Sponge for humidity?

[Gkwon]

Is it okay to have a wet sponge in the tank if you have lamp over the tank to increase humidity? I have a sponge for hermit crabs in my tank and I wet it everyday.

[2kdime]

Those are breeding grounds for bacteria. Ever picked one up in the kitchen that smelled funky?

Why not just give him/her a bigger water bowl?

Move the water under/over the heat source?

Foil/tape up 3/4 of your tank lid?

[Neal]

Those are breeding grounds for bacteria. Ever picked one up in the kitchen that smelled funky?

Why not just give him/her a bigger water bowl?

Move the water under/over the heat source?

Foil/tape up 3/4 of your tank lid?

I wouldn't move the water source under the heat source, and not directly over. Put it like half & half. Reason being is would you prefer hot water or cool water to drink and soak in?

[2kdime]

What does the snake prefer? Do we really know?

Lots of people implement this kind of strategy to raise or lower they're humidity for they're animals.

I myself have my water on the cool side, I use a big enough water bowl to maintain the levels I want.

I wouldn't move the water source under the heat source, and not directly over. Put it like half & half. Reason being is would you prefer hot water or cool water to drink and soak in?

[Neal]

I also use a very big water bowl, but I keep it more towards the cool side and I always check the temps of it. Anything prefers cool water over hot water, any animal. When I say cool I mean temps in the high 70's, mid 80s. Not trying to make you look bad or anything, I was just correcting your advice. Putting a bigger water bowl would raise it, then misting the cage would also help. The reason he is having humidity issues in the first place is because he's using a over tank heater, and that zaps humidity, switching to flex-watt tape or a big enough UTH with a stable room temperature would fix it.

[2kdime]

True True.

I guess I should have recommended one method over another.

I also use a very big water bowl, but I keep it more towards the cool side and I always check the temps of it. Anything prefers cool water over hot water, any animal. When I say cool I mean temps in the high 70's, mid 80s. Not trying to make you look bad or anything, I was just correcting your advice. Putting a bigger water bowl would raise it, then misting the cage would also help. The reason he is having humidity issues in the first place is because he's using a over tank heater, and that zaps humidity, switching to flex-watt tape or a big enough UTH with a stable room temperature would fix it.

[llovelace]

The natural sea sponge is the one to use inside your enclosure, not kitchen sponges.

[Neal]

Nah, it's not like that. Everybody has different ways they do things. You, me, and everybody else on here. What I find funny is people think if they get a reptile it has the least maintenance, and that's the total opposite. I find myself always checking temps, humidity, spot cleaning, and so on. You're method is probably accurate because if you really think about it who has a lamp/bulb powerful enough to heat that water past 85-86 degrees, especially if the ambient tank temperature is under 90.