Humidity question

[sweatshirt]

Hey guys, sorry I'm asking so many questions lately but I want to make sure that I have everything right for my snake.

I was looking into using a humidifier for the tank, but I heard that it can sometimes cause respiratory problems?

How should I humidify the tank? Wouldn't spraying just make the tank moldy and cold when the water cooled?

I use aspen bedding. Also, I have a UTH on the warm side and a lamp that covers the whole cage, but it gives off minimal heat. It's mostly just for lighting and I turn it off during the night. They're both connected to thermostat but even at a high setting they both don't get very warm. Is there a reason? Thanks!

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by sweatshirt

Hey guys, sorry I'm asking so many questions lately but I want to make sure that I have everything right for my snake.

I was looking into using a humidifier for the tank, but I heard that it can sometimes cause respiratory problems?

How should I humidify the tank? Wouldn't spraying just make the tank moldy and cold when the water cooled?

I use aspen bedding. Thanks!

Theres no need if you get a proper enclosure, some sort of substrate or papertowels to help retain humidity and spray it down on occassion. Humidifier is overkill and you'd need to have it regulated somehow since redtails don't require 100% humidity all day everyday

Also humidity is the amount of water in the air, not how wet things are. Wet things will result in mold, not wet air. If you don't overdue the misting you won't see mold

[sweatshirt]

I just have a screen top 30 gallon glass (long) that locks... is that good?

And what substrate retains humidity? I'm just scared that if I spray that the bedding will get cold and moldy...

Also, my dad keeps the house pretty freezing... I always have to turn it up.

[smy_749]

Screen tops are bad. Cover the top of his cage with tinfoil and tape it down (tape on the outside not inside the enclosure) or go to home depot and buy a piece of precut glass and lay it over top of the screen. All the humidity will come right through the top of the screen and be almost impossible to keep humidity where it should be. There are alot of options for substrate that retains humidity from woodchips, simple top soil and peat moss, eco-earth, mulch, papertowel. Just make sure its safe for reptiles. If your tank is at the right temperatures and its not TOO wet then it won't get cold and moldy. Do you have a thermostat to regulate the temps?

[sweatshirt]

Yeah I have them both connected to a thermostat. I'll try to get a solid cover too...