how to get my humidity higher

dexter 1988 · 01-29-09, 09:07 PM

i have a ball python i had for 1years i got a new take it is a 75g glass aqum. need some help on getting the humidity higher. something other them wet a towle and putting it on top of the tank, water bowl under the light and sparing the tank i'm doin all of that now.

Chu'Wuti · 01-29-09, 09:17 PM

Cover the tank with plexiglass/glass/plastic to retain humidity?

Best recommendation I've received is to go to a smaller tank. I currently have a BP in a 55-gallon & have been told that going smaller will help with both heat and humidity retention.

Moistening the substrate will also help.

Kmef07 · 01-29-09, 10:08 PM

i built a wood box to go over mine with a towel over that

**Aaron_S** · 01-29-09, 10:18 PM

Maybe just use a smaller tank?

Chu'Wuti · 01-30-09, 08:22 AM

From what I've read, a 75-gallon is way too big for a BP anyway. If I had a 75-gallon, I'd use it for a different snake . . . dreaming again . . .

siz · 01-30-09, 08:28 AM

What are you using for substrate?

dexter 1988 · 01-30-09, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by siz

What are you using for substrate?

i us newspaper

dexter 1988 · 01-30-09, 08:36 AM

i like the big tank is the something else i can do

siz · 01-30-09, 08:39 AM

Ditch the newspaper. It doesn't hold humidity at all. I personally use ReptiBark Forest Floor, it's like mulch/fine wood chips so it holds humidity much better. Make sure whatever you change it to doesn't have big enough pieces that your snake can eat them accidentally and get impacted.

edit: Oh and regarding your tank, smaller is better for a BP, they like to feel secure in a smaller enviroment. You could keep your big tank but make sure to have lots of hides that the snake can squeeze into, and you could maybe try adding some non-toxic live pants to raise humidity (and for your BP to climb on, lol).
hope this helps

citysnakes · 01-30-09, 12:46 PM

a substrate like cypress mulch is pretty cheap and great at retaining moisture. its great for boosting humidity. youre still going to have to cover up most of the screen to keep the humidity from escaping. i would get rid of the wet towel and wrap the screen up to the heat lamp with plastic wrap or whatever else keeps the moisture from escaping that will work for you.

that should help but you will occasionally need to add a little water to the substrate and mist the enclosure. just dont soak the thing.

dexter 1988 · 01-30-09, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by citysnakes.com

a substrate like cypress mulch is pretty cheap and great at retaining moisture. its great for boosting humidity. youre still going to have to cover up most of the screen to keep the humidity from escaping. i would get rid of the wet towel and wrap the screen up to the heat lamp with plastic wrap or whatever else keeps the moisture from escaping that will work for you.

that should help but you will occasionally need to add a little water to the substrate and mist the enclosure. just dont soak the thing.

thanks for the help man that sounds good i will give it a try

dexter 1988 · 01-30-09, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by siz

Ditch the newspaper. It doesn't hold humidity at all. I personally use , it's like mulch/fine wood chips so it holds humidity much better. Make sure whatever you change it to doesn't have big enough pieces that your snake can eat them accidentally and get impacted.

edit: Oh and regarding your tank, smaller is better for a BP, they like to feel secure in a smaller enviroment. You could keep your big tank but make sure to have lots of hides that the snake can squeeze into, and you could maybe try adding some non-toxic live pants to raise humidity (and for your BP to climb on, lol).
hope this helps

thanks i will go out and buy some but will it grow mold when i spray my enclosure and will the ReptiBark Forest Floor harbor parasites, mites or git them fast should i spray my tank with some kind of mite killer spray when i clean enclosure.

she love her home i have 3 hides 1 on hot side 1 on cool side 1 on in the middle alot of fake plan and 2 logs she loves to climb on but i will try to get some real non toxic plants thakes man

siz · 01-30-09, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dexter 1988

thanks i will go out and buy some but will it grow mold when i spray my enclosure and will the ReptiBark Forest Floor harbor parasites, mites or git them fast should i spray my tank with some kind of mite killer spray when i clean enclosure.

she love her home i have 3 hides 1 on hot side 1 on cool side 1 on in the middle alot of fake plan and 2 logs she loves to climb on but i will try to get some real non toxic plants thakes man

Nope, that was one of my questions as well, it shouldn't grow mold. Really you shouldn't have the humidity constanly high enough for mold to grow anyway. I have heard of mites in bags of substarte before but mites are species specific, so it doesn't matter. I don't see a need to spray unless you actually see mites, (usually around the eyes or nostrils) or if your snake is soaking in it's water bowl more than usual.

You're welcome, good luck! (I'm a girl by the way..man

haha)

edit: If you change the newspaper for a different substrate you might not even need to add real plants to the tank, but they make it look a lot more attractive.

mykee · 01-30-09, 04:54 PM

If you can't keep proper husbandry in your fish cage, maybe it's time to consider a different type of enclosure. It IS all about the snake, right?

dexter 1988 · 01-30-09, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

If you can't keep proper husbandry in your fish cage, maybe it's time to consider a different type of enclosure. It IS all about the snake, right?

it is all about her. but she love the big tank I just have to get the humidity up a little higher.