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, 01:45 PM

Quote:

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

Kmef07 · 01-30-09, 01:45 PM

This is what i did to make my screen top hold humidity. the box is complete with a towel over it to kind of insulate it close a couple cracks. my humidity can stay at 98% on warm side with the thermometer close to the ground and 85-89% on the cool side with the thermometer at the top of the cage. all in all this worked. i mist every morning and night but dont really need to. i have gone 3 days and the humidity has stayed the same i even put in another humidity gauge to make sure and it was accurate

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, 02:05 PM

keep all the good info coming

Kmef07 · 01-30-09, 02:10 PM

oh remember to make sure there is adequate airflow in the tank. if you seal it up too tight it becomes stagnant air. (i don't know if that is the correct way to say that but you get the idea). in my box i just drilled one hole on each end and put on hole higher than the other