question bout humidity

i was wondering if you could put one of those things for a fish tank, like the air bubble things inside your snakes water bowl to make it more humid, would it work ??

Yes, people have benn known to use air stones in their water dishes to up the humidity. You have to secure it or the snake will move it around, though.

hey i never knew that but would it hurt the bp if it was in the water bowl or wouldn't it like scare him or what ever? if not i am about to put it in because i am really tired of spraying every hour. the humidity drops just as fast as it rises. :mad:

An alternative is the Tropic Air humidifier, which you hook up to an aquarium-style air pump.

I've tried the Tropic-Aire and it works great. Just be sure to buy an air pump rated for a larger tank than what you have.

But with glass tanks and screen lids, by far the easiest solution is to cover with damp towels and/or duct tape (outside top of screen lid). Also I've heard using Bed-a-Beast substrate does wonders for humidity - plus you can feed on it and it looks natural.

we use a large water dish on top of the undertank heat pad..cover 3/4 to 1/2 the top of a 20g long tank with a glass cover(sometimes!) and Lucy has never had a bad shed...humidity seems to hover around 50% if you can believe the gauge.

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Originally Posted by Tigergenesis

cover with damp towels and/or duct tape (outside top of screen lid).

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could you put the towels in the tank or is that not a good idea??

I would put some money away for a tropicaire just follow the wise advice of TG - an air stone would probably be fine to use in the water bowl but I could also see it frightening the BP out of drinking (possibly).

I've not tried the towels inside the tank - the humidity goes up just fine on top of the screen top.

Have you tried a humid hide? It would be all you need - if your snake will use it. My bp won't, that's why I use the Tropic-Aire and the damp towel methods.

I also use the tropicaire and would recomend it to anyone. It cured my humidity probs right away.It actually got too humid....had to revamp my lid.

I have a big humidity problem...And I heard that plastic wrap stuff wrapped over the top would work. And it does..Only I have to spray a bunch. Do the towels work better? By the way, I'm new. So hi. n_n;

If you use the damp towels you shouldn't have to spray - at least I don't. I just rewet the towels 1-2 times a day.

welcome napoleon! there are better ways to raise the humidity other than constant misting, most of which have already been mentioned. humid hide, humidifier, the tropic aire system, damp towels, etc. all of these will keep you from having to constantly monitor and adjust by misting.

Be aware, though, that if you do use the towels, it's just like using sponges inside the tank -- they are great breeding grounds for bacteria and need to be cleaned thoroughly and often. You should not, for example, keep the same towel on top of the tank all the time and just let it dry and re-wet it. If you change towels daily or so, it should be fine.

Excellenat points Marla - thanks for mentioning them. :)

Thanks, TG. :) It just had occurred to me that someone thinks to warn about that every time we discuss sponges, but I don't really see it brought up when towels are mentioned. It might be obvious to one person but overlooked by another.

I use an air stone in my boa enclosure. It works well. I have a large bowl and keep it at the far edge and he doesnt seem to have a problem drinking from it.

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Thanks, TG. :) It just had occurred to me that someone thinks to warn about that every time we discuss sponges, but I don't really see it brought up when towels are mentioned. It might be obvious to one person but overlooked by another.

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You are certainly right. At times I forget to add my usual 'warnings', etc to suggestions (like make sure the duct tape is on the top outside of the lid not inside the tank). Sometimes we do also overlook what might be obvious to us. :)

Okay, I'll try the towels. Thanks!

Let me know how it goes. :)

This is a really good post some good advice