What do you use?

YoungBuck · 02-08-05, 08:44 PM

Hey Guys!
Just wondering what all of you use to keep the humidity up in your enclosures? Any of you use moss? I have my heat lamp over top of a large water bowl and have 3/4 of the screen on the tank covered with plastic but it doesn't seem to be working for my JCP...it is only holding 40%! I have a new reptic-plastics enclosure on its way...but do any of you have a quick fix for the time being? It is a fairly small enclosure right now...it's a 5 gallon "reptile" tank bought from a pet store and my JCP is still a baby. Thanks for the help!

HeatherRose · 02-08-05, 08:45 PM

My rubbermaid keeps in all the humidity for me... It's almost like...cheating

BoidKeeper · 02-08-05, 08:49 PM

I have to use a humidifyer for my room. In my ETB, ATB and BRB cages I use cyprus and or sphagnum moss.
Cheers,
Trevor

Ptindy · 02-08-05, 08:58 PM

Hey Youngbuck, if you ditch the light you'll get humidity up, try a UTH. As for your new enclosure congrats, but don't be shoving him into it anytime soon! He's just a baby and the size you bought is very large for him which could give you problems. Or none at all, I would bet it would give you some though. Is that the JCP from Petland up in Crowfoot? Good luck with him. If you have any questions PM me.

Mike

YoungBuck · 02-09-05, 01:51 AM

Yeah...he won't be going in there right away...I know that a snake in too large of an enclosure won't eat. With an UTH, it is harder to keep the temp regulated for him because they are so big compaired to the tank size. Should I still try one?

Ptindy · 02-09-05, 01:58 AM

Yes, purchase one that is about a third of the size of the enclosure floor. Or you can buy a human heating pad from Wal-mart. Just make sure it doesn't have an automatic shut off function. Sun Beam makes some and I believe wal-mart carries them. Good luck.

Mike

EDIT: If the human heating pad it to large you can just place the enclosure half onto the pad.

Holy Mackerel · 02-09-05, 02:57 PM

I use sunbeam for my chondros and ETBs. The cool thing about them is that you can control the temperature...some (low, med., high). And stick the snake in a tupperware, drill some holes on the side for ventilation, and put some doweling perches in there. As far as i'm concerned its the best way (maybe not best looking) to keep arboreals/semi arboreals (maybe all snakes for that matter)

Steve