Humidity???

What is the best Humidity range for a BP? I just found this forum a few days ago and have learned so much. I live in a higher humidity area and i'm not sure how much is too much!!


Thanks for all the tips on set up and maintnance you guys have posted, it is truly apprecicated.

On another note, I also have a Common Nile Monitor, who is less than 1 year, very nervous creature. If anyone has info would love to learn more.

Thanks

50-60% during the normal days and upto 70% during shed.

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Originally Posted by luluizzi

What is the best Humidity range for a BP? I just found this forum a few days ago and have learned so much. I live in a higher humidity area and i'm not sure how much is too much!!


Thanks for all the tips on set up and maintnance you guys have posted, it is truly apprecicated.

On another note, I also have a Common Nile Monitor, who is less than 1 year, very nervous creature. If anyone has info would love to learn more.

Thanks

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Between 50-60% and some people go to around 65-70% during shed. I keep mine in the 50-60 range and it is about to shed for the first time in this range(last time was the first and i was having humidity problems). My boa shed in the 50-60 range and had a perfect shed

Well as if now its sorta higher, is that safe? It is around 80% @79 degrees???

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Well as if now its sorta higher, is that safe? It is around 80% @79 degrees???

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Not good. Drill some holes or get some sort of vents. Are you ambient temps @ 79*? What are you using to measure temps? You need your hot surface temps to be about 90* and your cool side around 80* with ambient temps(air temp) around 85

Ok, new @ this ... i got the temp up and the humidity down ambient is @ 86 hum @ 55. I am actually looking into a regulator ??? (any sugesstions) right now i'm using just what i could get my hands on locally. which is a Flukers digital suck on wall, not so good, but i'm tring. I just modified her "tank" with new substrait and am tring to make her as comfortable as possiable.. any more sugestions?? Thank you so much!

Pics would be nice :)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/4/0/8/6/004.jpg

It's a start!! ??

sure sure...What kind of bedding are you using?

Find a wal-mart and around the outdoor section (normally around the paint section), pick yourself up an acurite digital thermometer. It has a probe that you can put on the warm end, and then put the thermometer itself on the cool end. It also measures humidity....it's a great little product for like 12 bucks...I'd say 90% of ppl use them. They're excellent for a quick look to see how warm/cool/humid your tank is.

Your setup is looking like a good start. I'm gonna assume a couple of things based on the picture and what it looks like:


One...standard glass tank with a screen top? It looks like the screen is at least partially covered with a towel? If you remove that cover, it will allow for more airflow, which will help reduce the humidity level.

Two...that substrate looks like the shredded cocunut husk (Bed-a-Beast, Ecoearth, or whatnot), which is a good one to use. However, when you first prepare it, it soaks up a LOT of water and can take a long time to dry out completely...and that also may be contributing to your excessive humidity. Again, removing that cover and allowing some air to circulate will help dry that out some. Also, if you stir it around with your fingers once or twice a day to bring up the moister stuff on the bottom and expose it to air, it'll dry faster.

And of course, as Nate already mentioned...getting an accurate digital thermometer/hygrometer in there will help you learn exactly what your environment is like, and that will dictate what more steps need to be taken to make it perfect.

Welcome aboard! :handshake:

Oh, and one more thing comes to mind about humidity and that picture....it looks like you're using waterbowls as hides. (Which works great....I know from personal experience. ;) ) If both of those bowls have water in them, that will also raise the humidity. Just keep water in one...if you're not already doing that.

Yes it is Bed-A-Beast. I actually remodeled recently after viewing your set up i believe Judy. There is only water in one bowl and smooth rocks in the other for weight, she seems to like..hasn't peeked out since she got in there. Re the screen top i used the foil and tape concept...seems to be working .. i turned to lamp on and now the temps are 90 ambient and humidity is @ 50. Thanks for the thermometer tip, will do. But any of you guys have suggestion for a decent/good regulator for the UHC. I plan on getting a ceramic emmitter and a moon light instead if the heat lamp??? Again thanks

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Originally Posted by luluizzi

Yes it is Bed-A-Beast. I actually remodeled recently after viewing your set up i believe Judy. There is only water in one bowl and smooth rocks in the other for weight, she seems to like..hasn't peeked out since she got in there. Re the screen top i used the foil and tape concept...seems to be working .. i turned to lamp on and now the temps are 90 ambient and humidity is @ 50. Thanks for the thermometer tip, will do. But any of you guys have suggestion for a decent/good regulator for the UHC. I plan on getting a ceramic emmitter and a moon light instead if the heat lamp??? Again thanks

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Sounds like you're getting things figured out. :) To regulate a heat source...the ideal method is a reliable thermostat. You can find one at http://www.mgreptiles.com/ or a variety of other online suppliers. I recommend the Johnson t-stat for a basic, single-cage setup. But if that is too expensive, then you can go to the hardware store and pick up a lamp dimmer. It's like a dimmer switch you'd find on a wall, but it's meant to be used for table lamps...you just plug the cord into it and slide the dimmer switch. You just have to monitor that kind of control a LOT more because it won't self-regulate when the room temps change.

Awesome, thanks for the link, i looked @ that one i may have to invest soon. Thanks