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vrysius
Snake mite
USA
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 Posted - 01/06/2009 : 22:42:56
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| I will be looking into some in-tank humidifiers, maybe I can find one that will work. I got the snake saturday, she's very pretty, very well-tempered and ate when I fed her. She's about to go into shed, so I'll post pics after she takes care of that. |
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Kazerella
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/06/2009 : 13:30:27
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ifelloverboard
Snake mite
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Posted - 04/06/2009 : 09:14:33
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Vrysius, you live in the United States. When you get about $50 - $100 go to Lowes and make your own tank. The most expensive part is the Plexiglass which will run you about $30 - $40 a sheet. The lumber will only run you $10 - $20 between 2x4's and plywood. The nice thing about Lowes is that they will cut everything for you. I would love to run a table saw in my apartment at 3 a.m. but I can't really do it.
I'm new here (just joined a few minutes ago) but that is what you need to do if you want true control over your humidity. You have absolute and relative humidity. In order to jack up your relative humidity you need to bring up the container of absolute humidity. Absolute humidity is controlled by temperature. The hotter it is the higher your absolute humidity container is and thus the higher your relative humidity can be.
The reason why a tank that you bought is not ideal if you're having humidity issues is that you do not have control over all of the variables. From what it sounds like it's the air flow. You're doing everything correct for increasing and stabilizing the humidity but if your heat is escaping anywhere, including right around the hole you cut out for the ceramic you may be losing your humidity right there.
You build your own tank, use sealant around the top (my large plexiglass window on the front is the door for mine) and make your ventilation on the bottom of the tank. That may make it far too stuffy but remember you can always drill holes in the top, move stuff around but without 100% control you're always going to be fighting a battle.)
Think of what I'm saying about the air like the water filter in a fish tank. Once you control the air flow you will be all set.
I'm not much of a snake owner, I have a Colombian Rainbow that's just a baby that I've had for a month. First snake I've owned. I'll take some pics of his new cage that I'm building once it's all pieced together.
Hope that helps. (I apologize if you know all about absolute, relative, and thermodynamics but figured I would post it anyway) |
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Kazerella
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2009 : 17:07:08
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All posts are always welcome, that's why we are all here  |
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Humidity Help?
