Can't Get Humidity Right!

So, upon further reading in other forums..I decided to increase the size of my ventilation holes in my tubes because I was getting too much moisture and causing mold growth.

According to my humidity readers, it was reading ~49% prior to the hole adjustments and now I am reading between 39-43%. I should be around 60%. Any advice or suggestions that I should try that would allow me to get my humidity up but not compromise ventilation?

What is the humidity level of your room?

What I do is put a bowl of damp spaghum moss in each tub. I check them every other day or so to make sure the moss is still damp - this works great. When they are going into shed - you can boost it even further by making the moss wetter or putting it in a larger bowl.

Works great good for me. Mine always have one piece sheds.

I am not too sure of the humidity of the apartment. But I haven't had any issues with sheds...they have all been once piece.

What are you using to measure your humidity? 49% shouldn't cause mold growth

An accurite humidity/thermometer device.

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Originally Posted by Unstable3lement

An accurite humidity/thermometer device.

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I suggest getting a spare. I've owned 3 and they all measured different humidities. There was a 5-10% off with one.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

I suggest getting a spare. I've owned 3 and they all measured different humidities. There was a 5-10% off with one.

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Is there a brand you recommend that does not have such variability?

To control the humidity I change the position of my water bowl. To increase humidity, place the water bowl on the warm side. What is the diameter of your water bowl? You could also use a humidifier in your room.

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Originally Posted by Unstable3lement

An accurite humidity/thermometer device.

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How old are the batteries in your Accurite? Have you changed them since you purchased it? The reason I ask is that I've experienced bad humidity readings with low batteries. As a matter of fact, that was one of the reasons I switched to Western Digital hygrometers.

Also, Accurites, as much as we love them, are not the most well made precision measuring device. You get what you pay for, and there is a chance your's is not reading correctly. Have you checked it against another hygrometer in the same tub? I agree with Aaron, 49% shouldn't be causing humidity issues.

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Originally Posted by isanta666

To control the humidity I change the position of my water bowl. To increase humidity, place the water bowl on the warm side. What is the diameter of your water bowl? You could also use a humidifier in your room.

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The size of the water bowl varies from ~6" to 4" depending on the size of the snake...having the larger bowls with the larger snakes of course.

I moved the water bowl partially on the back side of the tube (on the tape) to see if that helped increase humidity, and it did cause it to increase a few % points. But not enough to show it near 60%.

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Originally Posted by Slim

How old are the batteries in your Accurite? Have you changed them since you purchased it? The reason I ask is that I've experienced bad humidity readings with low batteries. As a matter of fact, that was one of the reasons I switched to Western Digital hygrometers.

Also, Accurites, as much as we love them, are not the most well made precision measuring device. You get what you pay for, and there is a chance your's is not reading correctly. Have you checked it against another hygrometer in the same tub? I agree with Aaron, 49% shouldn't be causing humidity issues.

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The batteries are new. I will look into those hygrometers. The Accurites were given to me so I have no experience with them. I just started using them because I noticed mold growth becoming more apparent...but other than that I never really checked humidity since my sheds have all been really good.

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Originally Posted by Unstable3lement

Is there a brand you recommend that does not have such variability?

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Forgot to add this to my last post.
You can buy hydrometers that can be calibrated. The units I use are very cheap but effective. I calibrate them using the salt test.

http://www.bargainhumidors.com/bh/Pr...d=ACC-CALIBER3