Humidity help

[hardball]

Ok to keep my humidity between 50-60% i have to spray my tank atleast 5 times a day and i simply cannot be around to spray every couple hours to regulate. At the moment I am using aspen chips which have been in there about 2 weeks. Prior to that i was using jungle earth and after about a week and half that was the same way. So i guess my question is, is there like an automatic mister that i can place on top of my tank that could be hooked up to my hygrometer to mist when it drops below 50%? And if so how much will it cost and where can i find one? If there is something similar to regulate heat that would be nice too, but that has been less of a problem.

Edit: To answer any questions regarding helping trap humidity and heat. I was using some school binders on top to trap it, and recently I have place a towel over the tank, because i read on here that it would make my ball feel more secure since he is in my room.

[dr del]

Hi,


Have you considered trying to set up the tank lid the way it is shown in the Glass tank setup sticky?



dr del

[hardball]

I have considered it yes, but no I have not actually done it. I have read through that sticky a few times for pointers.

[Kagez28]

are you using a heat lamp.... cause that will kill the humidity. i would use only under tank heaters. also try a bigger water bowl and moving it more on the warm side.

as for the mister they do have them, one called an ultra sonic fogger i think it's made by zoomed. but i heard they are a pain cause you have to keep filling them with water every couple of hours.

i made a homemade humidifier and it has kept humidity up to about 50% and up at all times. they is a DIY for it in the caresheets section of the forum. i would say thats your best hassel-free bet.

[hardball]

are you using a heat lamp.... cause that will kill the humidity. i would use only under tank heaters. also try a bigger water bowl and moving it more on the warm side.

as for the mister they do have them, one called an ultra sonic fogger i think it's made by zoomed. but i heard they are a pain cause you have to keep filling them with water every couple of hours.

i made a homemade humidifier and it has kept humidity up to about 50% and up at all times. they is a DIY for it in the caresheets section of the forum. i would say thats your best hassel-free bet.

I am using a heat lamp but it is required to keep the temperature high enough. I will try moving the water bowl maybe to the center closer to the heating pad and see if that helps. I actually have a humidifier already but my problem has been keeping humidity up i dont need to suck anymore humidity from that room.
But i guess the auto mister isnt a good idea because i would still have to be refilling that a few times a day still and wouldnt be any different..that sucks.

[chris B]

My opinion, tape of 3/4's of the top like metioned above, and watch the misting go to twice a day or less.

I find that amazing since Florida is always so humid, figured you guys would have no trouble at all keeping humidity up. I was just down there for vacation and the humidity was killer.

[hardball]

My opinion, tape of 3/4's of the top like metioned above, and watch the misting go to twice a day or less.

I find that amazing since Florida is always so humid, figured you guys would have no trouble at all keeping humidity up. I was just down there for vacation and the humidity was killer.

ya i might be up late trying to do that because i have to go to ocala for business tomorow not gona be home to monitor the situation. The Jungle earth was really humid at first which before i got my BP i was worried was going to be too humid because it was around 70% and i had my lamp on it tryin to dry it and the humidifier goin then it dried out after bout a week and wasnt much good at holdin humidity.

[hardball]

ok i added the tinfoil (2 layers) but i do not have any ductape so hopefully that will be enough to do the trick. I guess ill find out in the morning though exactly how well it works.

[Kagez28]

I am using a heat lamp but it is required to keep the temperature high enough. I will try moving the water bowl maybe to the center closer to the heating pad and see if that helps. I actually have a humidifier already but my problem has been keeping humidity up i dont need to suck anymore humidity from that room.
But i guess the auto mister isnt a good idea because i would still have to be refilling that a few times a day still and wouldnt be any different..that sucks.

a humidifier won't suck humidity out it will add more. here is a like to what i made and it keeps my humidity consistant 90% of the time. (i also have most of my screen top covered)

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=53

this is for the humidifier, i will try and get a picture of what i did but basicly i poked a hole in the corner of the screen top lid and put some tubing through it, so it's like a little hose spraying humidity (not water) into the tank. hope this helps ya.

[Phanpy]

I don't quite get how that DIY humidfier works. How is it regulated and whats the output adn such?
I'd like to have one for when I go on vacation and can't get anyone to watch my ball for me.