Humidity during a shed

[kmatias93]

Infrared will be red when lit. Ceramic looks ceramic and kinda coiled. Black night bulb will be like purple. You don't want white light all the time. Humidity of 70 is perfect for shed, no need to take it up higher than that.

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Ohhh okay. Yeah mine is red so I guess it is red. Is infared good for lighting?

[Crazymonkee]

They don't need lighting they need heat... infrared is good just be ready to keep fixing the humidity

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[kmatias93]

They don't need lighting they need heat... infrared is good just be ready to keep fixing the humidity

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So I put the lamp over my tank and it did raise the temperature in my tank about 10 degrees but it dropped my humidity 20%. I'm not sure if I just need to go ahead and change the bedding or if I can do something else to increase the humidity cause I'm pretty sure 50% isn't going to be fine for him. I'm gonna attach a pic of my tank and my thermometer/hygrometer. UTH is on the right side of my tank. And my BP is on the left side.

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[Crazymonkee]

You can try wrapping 3/4 of the lid with saran wrap or tin foil. Also Eco Earth saved my sanity when it came to keeping humidity in my tank

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[kmatias93]

You can try wrapping 3/4 of the lid with saran wrap or tin foil. Also Eco Earth saved my sanity when it came to keeping humidity in my tank

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Putting that much saran wrap or tin foil on the tank won't cause a fire? I leave the lamp on at all times. My BP ended up moving to the other side of the tank where the UTH and lamp is so I'm guessing he likes the heat. Just hoping he's smart enough to move if it gets too hot for him. I don't know if you can see my bedding in my tank that well but do you still I put too much in it?

[Crazymonkee]

You can do half the top if you feel safer, I prefer tin foil to saran wrap. The bedding could be a little thinner but I don't think its too bad.
You'd still be better of getting an acurite indoor/outdoor thermometer from Walmart for the temps and humidity, it gets the surface temps of the hot side and also the ambient of the cool side.
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[kmatias93]

You can do half the top if you feel safer, I prefer tin foil to saran wrap. The bedding could be a little thinner but I don't think its too bad.
You'd still be better of getting an acurite indoor/outdoor thermometer from Walmart for the temps and humidity, it gets the surface temps of the hot side and also the ambient of the cool side.
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Okay I'll make sure I make it a little thinner next time then. I'm probably gonna go with a different bedding as well too. I'm not seeing any acurite thermometers at Walmart online so I'll have to check in store to see if I can find any. How much do they usually go for?

[Crazymonkee]

$12 and I would definitely give the Eco Earth a try, if you do buy the bag NOT the brick. The brick is a pain in the butt.
The thermometers in store are by the weather products near the seasonal stuff

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[kmatias93]

$12 and I would definitely give the Eco Earth a try, if you do buy the bag NOT the brick. The brick is a pain in the butt.
The thermometers in store are by the weather products near the seasonal stuff

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Okay I definitely will get some for the next time I change his bedding. I'll swing by Walmart tonight to see if I can find a thermometer for him. Thanks for all the help!

[Crazymonkee]

No problem at all, happy to help

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