how do you create humidity?

mommanessy247 · 03-22-10, 01:52 PM

thats my question...
how do you create humidity in an enclosure?

Will0W783 · 03-22-10, 01:59 PM

by misting or fogging and lowering ventilation. For my arboreal snakes, for example, I have partially enclosed the screen top of their enclosures and run a MistKing system to mist several times throughout the day.

marvelfreak · 03-22-10, 02:29 PM

I found putting a water bowl part way over where the undertank heater is works. For my borneo i keep a second smaller one completely over heat and my humidity stays around 70%. When any of them go into shed i mist twice a day to raise the humidity up even more. All my snakes have perfected shed evertime. Hope that helps.

mykee · 03-22-10, 03:10 PM

What type of "enclosure" are we talking about?

Feebo · 03-22-10, 03:41 PM

I tend to block the ventilation as Willow said, I have a seed tray at the warm end with loads of fresh moss in it, which I then give a good soaking each evening. I also lightly mist the entire tank. That gives me a 60%-70% cycle, meaning it only dries out to 60% ish, when I`ve just sprayed, it remains at 70% for about half a day. Cyclic is the word ! For my species anyway.....

mommanessy247 · 03-23-10, 04:08 AM

ok so water bowl over the heating pad & misting the terrarium...got it.

Will0W783 · 03-23-10, 07:58 AM

What kind of snake are you going to be keeping? Ball pythons cannot be misted every day as they run the risk of developing respiratory infections from too much moisture or fungal scale infections. With higher humidity snakes (arboreals, rainbow boas, water pythons) misting several times a day in necessary, but with snakes like ball pythons, you have to be much more careful. I honestly don't think ball pythons are anywhere near as easy to keep as people would have you believe- they have a very tight ideal humidity and temp range and are often very picky eaters. Carpet pythons are much easier to keep and often much more rewarding snakes too!

percey39 · 03-23-10, 08:14 AM

I find using a large water bowl over the heating source is the go. I use this with my smaller scrubs and manage to keep it between 70-90%. With the adults i use a bird bath with a small fountain on a timer as well as misting once a day.

citysnakes · 03-23-10, 09:06 AM

not really a fan or standing, warm drinking water for my animals. i place the water bowl on the cool side or middle of the enclosure and deal with humidity separately. depending on the enclosure used, if you can adjust the level of ventilation, use a substrate that retains moisture and occasionally introduce moisture then you should be able to keep proper humidity levels for any snake.

Feebo · 03-23-10, 10:12 AM

I do use that method Julian, but I don`t use thier only water source, as you say that wouldn`t be a great idea. If I have water at the warm end, I have a seperate waterbowl at the cool end...... Moss works best for me, I only resort to water bowls when I`m short of moss really....

mommanessy247 · 03-24-10, 04:32 AM

willow783 -- i'm planning on getting a ball python. will putting the water bowl in the warm spot at least create enough humidity for it? if not then what else can i do for humidity?

Feebo · 03-24-10, 09:26 AM

Yeah you don`t want masses of humidity for a Ball python, just some humidity. A water bowl kept topped up at the warm end will be fine

be sure they have a water dish at the cool end too. Offer a moss hide aswell and I`d say that`s just about spot on then....

*Offers an olive branch to Julian*