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BC420
Snake mite
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 Posted - 04/04/2012 : 00:51:05
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My setup so far:
Central American Hypo
heat mat controlled by stat. 90 degrees.
50 watt bulb (think its uvb) with an ambient air temp on the hot side of 82-85.
Ambient day time temp of 78-82 degrees on the cool side.
-Now with my light on, i find i can't keep the humidity at 50-70% for longer than an hour without having to give it a mist. at night its no problem. What is a good way to combat this? I do have a fogger kickin around i could use on a timer.
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CDN_Blood
Rainbow oddball
Canada
489 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2012 : 12:12:39
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You can save that UVB bulb for an animal that needs it if you want - snakes won't benefit from it but lizards will.
As long as there is indeed a cool side where it can escape the heat, your temperatures are okay, but 90 is a touch high. Just to be on the safe side, I'd probably drop that to about 86, especially if you're using bottom heat combined with a bulb.
I'd say that the light is what's sucking the humidity (they tend to do that) but we need more info on the enclosure to be really sure, so if you can tell us exactly what the snake is in, what kind of substrate (if any) you're using, what size water basin, etc., that would help us pinpoint any problems that may arise for you. Without that information, we can't really help much... |
TODD
25 Years of Commitment and Responsibility in Private Herpetoculture |
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BC420
Snake mite
21 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2012 : 14:32:54
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I'm using a 36x12x16tall glass aquarium. Paper towel substrate with a screen top. I'm sure the screen top is a major contributor to humidity loss in combination with the bulb. Water dish is about 5 inches wide and an inch and a quarter deep. I could upsize it and move it to the warm side to help with humity.
I will drop my temp a few degrees. Thanks.
I will try and cover 2 thirds of the screen top with a hand towel or somthing. See if it helps. I'll post pics today. |
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CDN_Blood
Rainbow oddball
Canada
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Posted - 04/04/2012 : 14:47:18
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Yup, screen tops are bad for keeping humidity but covering part of it will help a bit.
If you want to keep humidity with paper towel, you'll need to use a ton of it. If paper is your choice, can I recommend news paper? At least with that you can add a few layers to it helps hold humidity longer and it's not as costly as using as much paper towel as you'd need to keep the humidity up :) |
TODD
25 Years of Commitment and Responsibility in Private Herpetoculture |
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Having some problems
