temp is better, but not humid enough

[Gurgie]

ok, so I cleaned Nag's tank all out the other day and fixed his set up. I now have aspen chips instead of what I found out was pine bark. (cleaned all residue of bark out of tank before putting new stuff in)

I got a second hide for the cool side of the tank, which he seems to love...he's been in it for the better part of 3 days now. I have the water bowl in the middle, and comething covering the screen to help keep moisture in.

so thats it in a nutshell....my question is, now that I haver the temp where it should be (about 91 on hot side and 85 on cool side), what do I do next to tweak the tank to inprove on the humidity part?

Right now I just mist, but I'm doing that every time I pass the cage or the humidity falls way off real quick. Despite the fact that Minneapolis is VERY humid over the summer, I'm not there yet and need some more help. Anyone have some sort of an automatic mister or something? how bout some things you all use so I might be able to figure out what would work best for me?

I did find some plans on this web site that is a fogger of some sorts, but that says for a MAX 20 gallon container. I have a 30 gallon fish tank.

Help?

[daniel1983]

What kind of humidity level are you dealing with? i.e. is it 20% or 40%, etc. What are you using the heat the enclosure?

You may want to try using cypress mulch instead of aspen. Cypress mulch holds humidity alot better than aspen.

You could also move your water bowl to the warm side of the enclosure....this will cause the water to evaporate faster.....which will increase the humidity in the enclosure.

[Gurgie]

The humidity right now is about 30 to 40 percent.I have an uth, and heat lamps for day and night (day = 150 watts I think, and night = 75 watt red lamp)

I also got some sphagnum moss which was reccommended to me, but not how to use it. I noticed in cassandra's get up, she has just a smallish bowl with some moss in it, with no lid...should I try that as well maybe?

[daniel1983]

Your heat lamps are what is killing your humidity. Can you get the required temps without them?

Damp moss works great in a humid hide (or in a setup similar to cassandra's). I use old butter tubs for my humid hides....just cut a hole in one....and put the damp moss inside...pretty simple solution to deal with humidity and shed problems