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Control Humidity

raisingKane

raisingKane

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I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on how to control humidity.
What things can I do to increase/decrease it?
 
To increase, you could mist the tank or cover the top 1/3 or more (close the vents) with plastic. Also larger water bowel.
To decrease, You could an a light, smaller bowel of water, and let in more air.
 
Do you have a screen top tank? If you do:

1) Place a humidity gauge in your tank so you know what the humidity is.

2) Try a substrate that holds moisture. All substrates dry out, but cypress seems to dry out more slowly than aspen.

3) You can place a plastic sheet over the majority of the screen top. This will help trap humidity. Make sure there is some ventilation.

4) Buy a plastic spray bottle, like the kind you might put window cleaner in, and mist the inside of the tank walls occasionally. You can mist the underside of the plastic sheet to where is forms droplets. This helps keep humidity up better than just misting the inside walls.

5) If you are using a heat light, a smaller dome will dry the tank slower than a large dome. For instance, in my 40 gallon breeder, I was using a 10" dome with a 100W black light bulb. I tried a 8.5" with the same 100W bulb. My heat stays the same, but the humidity stays 5-10 points higher. I think a larger dome spreads the heat out more than a smaller, more focused dome does.
 
My answer is don't try to control the humidity.

Give the snakes each a humid hide available at all times. You just need to make sure you take care of the moss in there <clean it and make sure it's well wrung out, replace as soon as you notice odor etc.> The corns seem to know when they need to go in there :)

Rebecca
 
me, too!

I use a moist hide also- paper orange juice carton & shredded paper toweling. (Did I forget to mention I'm very frugal?)

I keep it on the warm side- Like a mini jacuzzi. And the paper toweling makes it easy to check for dirt, stains, etc. I change as needed.
 
Considering where you live, your snakes should do just fine in the ambient humidity. If they have bad sheds, you can try misting or a humid hide. Otherwise I wouldn't worry too much about it.
 
Before taking any advice, it might do to know what your ambient humidity is. Depending on your heating method, it could be OK, or it could be desert dry - especially in winter. If your ambient humidity is dropping below 40%, you probably ought to think about raising it. If it's 40% or above, it's probably OK as is. During the shed period, it should be significantly raised, or a humid hide should be added.
 
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