be small or large depending on your ventilation. But you can always compensate the drop in humidity by placing the water bowl near the hot spot or using a humidity box.

I have a 1" DIA ventilation hole, but to control the humidity I use cypress.

I'm not familiar with the cycling of temps and humidity for breeding, but I'm sure someone will be able to help you out. Although I do know a breeder who used a humidity box filled with moss and is also used as the lay box. Good luck and I hope this helps some.

what kind of cages do you have?
spooky

They are some I built. I will try adding a small vent to each.

my bloods are in t10's and they hold/ held humidity very well.. i ended up drilling a bunch of vent holes in each side. each hole is about the size of a pencil. ill tape plastic bags over the holes to dictate the humidity i need. ie., ill leave more than half of them exposed during normal conditions,,, when their begining to shed, ill completaly cover the holes so it jacks the humidity way up.... ill try to get pics when i get home...
oh,, BTW, what are the enclosures made of? can you get picks of them?
thanks
spooky

Raise room temp

They are made from 3/4" plywood coated inside with drylock with seals sealed. Both have a front hinged door, one opening down and the other opening up, one on top of the other. I will try to get pics tomorrow.

these holes are on both sides of the enclosure..
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spooky

Did you use a template for those hole they look really even?

what kind of substrate are you using?

Newspaper for substrate over adhesive tiles. I will get pictures tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by bruster

Did you use a template for those hole they look really even?

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no,,, i just used a ruler,, and alot of time.. BTW,, they are even:D.
spooky

sorry i havent posted any pics up, the snakes are at my moms since my wife doesnt want them in the house since there getting so big. but i did ad some hole to the side and raised the room temp also. i havent seen any mating activity yet the male seems to stay in his bowl more. any tips for breeding this is my first attempt.

wait a minute,,, how old/ big are these snakes? persionally, i dont have a bowl big enough to fit my breedable size bloods.. pics might be valuable at this point.
spooky

The female is 15 lbs the male is 6lbs. The male I know is small but I figured that an attempt might help for next year if nothing happens this year.

aaaaaahhhh thanks! what light cycles are you running?
spooky

Just regular light like out side. Might be lighter later and darker sooner, they are in the finished part of the basement with a oil heater to rise room temp.

might try 7/8 hours of light.
spooky

here are a few pics of the snakes and enclosures. sorry it took so long.
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