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    Set up redone with pics

    I am still trying to work on upping my humidity. I closed the top in partially with aluminum foil, and added a black back ground on three sides. I dont have the hides I have going to use in there yet. I am still working on something I like the looks of. But I stuck a temporary hide over the UTH just to check temps. I made a rheostat out of a dimmer switch and extension cord, so far its working great. My ambient temp is running 81-83 and the warm hide is 90-92.






    I am going to get two identical hides in the morning when I can get a ride to the store. I think I will just go with cut out flower pots or something else I can invert.
    Oh is a metal bowl ok? Should I get a ceramic?

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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    Metal bowl would be fine but one thing I can offer up from experience is that water bowls with a wider base and narrow top seem to do better when it comes to tipping. I used to have a few bowls like that and they would get flipped over constantly.
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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    Yeah. looks good. If you want you can cut some holes in the aluminum foil and cover with a wet towel or washcloth. I do that to keep my humidity up. Just remember to clean them at least once a week. It will work really good when your baby goes into shed. Not everyone changes the humidity, but i bump mine up to 70% (just put on a bigger wet towel). I had a perfect shed on the last one.
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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    Quote Originally Posted by stratus_020202 View Post
    Yeah. looks good. If you want you can cut some holes in the aluminum foil and cover with a wet towel or washcloth. I do that to keep my humidity up. Just remember to clean them at least once a week. It will work really good when your baby goes into shed. Not everyone changes the humidity, but i bump mine up to 70% (just put on a bigger wet towel). I had a perfect shed on the last one.
    THANKS!!I slipped some damp paper towels under the foil and now my humidity is up to 58%!!

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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    That's great!! Once you get the humidity up, it should hold pretty good. I only wet the towel when i put a new one on, and it holds for a couple weeks without rewetting, until I change it out. Just be sure to watch out for mold. Its a bugar!!
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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    Looks good, apart from the tape... There's an active thread (at least yesterday) about someone not being able to get the residue off the snake... velcro tape works like a charm
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    Re: Set up redone with pics

    Quote Originally Posted by puddintain View Post
    THANKS!!I slipped some damp paper towels under the foil and now my humidity is up to 58%!!
    Be sure to check these often. Mold ends up growing pretty quick (at least for me).
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