i know i've got another post going but i really wanted to start a new one cuz this is another seperate issue.
lemme just start by saying that the day before we brought my baby girl home (sunday) i had the humidity going inside her terrarium. granted its going unchecked at the moment because my stupid self forgot all about the accu-rite i needed to get...
come monday i misted throughout the day to keep the humidity going and misted 1 last time before the trip to go pick her up. we arrived back home at 2 am tuesday morning to my horror at finding everything all out of whack, temps were down, humidity was gone...so i misted the mulch again, fixed some of it to where it actually lets the heat through...
so since then the temps have stabilized as best as they're going to i guess and i've been misting the mulch, checking it every few hours to see if its drying out to where i need to mist it again.but...
the humidity is fluctuating like crazy - it's going from somewhat humid to not at all the next time i come in to check it no more then 3 hours later. there is a little bit of screen on the top of the terrarium but i've got that completely covered with aluminum foil.
but what the he** is going on?!
i'm seriously getting upset here cuz i'm really worried that the snake will get sick if the humidity keeps fluctuating like this. i've thought about using a humidifier in the room but we've never used one before and i dont know how they work exactly or if i'd need to constantly run it to keep the humidity at a constant level inside the snake's cage...
i know i really do need the accu-rite so i can know what the humidity is but there's just no way we can get one at the moment so i'm stuck with misting and hoping for the best.
MAN i feel so stupid now. kicking myself in the arse is not going to help the situation, i know but...
thank you all for being so patient with my numerous posts in the last few days.
i promise i will settle down when these issues are resolved.