Humidity trouble, what changes to make?

[Crazymonkee]

No problem I'm blind 9/10 of the time lol. Good luck!!

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[Dev_DeCoste]

If you're using a tank, and 2/3 of the top are covered with a towel or foil, and the other 1/3 has a heat lamp on it- Isn't that promoting stagnant air conditions? I'm a newbie and could be completely wrong here, this just seems to make sense to me.

Thanks,
Dev

[Crazymonkee]

Air is still circulating through the open part where the light is. The heat lamp is not flush against it

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[NYHC4LIFE8899]

I cover about 70% of my screen with a damp rag....I also have a large full water bowl and I have recently added a tup o ware container about 4" deep and about 6 inches in diameter with filled with pretty damp/wett sphagnum moss and even with my heat lamp going and a UTH my temps are at 86-88 hot side and humidity around50 consistently . I use Aspen bedding myself. The sphagnum moss helps big time,I keep placed slightly off to the side of the heat lamp,basically half under the heat lamp and half not..hope this helps

[Blitzjg]

I'm having some humidity trouble too but there is some great advice here.

Is it ok or being suggested to most inside the cage periodically?

[Crazymonkee]

Yep misting the tank is perfectly fine

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[Physician&Snakes]

I have kept my ball python in open screen tops for the whole 7-8 years I have had him...at no point have I covered this screen with a damp towel...that's called asking for mildew, at least here in the south east. Like many have said, a more efficient substrate will likely alleviate the issue, I use coconut bark for my BP and I saturate it very well on a weekly basis...he has never experienced a bad shed. The only catch with eco earth is I have found it to mold rather easily, but this is a simply fix: add a light top layer of cypress mulch, it has a natural acidity to it and will inhibit mold growth.

[Dev_DeCoste]

Wow, that's really interesting and I didn't know that. I was getting ready to get eco earth for my guys tanks as humidity escapes super easily even with foil taped to 85% of the mesh screen. Thanks for the knowledge!

[Physician&Snakes]

Wow, that's really interesting and I didn't know that. I was getting ready to get eco earth for my guys tanks as humidity escapes super easily even with foil taped to 85% of the mesh screen. Thanks for the knowledge!

No problem, the stuff holds humidity well and I am going to incorporate it in almost all of my cages later on, but it needs something like cypress with it if humidity is going to stay relatively constant. My GTP's cage dries out in 24 hours so I use plain eco earth for him due to the fact that this drying out prevents mold growth.

This set up uses coconut coir (which is what eco earth is and other related products) with a cypress top layer and is currently housing a 2013 pastel...

[Dev_DeCoste]

What are the humidity levels like typically with the mulch top layer? Do you keep anything like foil on top of the cage or mist the substrate first? Sorry for all the questions, just thinking about switching to that next time