Reptile Bascis 32 qt. 4 tub Rack HELP!

[nevohraalnavnoj]

The oil filled heater will help keep ambient temps and humidity high. If you want to keep temps high but lower humidity go with a ceramic heater. These dry out the air.

JonV

[starmom]

I have the Reptile Basics 4 tub 32 qt Rack. I am having a major problem with humidity. Its too HIGH!
...Very small water bowls with maybe 1/4 inch water.if that in them.
Unprinted newspaper as substrate.
Using a Herpstat II set at 95. Hot side is between 85-90. Cool side between 74-79.
...Water bowls are on the cool side.
Probe is taped to the flex watt.
Holes are bout 1/4 in holes in side of tub.
This is very frustrating. Any ideas how I could combat my humidity problem?

I have these same racks and so I have a couple of thoughts:
-The water bowls need more water in them than 1/4 inch and make sure the bowls are all the way at the front corner of the tub.
-I don't understand why the t'stat is running at 95 while your hot spots range from 85-90. Do you have a temp gun to measure the temps? Anyway, pull the probe just a bit away from the flex watt and then this ought to fix that problem. Also, get a temp gun and accurately measure your hot side temps. I pretty much only use the Accurite to measure the humidity and ambient temps at this point because I don't find them nearly as accurate as a temp gun for surface temps.
-Lastly, tape up some of the side holes (the ones running the long ways down the tubs) and make a couple of the holes in the front and back end of the tub a bit larger than 1/4". The back end will permit more of the heat to escape and the front end will allow more of the water evaporating from the bowl to escape.
Let me know how this works.

[tideguyinva]

when you say pull the probe just a bit away from the flexwatt do you mean inside the tubs? its directly over the flexwatt in the tubs. the probe for the herpstat is directly taped to the flexwatt.

[tideguyinva]

Just an update and an observation. Today my temps and humidity are good. I have had a fan blowing on the rack since yesterday. But I am curious because it has rained here the past 2 days and those days it was humid in the rack. Do you think this is why the humidity was high? Or is it because the fan is on the rack?

[Brimstone111888]

60-70% was your humidity range? If so, that is a fine range to keep them in. I have the exact same rack at the same humidity range, possibly higher on my end, and all of my snakes are healthy.

[nevohraalnavnoj]

60-70% was your humidity range? If so, that is a fine range to keep them in. I have the exact same rack at the same humidity range, possibly higher on my end, and all of my snakes are healthy.

I second that.

JonV

[tideguyinva]

alright update ive got a fan circulating in the room and its helping the humidity stay down. I just need to get the ambient temps back up now since ive drilled so many damn holes in it its right around 75-77 now for ambient

[Jenn]

Starmom hit it right on the head. WHERE you put the holes is so much more important than most people think. You need to think about how air moves. If you avoid putting holes in the sides, and have more holes in the hot end than the cool end you will create an air flow which will carry out excess humidity. With holes all the way around the tub the airflow can't happen. Warm air rises so burn warm side holes high on the tub and burn cool side holes lower.

[tideguyinva]

ive been experimenting with them but havent thought of it that way maybe ill give that a shot and see what happens. right now i got the humidity down to 55-60 with a fan circulating but im gonna tape all the holes in the sides and see what happens with that.