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This works super well as well as my PVC enclosures fast and cheap alternative. REMEMBER snakes need air. The open top design is not a good venting design the basic nature of the way air flows so be careful to leave BOTH ends with open bits and block the centre as this will lessen the dead spot the turned tank will vent better due to high and low air holes.


RH comes from water mass bowls and substrate control this, it should NEVER come from exhaled breath of the snake this is just begging trouble. I like to use the one hour guide if the substrate is dry and water bowl is removed the RH should take one hour or less to match the room. If it does not the ventilation is not enough.

I would avoid the fogger they need to be cleaned every day to keep from introducing bacteria into the system or allowed to dry between use. Regular cleanings damages the vibrating tympanum and it in turn needs to be changed. It adds up to a bigger pain than daily misting.

When I used an open top tank I had a very simple method, I was using coco coir and placed tupperware sandwich container in the bottom of the cool side, filled the substrate into the tank banked 3 inches on the cool side and 1/8 on the warm. It formed a small hill, I then when the RH dropped I just pushed my finger to make a hole to the container buried under the substrate and filled it with water (80º water). This would be absorbed by the substrate (under the top layer) and evaporation would take over it is too much water to evaporate in a few hours so it lasted me in the winter (30%RH room) for 4-7 days.