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The pet store near me had reptile foggers for $34. The humidity in my snakes tank is 30% and I need something desperately. These look really nice. Does anyone have any comments or recommendations on foggers? Thanks.

they mist really well and look pretty nice but sray big water droplets over half your tank and just soaks the substrate.
i didn't like my experience with them they suck

i wouldn't go with the mister
but if you insist i'll sell you mine for 20 bucks

-try putting you water dish over the uth and the heat lamp
-if you have an aquarium with a screen top then but saran wrap over half to 3/4 of the lid
-mist the sides of your tank (not the substrate)daily or twice daily
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I was thinking of using a humidifier on a timer, like I have my lights while I go on vaction. That would bring the humidy level up in the area, anyone try this?

Being that I have my BP in a glass tank with sliding screen top I too have humidity problems. I was able to keep humidity up by covering most of the top with duct tape and keeping a wet towel over most of the remainder of the exposed area (where no duct tape was). I had to rewet 2-3 times a day and also mist maybe 1-2 times a day. Yeah, that way is cheap and really not too much work, but I wanted something else w/o having to give up on the tank. So I left the duct tape covering most of the lid and bought the Tropic-Aire Humidifier and Air Exchanger w/ air pump. My humidity never goes below 60% and I don't have to mist or use a towel on top. Good investment in my opinion.

Here's more info:
http://ballpython.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
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To clear up any misconceptions(sp?)proper husbantary is good air flow. Reading through some of these posts I see alot of people have cut off a portion of their enclosure to stop the humidity leaving the tank. As this does hold true and keeps the humidity from leaving the tank it also constricts much-need air flow.
In the 8 yrs or so of keeping snakes I've come across a few ways to maintain proper humidity without cuttin of a portion of the enclosure via ducktape,towels, saran wrap ect. First if oyu havent tried it already, cause I'm not sure bout your setup, usually a large bowl place directly under the heat sorce helps tremendousally with humidity. You can however spray the sides of the glass and YES can spray the subtrate lightly. Contrary to what some people believe misting subtrate can promote bacteria. This isnt nessassarly true. Most people dont want "mud" as a subtrate so a light misting on the subrate wont hurt and can act as a "sponge" to. Other things you can try is use peat or spagnum(sp?) moss. Spagnum moss holds humidity very well and hobbyists who own amphibians usually use it for humidity purposes. Just mist it down every 3 or so hrs when you "feel: it gettin dry to keep the humidty up and place it close to the heat sorce inside the cage. Last but not least, the Humidity Box. Pretty simple really. Take a Rubbermaid containor, makin sure that the snake can coil up inside confortably and flip it upside down the lid securely in place. Cut a hole through the bottom of the containor and if need be the lid to. Make sure there is some "holes" through the side of the Rubbermaid for minor air circulation. In the past I've put spagnum moss, peat moss moist newspaper in the box to hold humidity since the cage itself is fairly warm. Try ehat suites you best.

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My typing and spelling is really bad, lol.

I've never understood this because when I look at the rubbermaids, sweater boxes, boaphiles and racks they don't have a large opening for air flow. I guess it depends on how much of the top you've cut off. I have a 50 gallon breeder and the opening I've left is at least that of the above housing types.
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Why waste the money, dampen a wash towel and put it inside of a plastic hide under your heat source. It will increase your humidity everytime.
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