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i have big 180 gallon plywood cage i just moved my boa into, the humidity for some reason is only 20-30%. is there a realy go mister or fogger i can buy for a cage this big. i need the help badly.

you can try to put a household humidifier in the tank with the snake and run it a few times a day that way thier is always mist within the tank and its loads cheaper than buying a fogger for a setup that big.try that and let it run for an hour and i guarantee your humidity will easily soar in to the 75%-90% range.best bet if going this way is to put it on a timer and figure out when the humidity starts going to about 60% range and have it start back up by the timer...hope it helps

about that idea....i was thinking about it and and know snakes get into small holes. cut a small hole in the side or back of the tank,screen it,and place it outside where the blower is right next to the new cut so it blows in and its not in the tank for him to crawl into it and you will get the same results

It is a better idea to put it outside the cage. I have had about 3 or 4 ultrasonic humidifiers that I used to place inside their enclosures, but the moisture damages the fan eventually and it rusts out. Now I keep the unit outside the tank and have a hose that runs into the cage. This works pretty well.

Robert

` I do it by having a hot spot in the floor, then putting their soaking dish over that. 90 degrees is plenty. The heated water makes lots of humidity, if you don't have top vents, or a leaky top. Boas like to soak in heated water, anyway.
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