a few questions

[ENA Reptiles]

i was curious about the way you guy's have your water system? i have heard of the pvc with deli cups and could never seem to find enough info on them. Could someone explain it to me or point me in the right direction?


Also i need to crank up my humidity its stays around 25% and im using loose coconut fibers. I even mist every morning but im still getting stuck sheds :/. I dont want to be misting twice a day. I just want a long term solution.


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[Atrox]

Any pictures of your setup?

[Daigga]

I use plastic crock bowls meant for dogs that I can get at the dollar store. I have ceramic bowls in with my bigger snakes, but I'm thinking of switching them over to the plastic crocks as well. The ceramic ones are easier to clean, but they tend to be cool to the touch and I don't think I like that.

Are you using tubs or tanks? Do you have a heat lamp going? Holding any kind of humidity with a heat lamp and a screen top is a nightmare (if this is the case, try covering most of the lid with foil and switching to a ceramic heat emitter instead of a light).

[That_One_New_Guy]

Switch to the bricks of coconut fiber and follow the instructions on the package your humidity will sky rocket

[KMG]

Some put the deli cup inside a piece of cut pvc or a higher price pvc pipe coupler. It looks like this http://royalconstrictordesigns.com/u...23e552c2c7.JPG
They do this so the easily flipped deli cup is more stable and not flipped as easily. They use the deli cups because they are cheap and easy to replace instead of cleaning a ton of bowls.

With my collection I use mostly ceramic dog bowls. They are easy to clean and hard to flip, I have never had one flipped.

To boost your humidity add moss to your hides. I take a big clump, soak it, and stick it in the hide. During a shed I keep it moist by misting it when needed. During a non shed time I allow it to dry out before soaking or spraying it again. This will create higher humidity in your hides and since your snake stays in the hide most of the time it will benefit from it greatly.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

i was curious about the way you guy's have your water system? i have heard of the pvc with deli cups and could never seem to find enough info on them. Could someone explain it to me or point me in the right direction?

This http://www.homedepot.com/p/NDS-4-in-...4P05/100192743 + this http://www.webstaurantstore.com/dart...30116DN05.html or this if you need less http://www.webstaurantstore.com/dart...99916DN05.html

You can also buy a PVC pipe and cut it yourself.

PVC pipe with deli cups is nothing more than a water dish except it's disposable...not gonna help with humidity.

[Kris Mclaughlin]

Ultrasonic humidifier- $40 at target
3/4 pvc crap and a valve- $25 at lowes
Timer- $5.99 at target
4inches of 3/4 pipe insulation- $2

I call it my "fog machine"
The humidifier was a little elephant it was cute...
Remove the elephant top and insert the insulation and your pipe. Make it removeable so you can refill the canister...

Its very important that its an ultrasonic. As they make "mist or fog" instead of crappy hot air. The valve was so i can balance my system as the mist will take the path of least resistance first. But it does my fire belly toad viv and ball tank both. Both are 40g breeders. The humidifier runs an hour 4x daily.
The know adjusts the fog rate
Important: depending on your lid you will notice a 5-10degree temp drop as its Cool Mist. So its best piped to your cool side. I was going to do a diy eventually... grows moss like a boss too btw....

[KMG]

3/4 pvc crap

[ENA Reptiles]

Ill upload some more pics when i get home. But im getting really bad stuck sheds as you can see.


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