humidity

yeah i have a h3 cage by cagesbydesigh and im having trouble with humidity what should i do??

Well, what kind of trouble? What are your current readings and how are you checking them?

Lots of posts on here regarding ideas for uping the humidity.

What is your substrate? What are your temps?

ambient temp is 85 and hotspot is around 92-95 (this is for my boa) im using coconut fiber as a bedding everything is sealed off except for two vents

the coconut fiber just wont hold any mositure

Personally, I mist like crazy, several times a day, all winter long.

i do i saturate the bedding i have a 100watt blub right now im about to put a 75 watt and see if anything changes

they cage i built out of MDF is good at holding humidity in its really good only thing is you have to paint it with water resistant paint or it soak into the mdf and make it swell up i did a primer coat then used rustoluem stone textured paint

Try some spagnum moss or natural sea sponges

he has a big tub or water should i put another with moss in it?

a tub\bowl of water won't help much. Put it over the UTH or under the heat lamp and that will help a little...

Try making some kind of humidity box.

I use a mesh pencil holder and stuff it full of aspen or moss. Soak that in warm water for several minute, drain, and put in the tank. Lasts at least a week for me and keeps humidity around 60%. I just cover more of my screen and get 80% during shed. You can also try a plastic tub\bowl with lid. Like a butter\margerine tub. Stuff it full of aspen or moss. Poke holes ALL OVER, and soak it in warm water in the sink for a few minutes. Drain, and put in tank.

UTH will work better than the lamps for keeping humidity right. But if your setup does not allow for that, you gotta do what you gotta do...

i spreaded out moss and mixed with the coconut fiber bedding and moisten it i haven't seen a change yet. humidity is about 40%

on top of the cage where to domes go there are big cut outs i got some foil and made a big square and cut out circules for the light to go through and the humidity came up a little more. but i would have to say that MDF i used for my other cage really holds in heat and humidity im thinking of saleing my cagesbydesign cage and build my boa a new bigger cage. Hes comeing close to 6feet now and i got him less than a year ago and he was 18" long

Looking at the cagesbydesign.com web site I'm guessing your cage measures 72"H x 96"L x 48"D. That's a lot of air to saturate using ground substrate alone. If you cage is in a room with AC then you are pretty much always going to have humidity issues, especially at this time of year. AC wrecks humidity levels. If your humidity is at 40% then I would try multiple things in concert (several of which have already been suggested).

1. I'm a big fan of cypress mulch so I would use a thick bed of that. Keep it nicely saturated (but not soaked). You will need to keep adding water to it as it dries out. Cyrpress mulch can look dry on top while still being pretty moist in the lower layers so stirring it up every now and then won't hurt either.
2. I would also place a large bowl of water over a belly heat source to further add moisture to the air.
3. Consider manually misting daily or splurging for a programmable misting system.
4. Minimize the number and size of air holes/vents.

You should also double-check the location of your humidity monitor as well as the quality of the monitor. Make sure that it's giving you good information.

Regards,

my cage is 4x2x2

Bulbs really suck the humidity out of the air, especially on a cage with a mesh top. Is the any way to switch over to UTH?

i have a sealed top and i make it where dome fit perfectly in the whole that i cut out and then useing a router bit i put a 3/16 lip for the lamp to sit on. the last cage i built that was 4x2x2 held humidity really good

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...c/IMG00177.jpg


vent on the top left corner (my hot spot) i have another vent on the lower right hand side (cool spot) this keeps fresh air in the cage.
Cause like you said Heat rises. on the cool side vent you can feel the air coming in and on the hot spot you can feel the air coming out of the cage and i have had great luck with humidity levels with one i built

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...c/IMG00179.jpg

Zombie&lemons
I was having the same problem with humidity a while back. The temperature outside had dropped pretty low and the heater was running nonstop. The humidity in my apartment dropped really low and I was having difficulty keeping the snakes humid enough. Someone here suggested a warm air humidifier to bring up the room humidity. If the room humidity at your place is less then say around 40%, you may want to try this. It has worked for me. Now when I add damp moss to the enclosures I actually can see a difference on the hygrometers. Hope this helps.