DIY Misting?

Anyone have anything? I'd like to make my own misting system for my 55g (separated cage).

My misting system is spray bottle and hand :)

I know... but can't always be here. And that gets old! :D
I know there are systems out there for automated misting...
Anyone

What species are you misting here?

Balls... don't need much. A couple/few times a day seems to suffice

You should just get a tub or cut off some of the ventilation you currently have, that you shouldn't need to mist more than a couple of times a month at most. I thought you were talking about a chameleon or something.

Well I use a lamp for the main heat source (also have a uth on the side) and it lowers the humidity. And it's in 3/5 of a tall 55g (split it to keep 2 snakes) It'll maintain over 40 with no misting (here in the SE) but I like to spritz it a couple times here and there to make it mid-late 50's. I figure there was a DIY setup to spritz it a time or so a day....

Here's a pic

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...ma279/Tank.jpg

I think that anything other than hand misting or maybe a pond fogger on a timer would make it too wet. Can you get away with using the UTH as the heat source?

Nope.. this thing is very tall and thick glass. I keep my AC around 70-72 here in the south. The current uth barely makes a temp difference. It's got a 100w heat bulb and it maintains high 80's ambient with the UTH on the side by the hide. I let it drop at night on a cycle... stays around 76-78 for around 9 hours at night.
I want to eventually go with a small rack setup (hoping to PU a couple at Repticon this weekend). This thing is too big, heavy and hard to heat.

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Originally Posted by karma279

This thing is too big, heavy and hard to heat.

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You nailed it. :)

Yeah I know :)
But damn it looks cool....
May slap on a bigger UTH and see what happens. May look into a pond fogger...

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Originally Posted by karma279

Anyone have anything? I'd like to make my own misting system for my 55g (separated cage).

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Lay a damp towel ontop of the tank you'll stay in the 50% range all day.

Misting is a bandaid for a bad set-up. I know it looks cool but the bottom line is you can either have a set-up that requires no misting (like a twenty gallon long with a plexiglass cover, or a tub), or mist forever. Just my .02

It is totally possible to have a 55 gallon tank with no misting needed. And it isnt even that hard to do either. wether or not that is the right size tank for your snake is a different story.

The easy setup: Cover entire top of tank with foil, then tape (on outside of course) leaving only a hole for the CHE. Put the CHE towards the cool side of the tank. Put a UTH under the warm side. Use a UTH equal to 1/3 the size of the tank.

Set the UTH up on a dimmer switch or thermostat, and get it set to 90 degrees. Put the CHE on a thermostat. Put the thermostat probe in the cool side corner and set it to 80 degrees. Use newspaper as substrate. Put large ceramic dog water bowl in middle of the tank. Put identical hides on each side of the tank. You are done.

Results will be a warm side at 90 degrees, a cool side at 80 degrees and humidity at 55-60% without ever misting.