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    Would wrapping towels around 3 of the tank walls help with insulation? Would cardboard or something else work better? I imagine covering most of the screen top with something would help with humidity and heat, but what material would be best to do this? A towel?

    Is there a better way to insulate a glass tank for increased heat retention and humidity?

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    you could use 3/4 foamboard found at hardware stores. is the tank in a room that you could heat up a little with a space heater. i don't mean 90 deg. just 75-78 deg.?


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    I guess I could, but how much electricity do those things use?

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    some use 500 , 750 or 1500 watts. the 750 and 1500 watt ones are common. how big is the room or area the tank is in? some have a high and low heat settings. try to think outside the box, by making the area outside of the tank more stable it will help you to regulate the tank easier.

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    Cardboard, foamboard, or any similar material would work around the sides of the tank. Try covering the screen top with clear contact paper applied to the outside of the screen. If you use an overhead lamp for heat, you can cut a hole in the contact paper for it. However, overhead lamps are notorious for sucking the humidity out of an enclosure. If at all possible, you want to heat the enclosure with an undertank heat pad. Some people have used one pad on the warm side set on high and another pad on the cool side set on low. Certain substrates, such as ReptiBark or cypress mulch can help maintain humidity levels. Although paper towels and newspaper make cleaning really easy, they don't do much for humidity.

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    Thanks for the replies. Is there any controversy regarding whether ReptiBark is potentially harmful or not? I think I remember someone saying that it's dusty and can cause respiratory problems. How about cypress mulch? Both 100% safe for balls?

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    wait i before we get totally off topic here what was that a bout the insulating? i didnt understand it
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    I want to put something up against the outside of the tank walls to keep the heat from escaping through the glass. Also, I want to put something over part of the screen top to keep the humidity up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guitrage
    Is there any controversy regarding whether ReptiBark is potentially harmful or not? I think I remember someone saying that it's dusty and can cause respiratory problems. How about cypress mulch? Both 100% safe for balls?
    I haven't heard anything about ReptiBark being potentially harmful. I'm pretty sure it's just overpriced cypress mulch. And as for cypress mulch, it is quite safe and has been recommended, I believe, by KLG from NERD.

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