Coco Husk

Best way to use it? How exactly does it work? Should I bake it before I use it( for one,in case it has mites in it,is that necessary)

I'm just messing around and looking for different and easier ways to increase humidity .

Baking it really isn't necessary. I would suggest that you get the uncompressed bag vs the compressed blocks. The compressed blocks are much lower quality.

With the uncompressed bags just put it in the cage, and mist it really well with warm water.

The compressed blocks require soaking them in a bucket of warm water to expand them.

I already bought a bag and yes it's uncompressed. I've read the compressed stuff is a pain in the back.

A couple of other options if you want to increase humidity. Cypress mulch holds moisture really well, it's hard to find this time of year though. It's usually used for landscaping and can be found everywhere in the spring but is usually sold out by now. You might still be able to find some in garden supply stores. Orchid bark also holds moisture very well. This is basically fur bark but it's ground to a finer size so it's easier to work with and I think it looks better. It is a bit more expensive though. Whatever you use, just make sure it contains no ceder or colored dyes.

The only compressed substrates I buy are coconut coir simply because you get your money's worth and it has several uses. Coco hush is best bought uncompressed, as everyone as said. I always spray my cages down mite spray the minute I add a new addition to the cage...baking is unnecessary unless you bought some wild collected samples originally designed for gardening or landscaping.

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Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes

The only compressed substrates I buy are coconut coir simply because you get your money's worth and it has several uses. Coco hush is best bought uncompressed, as everyone as said. I always spray my cages down mite spray the minute I add a new addition to the cage...baking is unnecessary unless you bought some wild collected samples originally designed for gardening or landscaping.

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TY great advice.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

A couple of other options if you want to increase humidity. Cypress mulch holds moisture really well, it's hard to find this time of year though. It's usually used for landscaping and can be found everywhere in the spring but is usually sold out by now. You might still be able to find some in garden supply stores. Orchid bark also holds moisture very well. This is basically fur bark but it's ground to a finer size so it's easier to work with and I think it looks better. It is a bit more expensive though. Whatever you use, just make sure it contains no ceder or colored dyes.

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I saw bags of cypress mulch today where I bought the coco husk

thnx for the advice and infraction. :)

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

thnx for the advice and infraction. :)

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Anytime :cool:

This stuff is awesome & it looks great..my tanks at 88 with a steady humidity of 60 and I haven't even misted yet. I have a barely wett rag on top..think I'm going to switch overo the coco husk once I run out of aspen... I would rather get the humidity down to 50 on the regular though,which I will do

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You can keep it 60 without issue. My tubs stay around 65ish year round, I haven't run into any trouble with that.

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

You can keep it 60 without issue. My tubs stay around 65ish year round, I haven't run into any trouble with that.

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Ok cool,I was wondering if 60 on the reg was too high...tnx

60% humidity on the regular is just about perfect :)