Humidity......its just not that hard

[robeyeshua]

Probably the biggest issue used to discourage housing in tanks, yet it is no trouble to maintain the recommended 50 to 60 percent range, and even raise for shed without misting.
Regular humidity is maintained perfectly with evaporation of water from water bowl and a 2 dollar hand towel covering 90% of the screen lid. Tnen if you want higher, set a second water dish, small but deep directly on the glass floor over the heat mat and it will slowly cook the water to raise to higher level. Its just not hard.
I do believe in covering the sides of glass and back with $1.50 worth of poster board and I do believe in tne right size tank. A twenty long is fine for most small adult males......I am not against plastic cages, but why spend 3 times the money when the tank is fine. I know others will disagree, yet what I have reported works. I am doing it right now..........just my opinion......not sure why there is so much stress over humidity.

[DVirginiana]

Maintaining humidity is way more annoying in a tank than a plastic tub. I haven't seen anyone on here tell people to avoid using a tank, just that tubs are easier to maintain. I have my two tropical frogs in glass tanks with mesh lids, and my python in a plastic tub. The tanks aren't what I'd call 'hard' to maintain, but the tub is a lot more constant with less work.

[gameonpython]

Probably the biggest issue used to discourage housing in tanks, yet it is no trouble to maintain the recommended 50 to 60 percent range, and even raise for shed without misting.
Regular humidity is maintained perfectly with evaporation of water from water bowl and a 2 dollar hand towel covering 90% of the screen lid. Tnen if you want higher, set a second water dish, small but deep directly on the glass floor over the heat mat and it will slowly cook the water to raise to higher level. Its just not hard.
I do believe in covering the sides of glass and back with $1.50 worth of poster board and I do believe in tne right size tank. A twenty long is fine for most small adult males......I am not against plastic cages, but why spend 3 times the money when the tank is fine. I know others will disagree, yet what I have reported works. I am doing it right now..........just my opinion......not sure why there is so much stress over humidity.

I agree, although for peeps who have lots of snakes a rack system probably saves a lot of money. Tanks are more appealing to the eye as well.


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[Pyrate81]

Good posting and spot on robeyeshua

Just to add some specifics:

Sometimes it depends on what area you live in and what's in the room though. Some people living in Arizona have problems with humidity in general. I'm in eastern Pennsylvania with a 125 gallon and a 75 gallon turtle tanks so glass enclosures aren't typically hard for me to keep humid when my apartment stays around 50% constantly.

[Mykuhl]

I have seen people suggest placing the water bowl over the hot spot...excuse my ignorance but doesn't doing so make the water too warm for the snake to drink? Also, if you put the bowl over the hot spot doesn't it cover up much of what is available for the snake to use? I guess these issues could be solved by using 2 water bowls and a large hot spot or small water bowl.

[robeyeshua]

Water does not get too hot to drink. Water evaporates much quicker than people think. I have a seven inch water bowl 2 inches deep not even on the heat pad and am maintaining 55%. My uth extends beyond the warm side hide and helps heat the tank to recommended ambient, and gives me room for that extra water bowl if I choose to raise humidity. Tonight, when I was working with tank, in taking the towel off, the humidity in tank on hygrometer dropped to 35 % within seconds. After putting the towel back on it was at 55% within 2 hours. It works.......try it. Happy New Year from Kentucky!

[AlexisFitzy]

Do you have to mist in the winter time?

[Borgpython]

You must live in a pretty humid place then, I battle humidity everyday here in Alberta Canada, specially right now, winter time. In my room the ambient humidity is at 20-30 %at the moment, terrible.
For my tank I have to cover the top with tin foil and towel, I also have tons of Sphagnum moss within the enclosure and still have to mist in the morning and before bed to keep 55% humidity, If I dont it drops to 40% easy. Its a very dry province I live in, people get nosebleeds all the time from it and every part of your body feels dry and crusty without lotion, chapsticks are a big hit because of lips being too dry as well.

But Yeah its not that "easy". It all depends on where you live really in my opinion.

[SnakeBalls]

I have 2 water bowls, about the size of a PB&J sandwich. Had to mist 3 or 4 times a day, I would change his water every 12 hours with warm, and drench the nylon plants with warm water. But some pretty smart guys on here gave me a really good tip to add water to my substrate. Now no more misting and never gets over 65%.

Borg, it's been dry here too. What kind of substrate are you using?

[Borgpython]

I use eco earth coconut substrate to aid humidity. People have said to mix it in with bark as well or cypress mulch to better air humidity. I also have a giant water ball near on the warm side for the same purpose. But yeah its still been hard to control humidity for me. Dont really know what else to do other than result to an actual timed misting device.