i just finished a plywood cage for my boa, its 4ft long 3ft high 2ftwide. the humidity was only 30%,i was told on this forum to put a household humidifier in the cage and even with that as soon as its turned off the humidity drops back down from 60 to 30. im starting to think im gona have to cut a foot off the height even tho i already finishd the cage. is ther anything i can do??
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need humidity help badly
solidpunk86
Sep 03, 2003 05:24 PM
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redmom
Sep 03, 2003 05:57 PM
Hi! Again, I will reiterate that I am new and know basically nothing, but it seems to me that if the cage is of plywood, that the wood may be sucking all of the humidity out of air. Perhaps making sure that it is watertight will help. But that's just my guess.
Good luck!
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lee
Sep 04, 2003 08:02 AM
Try placing your water bowl closer to your heat source, this should give you the humidity your looking for. However you will probably need to monitor and refill your water bowl more frequently.
If you have a large vent on the enclosure, you may not be able to maintain the needed humidity, you may need to close it or make it smaller.
BillyBoy
Sep 06, 2003 12:53 PM
Try buying some 12" x 12" mexican/saltillo tiles at a store like Home Depot or Lowes. Be sure to get them unfinished. Soak them in water for an hour or two to absorb the water then place them in the cage. The water evaporates slowly from the clay tiles and should provide the humidity you are looking for. I did this when I had blood pythons and it worked like a charm. You will probably have to experiment a little bit with how long to soak them and how many to use, but once you get it dialed in, it's just a matter of pouring a little more water on them every couple of days to keep the humidity within an acceptable range.
Good luck!
Billy
>>i just finished a plywood cage for my boa, its 4ft long 3ft high 2ftwide. the humidity was only 30%,i was told on this forum to put a household humidifier in the cage and even with that as soon as its turned off the humidity drops back down from 60 to 30. im starting to think im gona have to cut a foot off the height even tho i already finishd the cage. is ther anything i can do??
