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Alright, I've been misting my boa daily since I got her in October. Her first shed was bad (I attribute it to stress and improper humidity). I'm in video production, so sometimes I'm away for a week at a time. I've been having people care for her when I'm away, but I need to find an automated solution for misting the cage. I'm looking at the Habba Mist Machine or an IMA humidifier/air pump combo. Any and all experience with automated misting solutions would be appreciated. I need to order and set up the stuff as soon as possible. Thanks!

What I do is this ...

Bought a ultrasonic humidifier (not the heat kind) which had a vent for the mist that was a circular hole. Most are designed this way, but the particular one I used was for a little kid and looks like an elephant.
I connected the humidifier to a timer so it would go off as needed (mine is set for an hour duration twice a day).
Lastly I bought some 1/2" pvc pipe, a reducer to attach it to the 1 1/2" opening on the humidifier and lead the piping to my two cages.
This setup works great for me. You can customoize it to fit your needs but using different pipe sizes or a pvc valve.
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- Jason F.

The 1st question I would ask you is what type of enclosure are you keeping it in? The second one I would ask is what area of the country do you live in? If you are keeping it in an aquarium they do not hold in moisture very well. There are tricks that you can do other than misting on a daily basis though. For instance, provide a water bowl large enough for it to soak in. Provide a "humidity box" for it by taking a plastic box (a small rubermaid container with a hole cut in it will do just fine) and providing a substrate that you can keeped semi-soaked so that it can enter when it needs more humidity. Just a few suggestions.