Having husbandry trouble with new T8. Advice and help appreciated!

[littlemaxbigworld]

The T8 is routed for heat tape if needed.

What is the temp in the middle of the T8?


Good luck!

A solid like 85 or so. A good middle ground.

[littlemaxbigworld]

I'm suspecting your RHP is too small. What size RHP panel are you running? For example I'm running a 80 watt Reptile Basics RHP in my T8 and it's set at 82F. My cool side never drops below 80 even at 60 degree temps. With that said, the panel takes half of the enclosure.

In regards to humidity, coconut husk should fix this problem. My humidity runs around 46% once it fully dries out. Even though I get perfect sheds most of the time, I still try to mist if I see one of the BPs is starting going into shed.

A PH3 75-Watt. Her temps have gotten better since I rearranged my room a little, moved the AC unit to be facing the corner of my bed so it’s basically facing entirely away from her and that’s helped quite a bit. It wasn’t on her in the first place but I think having it head the entirely opposite direction gives the cold air time to sink more in the room before it circulates more towards her tank.

I’ll have to give that substrate a try! Hopefully it helps. Like the post below says, the humidity is surprising because I live in Oregon and it isn’t very dry here and I’m wondering if her hygrometers are off. It seems strange.

[littlemaxbigworld]

That humidity is very surprising to me. Oregon isnt exactly a dry place and RHP's don't really eat humidity. I'm in Texas and my room humidity is 55%. Are you running any fans near the enclosure?

Right? I had the same thought. I’m wondering if her hygrometers are just not reading properly. I have my AC unit in my room (it’s one of the standing floor ones with the tube in the window) and it’s facing the opposite way of her so there’s no drafts near her. I’m wondering if that AC unit maybe also acts as a dehumidifier a little bit when it’s pulling the air into the unit to turn it into the life-saving cold air I love.

[Waterman]

Right? I had the same thought. I’m wondering if her hygrometers are just not reading properly. I have my AC unit in my room (it’s one of the standing floor ones with the tube in the window) and it’s facing the opposite way of her so there’s no drafts near her. I’m wondering if that AC unit maybe also acts as a dehumidifier a little bit when it’s pulling the air into the unit to turn it into the life-saving cold air I love.

Air conditioner will dry out the air as well as forced air heat (furnace)

[littlemaxbigworld]

Air conditioner will dry out the air as well as forced air heat (furnace)

That’s what I started guessing, too. Luckily we have central gas heating so when it’s cold it’s not hard to manage her humidity, but I’ll just have to be extra diligent when I have to use my AC which luckily isn’t for much of the year.