How to keep humidity in a tank with a lot of ventilation?

[lainyflower]

It's cold in my apartment. How am I going to keep the tank at proper humidity. I plan to spray water everyday and she also will have a large water bowl. Any other ideas?

Thanks

[eminart]

Cover most of the ventilation.

[trailblazer295]

What kind of snake? Substrate? Some hold moisture a lot better then others.

[reptiledude987]

For my planted vivs with screen tops I wrapped cardboard with tin foil and tapped it to the lid only leaving gaps for the lights and got my humidity from 20-40% up to 70-85%

[Albert Clark]

What size is the tank?

[jarich]

Deep soil substrate and live plants are the two easiest ways to increase humidity, but it really depends on what your enclosure is like and what animal is in it.

[reptiledude987]

Deep soil substrate and live plants are the two easiest ways to increase humidity, but it really depends on what your enclosure is like and what animal is in it.
Ya mine have 2 pathos and a kroton in each and 2" of subtrate as well. The covering of the top was what made the biggest difference for me.

[lainyflower]

Cover most of the ventilation.

Cover it with what? Haha. More detail please..

[lainyflower]

What size is the tank?

It's a 40 gallon tank.

[lainyflower]

Deep soil substrate and live plants are the two easiest ways to increase humidity, but it really depends on what your enclosure is like and what animal is in it.

What plants are safe to be around ball pythons? I'm using Kitty Crumble substrate

[lainyflower]

For my planted vivs with screen tops I wrapped cardboard with tin foil and tapped it to the lid only leaving gaps for the lights and got my humidity from 20-40% up to 70-85%

Oh I like this idea! Do you think wood would work the same, instead of cardboard?

[lainyflower]

Ya mine have 2 pathos and a kroton in each and 2" of subtrate as well. The covering of the top was what made the biggest difference for me.

What's a patho! What's a kroton! Help :)

[lainyflower]

What kind of snake? Substrate? Some hold moisture a lot better then others.

Super fire ball. Kitty Crumble.

[eminart]

Cover it with what? Haha. More detail please..


Anything, really. Assuming you have a screen top, it could be as simple as laying magazines over most of the top. Or, something a little more professional like gluing plastic, coroplast, luan, plexiglass, or cardboard onto/into the top.

[SoPhilly]

Super fire ball. Kitty Crumble.

Huh. This kitty crumble looks pretty good, actually. It's coco husk. It should hold moisture well. Do you have it set up already? If you cover the screen top, wait a few hours and then measure the humidity - my guess is you'll be fine or close to it. Mist as needed if it's low. Make sure you have a digital hygrometer - those analog stick-on dials ar pretty worthless.

Btw, Black eyed lucys are maybe my favorite bp morph - so cool. Jealous!

[Albert Clark]

For humidity and ambient temperature assistance look into purchasing a "versa top" for your 40 gal. tank. Substrate try 100% cypress mulch.

[lainyflower]

Anything, really. Assuming you have a screen top, it could be as simple as laying magazines over most of the top. Or, something a little more professional like gluing plastic, coroplast, luan, plexiglass, or cardboard onto/into the top.

Thank you!

[lainyflower]

For humidity and ambient temperature assistance look into purchasing a "versa top" for your 40 gal. tank. Substrate try 100% cypress mulch.

Thank you!

[lainyflower]

Huh. This kitty crumble looks pretty good, actually. It's coco husk. It should hold moisture well. Do you have it set up already? If you cover the screen top, wait a few hours and then measure the humidity - my guess is you'll be fine or close to it. Mist as needed if it's low. Make sure you have a digital hygrometer - those analog stick-on dials ar pretty worthless.

Btw, Black eyed lucys are maybe my favorite bp morph - so cool. Jealous!

Yes, I'm noticing a difference now. What should the humidity be on the warm side, the cool side? I know between 50&70degrees, but hm.

Thank you! I need to put a picture up soon. She's still adjusting, so I haven't seen her prowling around very much.

Do you know of a good brand hygrometer?

I have this atm ---> Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge

[reptiledude987]

as far as the covering goes it wouldnt matter if cardboard or wood was used once wrapped in foil. the other option would also be lexan or plexi glass as well. pathos are a vine like plant with broad leaves. kroton are a taller slender leafed plant. both are available in a few different colour varities. theyre both animal safe if they should somehow be ingested and should be at your local nursery at very reasonable prices. to see what they look like just do a google image search. I have them in empty vivs now to get established before I have snakes start climbing on them. A good trick I've found to get them growing real fast is I filled my monsoon misting system with either water from a friends turtle tank or from my moms koi pond. the high nitrate level makes a huge difference in their growth rates. once theres snakes with trhem Ill just being using regular filtered water.

[Albert Clark]

40 gallon tank. Buy a "versa top ". They are sold at petland, petco, and petsmart. It will help your ambient temperature as well as your humidity. they are not that expensive either.