Humidity help

Ok to keep my humidity between 50-60% i have to spray my tank atleast 5 times a day and i simply cannot be around to spray every couple hours to regulate. At the moment I am using aspen chips which have been in there about 2 weeks. Prior to that i was using jungle earth and after about a week and half that was the same way. So i guess my question is, is there like an automatic mister that i can place on top of my tank that could be hooked up to my hygrometer to mist when it drops below 50%? And if so how much will it cost and where can i find one? If there is something similar to regulate heat that would be nice too, but that has been less of a problem.

Edit: To answer any questions regarding helping trap humidity and heat. I was using some school binders on top to trap it, and recently I have place a towel over the tank, because i read on here that it would make my ball feel more secure since he is in my room.

Hi,


Have you considered trying to set up the tank lid the way it is shown in the Glass tank setup sticky?



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I have considered it yes, but no I have not actually done it. I have read through that sticky a few times for pointers.

are you using a heat lamp.... cause that will kill the humidity. i would use only under tank heaters. also try a bigger water bowl and moving it more on the warm side.

as for the mister they do have them, one called an ultra sonic fogger i think it's made by zoomed. but i heard they are a pain cause you have to keep filling them with water every couple of hours.

i made a homemade humidifier and it has kept humidity up to about 50% and up at all times. they is a DIY for it in the caresheets section of the forum. i would say thats your best hassel-free bet.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

are you using a heat lamp.... cause that will kill the humidity. i would use only under tank heaters. also try a bigger water bowl and moving it more on the warm side.

as for the mister they do have them, one called an ultra sonic fogger i think it's made by zoomed. but i heard they are a pain cause you have to keep filling them with water every couple of hours.

i made a homemade humidifier and it has kept humidity up to about 50% and up at all times. they is a DIY for it in the caresheets section of the forum. i would say thats your best hassel-free bet.

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I am using a heat lamp but it is required to keep the temperature high enough. I will try moving the water bowl maybe to the center closer to the heating pad and see if that helps. I actually have a humidifier already but my problem has been keeping humidity up i dont need to suck anymore humidity from that room.
But i guess the auto mister isnt a good idea because i would still have to be refilling that a few times a day still and wouldnt be any different..that sucks.

My opinion, tape of 3/4's of the top like metioned above, and watch the misting go to twice a day or less. :D

I find that amazing since Florida is always so humid, figured you guys would have no trouble at all keeping humidity up. I was just down there for vacation and the humidity was killer.

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My opinion, tape of 3/4's of the top like metioned above, and watch the misting go to twice a day or less. :D

I find that amazing since Florida is always so humid, figured you guys would have no trouble at all keeping humidity up. I was just down there for vacation and the humidity was killer.

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ya i might be up late trying to do that because i have to go to ocala for business tomorow :cool: not gona be home to monitor the situation. The Jungle earth was really humid at first which before i got my BP i was worried was going to be too humid because it was around 70% and i had my lamp on it tryin to dry it and the humidifier goin then it dried out after bout a week and wasnt much good at holdin humidity.

ok i added the tinfoil (2 layers) but i do not have any ductape so hopefully that will be enough to do the trick. I guess ill find out in the morning though exactly how well it works.

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I am using a heat lamp but it is required to keep the temperature high enough. I will try moving the water bowl maybe to the center closer to the heating pad and see if that helps. I actually have a humidifier already but my problem has been keeping humidity up i dont need to suck anymore humidity from that room.
But i guess the auto mister isnt a good idea because i would still have to be refilling that a few times a day still and wouldnt be any different..that sucks.

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a humidifier won't suck humidity out it will add more. here is a like to what i made and it keeps my humidity consistant 90% of the time. (i also have most of my screen top covered)

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=53

this is for the humidifier, i will try and get a picture of what i did but basicly i poked a hole in the corner of the screen top lid and put some tubing through it, so it's like a little hose spraying humidity (not water) into the tank. hope this helps ya.

I don't quite get how that DIY humidfier works. How is it regulated and whats the output adn such?
I'd like to have one for when I go on vacation and can't get anyone to watch my ball for me.

Ok So last night i added the tinfoil (no ductape, i just used typical clear houstape to tape it down) woke up this morning and humidity was at 59%. It actually stayed steady. After being gone from 8am-930pm, my humidity had only dropped to 50%. Definately a big difference. I did still have the towel over the tank so that added an extra layer that also covered the non tinfoiled area. Definately worked a lot better than just usingb binders, and what not.

Good job, your snake will be much happier. By the way, I remember in a previous thread you said he hasnt eaten yet any update on that?

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I don't quite get how that DIY humidfier works. How is it regulated and whats the output adn such?
I'd like to have one for when I go on vacation and can't get anyone to watch my ball for me.

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Swap to a tub for a week

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

Swap to a tub for a week

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I'm now a firm believer in tubs because of the humidity issue! :rockon: lol

I've set up 3 tanks using the info in the "sticky".

My BP has a 75W night time bulb over his water bowl to evaporate it. Humidity is in the 50's, never mist, except when shedding, even then only twice a day to keep it 70-80%.

My BRB is in a 29G (tall 20 long) with 2 UTH's; 1 on the warm side and another under the water bowl. Humidity is in the 70's all the time without misting.

My only concern is, is there enough ventilation when you cover 80-90% of the top?? I guess the heat rising has to be drawing in fresh air, but does that fresh air get down to the snake??

Feeding day is supposed to be Monday and he did not eat. Hopefully the lack of the drastic humidity fluctuations will be the difference next week. I am still keeping the towel over his tank to give him his privacy. One question about that method though, Does the 24 hr darkness mess with him? I figure since they like dark places anyways that he would prefer life that way, but hey I dont have much experience with snakes. Also would you suggest maybe trying the brown bag trick?

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Also would you suggest maybe trying the brown bag trick?

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I'm going to try that soon. I've got 3 out of 4 snakes on hunger strikes (5-6 weeks). Only the BP is eat good.

How long should they be left in the bag???

A trick that I used once -- take a small aquarium air pump (10gal) and put a stone on the end. Stick the stone in the water bowl (or cup of water) and let it purr away. The water will bubble out onto the aspen creating a sorta wet environment around the cup and it will dramatically change the humidity of your setup. You will have to make sure that there is enough water in the cup/bowl to last the time that you are away.

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Originally Posted by Phanpy

I don't quite get how that DIY humidfier works. How is it regulated and whats the output adn such?
I'd like to have one for when I go on vacation and can't get anyone to watch my ball for me.

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I do use one. keeps my 30 gallon tank about 58 to 60 percent always. I do use a 1/2 gallon jar instead of the Gatoraid bottle shown in the instructions.

i use a gatoraide bottle and it works good for my 20 gal. i fill it maybe once every 2-3 weeks, usually when cleaning time.

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Originally Posted by AkivaSmith

A trick that I used once -- take a small aquarium air pump (10gal) and put a stone on the end. Stick the stone in the water bowl (or cup of water) and let it purr away. The water will bubble out onto the aspen creating a sorta wet environment around the cup and it will dramatically change the humidity of your setup. You will have to make sure that there is enough water in the cup/bowl to last the time that you are away.

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wouldn't the bubbles scare a shy lil ball python away from his source of water. i don't know if that is such a good idea.

i keep the air pump, which makes alot of vibrations, on the carpeted floor next to the stand my tank is on. this way there are no vibrations or noises to affect my ball.