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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    Quote Originally Posted by Brimstone111888 View Post
    That interesting, I might be making the switch over to something like Paper towels or unprinted newsprint. Aspen is holding too much humidity for me liking.
    You're lucky you get more then enough humidity.

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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    Quote Originally Posted by _Venom_ View Post
    You're lucky you get more then enough humidity.
    I know most people don't have this problem. In the community I live in, I live right next to a lake with a huge fountain(probably shoots water 30-50 feet in the air), so the humidity around here is ALWAYS above 75% and with it getting close to summer humidity will most likely be around 90-100% daily.

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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    I'm a bit worried on how I will keep humidty down in the summer too.

    I have some desert inverts that will get diseases from too much humidity.

    You have any tricks?
    Besides sand

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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    Quote Originally Posted by _Venom_ View Post
    I'm a bit worried on how I will keep humidty down in the summer too.

    I have some desert inverts that will get diseases from too much humidity.

    You have any tricks?
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    Heat lamps dry out the air inside the enclosures like nobody's business. And a fan in the room circulating the air will help as well. As well as making sure that water sources are small (as little surface area as you can get away with) and kept as far from the heat source as possible. You can also buy a de-humidifier for the room.
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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    Quote Originally Posted by _Venom_ View Post
    I'm a bit worried on how I will keep humidty down in the summer too.

    I have some desert inverts that will get diseases from too much humidity.

    You have any tricks?
    Besides sand
    A dehumidifier in the room would help. You just need to empty the resovoir as it fills.

    Where I live it's just the opposite, yesterday was 12% humidity.

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    Re: A New "Substrate!"

    Heat lamps or Ceramic heat emmiters will do the job for sure! Great advice has been given, dehumidifiers will also do the trick, if you have to, try a combination of both
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