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Humidity
Of course it's easy to keep the humidity up in a rubbermaid, however, what does everyone use to keep the percentages in the right range in a fairly large aquarium?
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I've got my bp in a 20 gal tank. I use coconut fiber substrate and a water dish large enough for him to soak in and that seems to do the trick. I only have to mist once a week. Pretty good for the middle of a MI winter.
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I have a 50 Gallon tank (35x18x18) and despite what I do, I have to mist at a very minimum of three times a day to keep it at OK levels.. 5-6 times if I want to to be around 55%.
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Re: Humidity
Originally Posted by zelda
I have a 50 Gallon tank (35x18x18) and despite what I do, I have to mist at a very minimum of three times a day to keep it at OK levels.. 5-6 times if I want to to be around 55%.
I hate to say it, and I know it's not very helpful, but I think you're fighting a losing battle there.
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Nothing, I have a two tanks and with water bowl size and placement and deep cool side substrate (coco coir) I don't need to mist at all. I hold 55-65% (calibrated hygrometers) The room reads 20% so that is quite good, the top is mostly open but for a air dam that I had.
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reptifogger when hes about to shed. (cloudy eyes is the sign for me)
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The only thing that I can see working well is either piping mist into the tank from a humidifier or using a high output humidifier to boost the humidity in the whole room.
~Aaron
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1.0 Siberian Husky (Picard)
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I have a 60gal, and two 40 gals. The 60 has a 10 year old bp that i noticed starts sneezing when the coco husk would dry out, so i've been switching to other stuff, tried aspin (stinky when wet!) and it was hard to tell when he'd peed, so i'd put more water in and then it would spread everywhere. Now he's trying out sanichips, and seems to be doing bettter. He's got a huge water dish, but i still have to pour water in there daily.
The 40gals have coco husk, and i pour water in...when one spot dries out, i pour water there, and let the other side get a little dry, then water there. They have had nice happy sheds, all of them. The big guy is smart enough to get into his water dish though if he's not feelin' it!
14 snakes, 12 bugs, 1 skink, 1 frog, 2 dogs, and tons of fresh and saltwater fish. I've also begun snake rescue. What a ride!
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My opinion only..snakes should never be kept in an aquarium..aquariums are not built for snakes period. Use tubs or an appropriate enclosure such as AP'a, Boaphiles ect
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Well yesterday I put in some extra moist moss on her cool side, and a damp towel on half of the top of her cage (on top of the screen, under the plastic that I usually use to cover). Today the humidity seemed to be lasting much better.
The only complication is that there are nights that I am not home. I would love an automatic mister or fogger for those nights, but they are a little pricey.
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