Humidity temperature?

[klcanales92]

Hey all!

Just picked up my BP today ! Well, I bought my tank first to see how it heated up to the right temperatures and all. I bought the tank, zoo med heat pad, zilla thermostat, and a ceremic emitter. after all the research done i got the temps right I believe. inside the the "cave" with the t-stat I have it set to 88'F. Hot side is around 88-90'F and cold it's 80-85F. but the humidity is is around 40.?? I read couple websites and said to make less air flow and add more water. so I did, I covered the other half where the lamp is at and added another bowl, so then jumped to 50-55 but now it's back at 40. What am I doing wrong? anything I can do?

TIA! Kevin.

[klcanales92]

Now at 35.

[KMG]

Glass tanks just don't hold it well. The trick I use is keeping moss in the hides. I mist it every so often during non shed periods and keep it damp during a shed. Doing this creates a higher humidity level in the hide and since that is where your snake stays most of the time it gets alot from it.

Watch the Zilla tstat. They are not very good and are prone to breaking. I Would check out another tstat and return the Zilla or keep it for a emergency spare.

[KMG]

Check out this thread.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-a-thermostat

[klcanales92]

Check out this thread.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-a-thermostat

Thanks a lot!! I might just order that. I'm gonna go to a pet store(not petco pet smart or any of those) there's a shop that's been close by for quite some time and Ima see what best product they offer. what ever they offer I'll post up here and search it. thanks!

Any other ways for more humidity will be appreciated.

[KMG]

I covered most of the screen top and added a larger wide water bowl but it still will not stay where you need it. Using the moss I have always had perfect sheds and don't worry about the tank humidity as much. I do still mist the tank but this is more for the live plants. Using cypress mulch will help too. It holds moisture well and turns golden yellow when its dry.

[Raven01]

Unlike most people I have no issue at all with glass tanks and humidity.
But, I think I might be spending a bit more on substrate than other people.
I use repti-bark and coconut husk mixed. The cococnut hold moisture and helps boost humidity without going mouldy and can still be spot cleaned.
I have yet to find a product here similar to the Kritters-Krumble cubes of coconut in Canada, hopefully I will have better luck at the Expo on Sunday.
Shredded coconut is not exactly ideal, it is just what I have to work with atm.
I do still have to mist occasionally but, not very often I just check humidity when I do my morning and evening spot-clean checks.

[klcanales92]

What kind of moss do you use??

[Raven01]

http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products...husk_brick.php
That mixed with repti-bark.
Although every single brick I've bought so far has been shredded as opposed to more of a "kibble" type which is what I would prefer.
I don't use moss but, I suppose you could just as easily use peat/sphagnum. But, I would look into what you need to do to prevent other problems like mites/parasites etc if using that unless you can get pre-sterilized moss.

[33rpm]

Nice thread! I, too, use a glass tank. At first I tried the bigger water bowl. It helped, but humidity would drop into the low 40% range. Our family loves "collecting" different varieties of house plants we get from a great local greenhouse. It was there I discovered a GREAT solution! Their sphagnum moss is by far the best I have ever seen or used! I've tried the moss from big box stores (Petsmart/Co), but it is pretty skimpy compared to actual greenhouse quality. Thick, full moss with no added filler, like those bare stick things and dried up leaves. With my screen covered 90-95% with glass and a couple handfuls of the GOOD moss, I keep my tank at a steady 60% for days! I have only used Repti-bark for substrate.