First BP, want to get my stories straight so he's well off :)

[franken_stein]

Damp/moist conditions are an invitation to skin infections. They need high humidity, but dry substrate.

Does this mean I should stop misting my BP's tank for humidity? I suppose I could just start using sphagnum moss if you guys thinking misting will be bad in the long run.


For Fox -- welcome to BP.net! I know what you mean about the light dimmers. I was using them for my UTH at first because I didn't feel like I could afford one of the expensive thermostats, but then I bought this: the Hydrofarm digital thermostat. It is amazing!! I know there are already a bunch of useful links here in this thread but I thought I'd point you to one specifically as well.

I think when people have a ton of racks and breeding projects, etc, they'd want to move up to more heavy duty stuff but if you are like me and are going to stick with just Cid, then I think it is perfect! It's for seedlings At just under $30 it does a great job of regulating the UTH and now I can leave during the day without worrying about the temperature in the tank.

So anyway, let us know how things go!