BRB Questions

[kronic2005]

Hey, well since last night when i posted a thread inquiring about BRBs i have read a couple full caresheets for them. I just have a few questions to any owners of BRBs or anyone that think they can help. So these boids require an humidity of 80%. I was having trouble keeping humidity in my bp's rubbermaid, now ive got it to average at 45%. How would i maintain such a high humidity level in a tank, im told use a rubbermaid to keep humidty, cause tanks dont hold humidity well. I plan to house the BRB in rubbermaids till its nice enough size for a 90 gal or so. Any substrates that work perticularly well? I geuss that's all i really need to know. Maybe some people post their setup and what their using for their BRBs. Thanks for looking and maybe posting. - Shaun

[kronic2005]

geuss the BRBs got all their owners working at it hard?bLu0mLp

[galad]

There are quite a few ways you can help keep the humidity up. Co-conut fibre works really well and is easy to spot clean and does not grow mold like most soils do. If you have about 2 to 3 inches in the bottom it will help mantain humidity levels.
Anouther way is to get a room humidifier. If your room has a higher average humidity for around 50 to 60 % the enclosure will not dry out so fast because the air is not so dry.

I dont know if you would want to but adding live plants to the environment will also help in keeping up the humidity levels. Pothos is a really good plant very hardy and doesnt need much light to grow.

Other then that you will prob need to mist on a regular basis. ONce in the morning afternoon evening and just before you go to bed if your having lots of trouble with keeping it up. Usually three times works pretty well.

When misting make sure the substrate has a chance to dry out abit. Constantly wet substrate can lead to mold even if using coco fibre, as a mix of coco fibre and fecal matter will lead to mold. Mold then leads to problemes like respitory infections.

good luck hope everything goes well for you.

peace

[kronic2005]

Thanks, so coconut fibre, as substrate, or just something under my substrate that will help create humidity?

[galad]

Just the coconut fibre by itself as a substrate would prob be best. You could also mix it with wood chips for a more natural look. But the wood chips might cause some molding so be very carefull not to have it wet all the time, or just leave the chips out completely.

peace

ws

[kronic2005]

Cool cool. thanks for the help. Anyone else wanna help me out? post some info about brbs or your brbs setup, and tips or tricks. Thanks alot for your time.
-shaun

[kronic2005]

Cmon peeps, be more lively! This place is dieing!!! postttt:2yellow: