Humidifier for snake room

[DerekD]

So I've done some searches and have not found the answer I was looking for, so my question is, is anyone using humidifiers for their snake rooms?

I have a temp controlled snake room, the temps hover between 80-82 F. The only issue is humidity, it's hovering around 3O% in the room. The snakes are in tubs and I'm able to keep them around 50%, which is fine, but I'm getting a BRB this weekend, so I was hoping to boost the over all humidity in the room, so it's easier for me to keep the humidity in the BRBs tub up. I plan on using moss and moss hides as well as a big water dish, but I'd like the overall in the room to be a bit higher.

So again my question, what, if any, humidifiers are you guys using? I think there are two types, cold mist or warm, I'm wondering if anyone has experience using either style or if anyone has a specific brand or model they like. Thanks!

[bcr229]

You are better off keeping the humidity in the BRB's tub high by reducing ventilation holes, offering a humid hide, putting several shallow, wide water bowls in the tub, and using substrates such as cypress, coco husk, and eco earth in that tub than you are raising humidity in the room.

BTDT, had to do mold remediation to fix it.

[jclaiborne]

I don't use racks, so I rely on my enclosures to maintain the humidity, that being said my post may not be much help, my only thought is if you are going to keep the entire room humid make sure the walls are painted with the gloss paint meant for bathrooms that can take the constant humidity, my primer walls in my garage didn't handle 60% too well, one of my walls actually started to bulge and I am in the middle of ripping out about 10ft of drywall hoping to not find massive amounts of mold, which has put finishing the conversion into a reptile room on hold...

[Eric Alan]

Living in the AZ desert myself, I feel your pain. Here's the humidifier I run in my snake room (hooked up to a Spyder Robotics hygrometer): http://www.laskoproducts.com/9-0-gal...er-model-1128/.

I've been running it for the past several years without issue (always keeping up on preventative maintenance and using DI water to avoid mineral build-up). If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Best regards,
Eric

[Tsanford]

Living in the AZ desert myself, I feel your pain. Here's the humidifier I run in my snake room (hooked up to a Spyder Robotics hygrometer): http://www.laskoproducts.com/9-0-gal...er-model-1128/.

I've been running it for the past several years without issue (always keeping up on preventative maintenance and using DI water to avoid mineral build-up). If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Best regards,
Eric

I use same brand, just a smaller model. Except I bought a 1/4" OD mini float valve and installed it directly in the reservoir. No more filling it twice daily! It's hooked up to an R/O filter for clean water only.

[Eric Alan]

I use same brand, just a smaller model. Except I bought a 1/4" OD mini float valve and installed it directly in the reservoir. No more filling it twice daily! It's hooked up to an R/O filter for clean water only.

Oooooh - fancy! Gotta admit, it's something that's crossed my mind more than a few times too. Just need to put it into action one of these days.

[tbowman]

http://www.holmesproducts.com/humidi...CM3888C-U.html

I purchased this humidifier last winter. I think it's definitely overkill, but without it, humidity in the room will easily fall below 20% during the winter months.

I would actually not recommend anyone purchase this unit, (I purchased it out of desperation and it was something that I could just go buy at walmart) It does a great job while the filters are in good shape, I easily humidify the room to 50% at 82 degrees.

Problem is, the filters only last about four weeks even when I use the water treatment liquid that they sell. And at around 30 dollars, they are very expensive
to replace that often.

[DerekD]

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I think I'll try with out it for the weekend, my new roommate has a small one I could run if need be. I would have no issues if I was just keeping balls, I can maintain 50% with very little issue, but I just want to make sure I can obtain the optimal levels for the baby BRB I've always wanted one since I was a kid, but never felt like I could give it the best care so I've waited a long time. Now that I've finally bought my own place and made my reptile room I want to finally get a BRB and I have an opportunity to this weekend so hopefully everything works out! Thanks again everyone!

[tbowman]

If you are maintaining 50% in the room then you'll have no problem. My tubs stayed consistently in the mid 70% range when I measured them.

[DerekD]

If you are maintaining 50% in the room then you'll have no problem. My tubs stayed consistently in the mid 70% range when I measured them.

Sorry I meant I can keep the tubs with the balls at 50% no problem. The room is around 30%