Misting

my BP is entering his shedding stage. i was jus wondering how i could keep the humidity up. and i wasnt sure if misting was ok bcuz i have newspaer as the substrate. is it ok?

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Originally Posted by Dakingpin714

my BP is entering his shedding stage. i was jus wondering how i could keep the humidity up. and i wasnt sure if misting was ok bcuz i have newspaer as the substrate. is it ok?

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I use news paper also. Depending on the set up you can just mist the paper and change it when they shed or do like I do and put some aspen under their hide and just mist that. I gives then the option to move to a dry place if they wish but the hide hold the humidity great.

hope this helps

ima try the aspen under the hide boxes. dats a good idea

Misting newspaper is perfectly ok.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

Misting newspaper is perfectly ok.

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how about reptile carpet? The vet recommended that I switch to it, but I've worried about it getting and staying wet in there!

I'd argue that newspaper is cleaner than carpet just based on the sole fact that newspaper is thrown away each time it is soiled and replaced with new, clean paper. Carpet would need to be washed and sterilized every time it is soiled. Just a lot of extra effort, with the only real benefits being aesthetic ones.

Water tends to pool on the floor of the tank below the carpet, as opposed to newspaper that absorbs it.

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Originally Posted by elevatethis

I'd argue that newspaper is cleaner than carpet just based on the sole fact that newspaper is thrown away each time it is soiled and replaced with new, clean paper. Carpet would need to be washed and sterilized every time it is soiled. Just a lot of extra effort, with the only real benefits being aesthetic ones.

Water tends to pool on the floor of the tank below the carpet, as opposed to newspaper that absorbs it.

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I did get 2 carpets and planned to swap and sterilize weekly... but I'll be on the look out for the water pools! You'd think they'd make the carpet knowing that it was going to get wet!

thanks for your input!

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Originally Posted by gibbrishclown

I did get 2 carpets and planned to swap and sterilize weekly... but I'll be on the look out for the water pools! You'd think they'd make the carpet knowing that it was going to get wet!

thanks for your input!

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Carpet also makes it harder to maintain humidity.

I usually mist the sides, and top of the enclosure, and the tops of the hides. it's ok to mist the newspaper if you want, just don't soak it :)


I also mist a little several times a day rather than a bunch all at once.

oh and congrats on the shed! hope it's a nice one :carrot:

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Carpet also makes it harder to maintain humidity.

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:oops: I get differing info from everywhere... I also bought a UVB lamp at the suggestion of the vet... people here told me to find a new vet... the good news is that my humidity is set and stable so far, but I'll know to look into changing my substrate if that changes! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by gibbrishclown

:oops: I get differing info from everywhere... I also bought a UVB lamp at the suggestion of the vet... people here told me to find a new vet... the good news is that my humidity is set and stable so far, but I'll know to look into changing my substrate if that changes! Thanks!

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yea you can maintain proper humidity with carpet its just some people find it harder and requiring more maintenance than a more absorbent substrate.

Glad I could help

A vet that suggests UVB exposure for a nocturnal creature is a real boner and shouldn't get another penny from you for his 'services.'

There's so many different kinds of carpet that its hard to say that one "makes it harder to maintain humidity" than the other. The fact of the matter is that the difference is really negligible and depends much more on the type of heating and enclosure that you have. A glass tank with newspaper is going to be just as dry as a glass tank with carpet, and a plastic tub with newspaper is going to be just as humid as a plastic tub with carpet.