Does this sound right?

My hygrometers are telling me that the humidity in my enclosures is 57% in one and 55% in the other, of course i expect it to be a little different even though the enclosures are right next to each other. My question is, do those levels sound right? I have my snakes on aspen, in a glass tank with a screen lid. I dont think this is right because the humidity outside is 59% right at this moment, and i suppose that inside a house the humidity would not be almost the same. I have accurite thermometer/hygrometers with probe

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The Acurites are often off by 2~3%, and the difference is no biggie at all, even if they were accurate. I think you could just see it as "55~60%" in the enclosures, and that's all good. :)

That sounds right to me.... remember there will always be a slight difference in each unit/thermometer ect..
Those numbers are good and thats whats important [emoji1360]
Even with Heat a 3 degree window with thermometers are what to expect..



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Originally Posted by redshepherd

The Acurites are often off by 2~3%, and the difference is no biggie at all, even if they were accurate. I think you could just see it as "55~60%" in the enclosures, and that's all good. :)

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But im thinking if thats accurate even remotely, is it normal that the humidity outside the house is the same as inside? I used to cover half of the lid with a damp towel before i got the accurites, but now i totally took that off.

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Its weird, now theyre down to 52% and 54%

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Do you have a bulb? Could be casuing the slight humidity drop. Thats my guess lol

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Originally Posted by KingNoFace

Do you have a bulb? Could be casuing the slight humidity drop. Thats my guess lol

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Not at all, now they are at 48 and 51. Its weird because the cool side and hot side temp that they show is perfect (i double check with my temp gun) im thinking i should just wait a little more until it settles and then play with the damp towel until i get it around 60%

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Has this just recently happened? I noticed I had a problem keeping the humidity up in my BP tank because my furnace had made the upstairs of my house very dry. I got a humidified and it seemed to change things a lot.

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Has this just recently happened? I noticed I had a problem keeping the humidity up in my BP tank because my furnace had made the upstairs of my house very dry. I got a humidified and it seemed to change things a lot.

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I mean i barely got them last week, and i always had bad sheds before i started to use a damp towel on the lid. Now they are at 45 and 49

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I noticed you said the humidity in your house is pretty high, So I don't think the furnace would be the case. What type of bedding are you keeping them on? do you have a moist hide?

Right at this moment the humidity outside is 65%, and it looks like the tanks settled at 48 and 52, its aspen, but i moved the aspen around the accurites, bc i thought it might be messing up the readings on humidity

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If you have ball pythons I would ditch the aspen and use a substrate that holds humidity better. This is what I use and it works great. Maybe that will help you hold humidity better.

https://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Pla.../dp/B001CY4ELE

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Originally Posted by KingNoFace

If you have ball pythons I would ditch the aspen and use a substrate that holds humidity better. This is what I use and it works great. Maybe that will help you hold humidity better.

https://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Pla.../dp/B001CY4ELE

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Well, to increase humidity i just have to put the damp towel on the lid, i had my first perfect shed like that before i had the accurites, but i must say, that substrate does look nice. Apparently my hunidity has settled in 47 and 50, so lets say its between 45 and 50, should i aim for 57 and 60? Due to the fact that they are 3-4 degrees off each other

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57-60 would be perfect for your ball pythons. The damp towel trick always worked for me too when I was having troubles. Some people also add a larger water bowl. Not too big tho. Just enough to help boost humidity. You can also add a moist hide or a Tupperware bowl filled with moss that your snake to climb in. I usually mist my BP twice a day just to keep humidity up.

Now its 46 and 49. Im washing the towels i use for them, but as soon as theyre out, i will put them on just like i used to, and move them until i reach the level i want (57 and 60) and of course, for shedding it will be 67-70

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Whatever works for you man :) there are many different ways and preferred methods.

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Whatever works for you man :) there are many different ways and preferred methods.

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If it keeps the humidity up, i'll do it eventhough i dont like the towels on top of the cages lol but it definetly beats tin foil

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as long as they have enough room to breathe, you should be good haha. Screen tops are notorious for being pesky to keep humidity in.

Yea i leave the part on the cool side uncovered, that way it reatins humidity and heat as well

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