Glass enclosure

[STROUSE90]

Hello! I know this is a controversial topic, and there are many people who will want to jump at the opportunity to say "YOU CANT DO THAT WHHO DO YOU THINK HOU AREE EERRR"

Please don't. Haha

Here's my situation, as of now, I'm in the process of saving up for school and an apartment. I have medical bills out the @$$ along with a hefty speeding ticket and other various bills. In short, I'm pretty broke. The enclosure I have for my ball python is a 75 gallon glass aquarium. Not ideal for temps and humidity. Luckily in the summer my room naturally brings up temps and humidity to a decent level. For now, not so much.

For the record, I AM planning to start a little project on making my own visionarium... Or whatever you call them, to keep temps and humidity up, but that's not going to be for another few months until I can save up some cash. My question is this, is there any way to, FOR THE TIME BEING, do anything to the glass aquarium to keep up humidity?

After listening to people online, it's gotten me into some trouble, but here I am again asking people online! Here's some things that were suggested and problems I had

I originally put a towel on top but that led to the air becoming stagnant.
Then I tried misting more often and that led to mold.
I tried new substrate to keep up humidity but that led to my python getting a bacterial infection.

Here's a quick pic of her enclosure, right now I'm using a towel on the bottom.


There's two very large water bowls on both sides on the tank, and one small one in front of her hide. Will be buying a second hide this week to put in a spot without a bottom heater.
If you've come here to start an internet fight or berate me, congratulations, and pat yourself on the back for being a @&#%. But if you actually have some advice to help me out please do! It would be tremendously appreciated!


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[Ripsaw642]

Cover 3/4 of the top with plastic wrap, add more water bowls, heck add a water TUB. Add a humid hide on the hot and cool side, so he/she can get the humidity he/she needs when she wants it. Not many more suggestions, cypress mulch may help......no fights!

[Eazyyyb]

I think many people use aluminum foil to cover a large area of the screen. When mine were in glass tanks I just sprayed often, but i never got mold i am not sure why you did. you can also add snake moss for some added humidity

[dkspftw]

I think many people use aluminum foil to cover a large area of the screen. When mine were in glass tanks I just sprayed often, but i never got mold i am not sure why you did. you can also add snake moss for some added humidity

You'll get mold if you've got substrate or hides (cardboard) that are any type of material that will rot. Most substrates intended for reptiles will not do this.

You should be able to cover the vast majority of the top with only leaving a little vent and your BP should be fine. How exactly did you determine that air was stale?

[Archimedes]

when I had tanks I had them covered with plastic wrap, covered in duct tape from the topside to make it more durable. I had a 40 breeder, so multiple water bowls may work for you better, but first i'd try placing a large bowl on the warm side, as it will evaporate and, having nowhere to escape to, just sit in the tank. it may mean filling the bowl more often, but it beats spraying twice a day!

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[jclaiborne]

A little more expensive (than foil) route would be to either get some plexi cut to the size of your screen and drill some vent holes through it so that there is still some air that can get in/out, but keep the majority of humidity in. I didn't see where you mentioned what type of substrate you had in there that molded. As far as I know aspen is one of the only ones that will mold. You could trpress mulch or orchid bark...

On just a random side note it may be beneficial for you to cover the back and two sides of your tank to make your guy feel a little more secure.

[sopa]

Hrm, this is what I do, but I might get a lot of "no-no"s also but its just temporary until this weekend when I can have more time to buy things (I have a list @_@)

I have a 20 gal tank with a mesh top. I put plastic wrap on 3/4 of it, the 1/4 being open on the cool side. I didn't buy a lamp because I read that a lamp wasn't necessary, but I do have a UTH. I use aspen bedding (debating on trying the eco-earth coconut fiber bedding..), and I realized that the tank was between 75-80 in the hot area so I've been using a regular lamp and putting it next to the hot side. (I will be buying an appropriate lamp this weekend, or today after work..)

I mist the cage twice a day (once in the morning, once at night) and I actually (WITH CLEAN HANDS!) toss the bedding after it's been misted, so that it doesn't just sit and get old. I haven't read anywhere online of anyone doing this so I don't even know if it's a good idea or not.. but so far it's been working for me, and it's been helping keep the humidity up.

I'm planning on seeing if I can make some how make a cut out to sit on top of the mesh top instead of the plastic wrap, but again, what I've been doing has been working pretty well for the time being (1 week). No-name snakey seems to be fine with it, too.

I hope this helps! Let us know what you decide to do

[pbyeerts]

What type of substrate are you using?

[LadyByrd]

My enclosures are 50 gallon glass. I have lamps and uth and my temp and humidity is fine. I use paper towels as a substrate and I change it weekly (to prevent mold). I also have 50% of the top covered in paper towels that I mist as well. I only have to mist every 48 hours (give or take 12 hours) and the humidity stays in the 60-80% range.