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Does anyone know a good place to get a misting system that doesnt cost too much or does anyone have plans on how to make one? Thanks Steve
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Owner of:
0.1 Red Tail Boa,
1.0 Red Tail Boa,
0.1 Reticulated Python,
0.1 Green Burmese Python,
1.0 Bearded Dragon,
0.1 Leopard Gecko

Hi Steve,

Is this misting system for the Boa constrictors and Reticulated Python in your signature? If so, I'd recommend more of a fogging system rather than a true misting system. A fogger will raise humidity higher with less water which can be a huge advantage.

With some species of lizards or snakes a true misting system can be worth the disadvantages of all the water you have to pump through the cage. Specifically, they leave water droplets on the cage walls and furnishings, giving the animal something to drink and/or help in inducing defecation.

For a fogger, I highly recommend buying an ultrasonic humidifier from Walgreens or elsewhere and running PVC or aquarium tubing from the outtake vent. Then split whatever you use into your individual cages. It creates a nice fog look and raises the humidity with less water (as the fog has a smaller droplet size than a mister). They can be set up on timers and only need to be refilled a couple of times a week.

If you do want the mister it gets a bit more complex and you'll need to answer several questions about your setups, etc.

It would be for my 2 redtails and a green burmese.Is it pretty easy to set up the humidifer?
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Owner of:
0.1 Red Tail Boa,
1.0 Red Tail Boa,
0.1 Reticulated Python,
0.1 Green Burmese Python,
1.0 Bearded Dragon,
0.1 Leopard Gecko

The humidfiers are extremely easy to set up.

Evidently there is one specific product where if you take of the outtake vent there are two holes into which aqarium tubing (5/8", I believe) fit perfectly.

From there it is easy to splice one of the lines into two so you have three tubes produced fog.

There are pictures of this in the kingsnake gallery, or at least there were. However, the last time I tried to find them nothing came up. Of course the search function was working poorly enough that I could not even find my own pictures.

Try the Boa constrictor specific forum as I believe on of the regulars over there has pictures up. Maybe type "Ultrasonic Humidifier Fogger" as your title and then ask some specific questions in your message.

I will offer two pieces of advice. First, have the humidifier as high or slightly higher than your highest cage. That way the mist won't have to travel "up" very far (only to the top of the tubing). Second, use RO or distilled water. This will greatly extend the life of your humidifier. Tap water or tap water run through a filter can ruin Ultrasonic humidifiers pretty quick.

i was thinkn about settn up somthing like that for my green anaconda as i can only get the humidity level to about 35-40% with a water bucket resting on a heat pad. the thing about the the fogger im worried about is that my cage is made mostly of birch and im not sure if to much humidity would warp the plywood.
are humidifiers expensive to run would i run it like a light time on 12hrs on 12 off?
thanks rick

Any anaconda cage made of plywood would need to be sealed anyways so I don't think the extra humidity will hurt anything.

The ultrasonic should raise the humidity of this cage. Certain combinations of cage size (especially height), ventilation, and surrounding conditions might not allow the ultrasonic humidifier to raise the humidity very much.

In cases like that I suspect it's better to go back to a misting system that leaves water droplets on the cage walls and furnishings. You would simply set a timer to run on an interval more or less equal to how long it takes those droplets to evaporate.

But I think an ultrasonic will work.

With an aquatic species such as an anaconda one does have alot of options for raising humidity. Perhaps start another thread and we can help you on that.

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was thinkn about settn up somthing like that for my green anaconda as i can only get the humidity level to about 35-40% with a water bucket resting on a heat pad. the thing about the the fogger im worried about is that my cage is made mostly of birch and im not sure if to much humidity would warp the plywood.
are humidifiers expensive to run would i run it like a light time on 12hrs on 12 off?