CONDENSATION ??

[super mario]

Hi,

Condensation is building up on my tank as England is not too warm this time of the year, last night it got down to around 1'c and its only about 9 or 10 in the daytime.

I know condensaton is only water but it wont harm the snake in any way will it, maybe something to do with high humidity as i have small ventilation.

The heat mat is on almost all of time to try and increase the heat inside the viv.

 

[CowBoyWay]

Humidity control in tank a.k.a. controlling micro climates

Is the water dish the only humidity source in the tank?
And you do have a dry tank substrate ,correct.

If you have water droplets coming down the sides,your humidity level is 90% plus, just short of raining in that tank

I see your in England,I've heard it rains alot this time of year,is that true?

Your ambient house humidity is probably very high in conjunction the evaporation going on in the "tank", thus the dripping wall / condensation effect.

Using an appropiate tupperware / gladware snap lid container with a smooth small access hole in it , for your snake water source, that should help lower your humidity levels in the tank by reducing bowl surface evaporation levels.

Additional fine tuning of your set up may be called for too,
a reptile thermostat with remote sensor set up (I love these things)
with both undertank heating and overhead exterior heat type / reptile style lamp source may be called for in your case to naturally dry out the micro-environment.

Heck, maybe you should consider another enclosure that is easier to regulate temp and humidity in since you have "small ventilation".

Fanning the tank to increase passive air circulation would also be obvious,
if you can still maintain ambient temp ranges.and not chill your Corn in the process.


Molds,fungus and bacterias love a warm humid environment ,not what you had in mind to breed ,I'm sure.

Here in arizona we don't have humidity problems very often,it hardly ever rains.