Humidity/Temp

[Kay-tee-ess]

Hey, I'm having problems with my humidity and temp. Both are on the low side, bu the problem is that when the temperatures raised, the humidity drops. I have a heat mat under the warm side and also a heat lamp. I'm having to mist the tank every few hours just to keep the humidity in the 40's. Would getting rid of the lamp and adding a more powerful heat mat help? Or should i change the substrate? I'm just getting bags of substrate from my local pet shop at the minute, not sure what type. Help would be appreciated.
And I tried adding a picture of the tank, I'm a newbie so it may not work!
Thanks!

[LadyOhh]

Get a better heat mat with controlled temps (thermostat).

You can put a water dish over the heat mat and it will help with the humidity.

Not sure what the substrate is, so I can't help you, but... maybe?

Also, if you have a tank, cover part of the screen top to keep the humidity in.

[Kay-tee-ess]

OK, I'll try that! Thanks for your help

[SecurityStacey]

Looking at your set up you could probably get a bigger water bowl too - that will help boost your humidity.

[Annjillianna]

Just in case you don't come up with a solution soon, make sure you at LEAST give your BP a humidity box for shedding (if you're unfamiliar, just ask), a larger water dish as mentioned before by SecStac(they really should be able to soak in it) and maybe a luke-warm bath or two when the eyes clear from fog just before shedding. Overhead lights zap humidity, but are sometimes necessary. In SOME cases, adding a reptarium waterfall, or fogger (set on controls) may solve the problem...but there are other things that you can do, as well. Are you recording your temp and humidity on BOTH sides of tank??? You have a cool/warm side? I'm not sure how to help, exactly, but hopefully this'll get you thinking. Note: be careful with UTH's...it's really best to have them on a controller (thermostat or similar control)

[Kay-tee-ess]

Just so you know, I'v had my BP for about a year and a half and everythings been fine, but we've had a really rough couple of weeks weather-wise and all the levels are off. But thanks for all the advice!

[Kay-tee-ess]

I just read my previous reply again and I sounded a bit 'know it all'! Lol, I have a warm side and a cool side, both are a little too cool. I have a 'moss box' for shedding, I will definately buy a bigger water bowl. My UTH is thermostatically (real word?) controlled. I have insulated the sides and back, and I will cover up the top with foil. I have ordered some new coconut husk substrate to see if that will make a difference and hopefully this will have an impact! Thanks for the reply's!

[kc261]

the problem is that when the temperatures raised, the humidity drops.

I think you've gotten enough advise on what to do, so I'll skip that part. I thought understanding the science might help, or at least be interesting.

When people speak of humidity, they are almost always referring to "relative humidity" rather than "absolute humidity". Absolute humidity means how many water molecules are actually in the air. Relative humidity is a comparison of how much water is in the air versus how much it could possibly hold. This is why it is a percentage, rather than just a number. Warmer air can hold more water than colder air, so raising the temperature drops the reading on your relative humidity gauge, even though the number of water molecules in the air may remain constant.