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Now that my questions on feeding have been answered (thank you slaytonp and TheFrogGuy), my next question involves humidity.

I recently recieved a Lee's Herp Habitat (http://www.leesaqpet.com/PICCAT/20150.htm). It doesn't say so on the website, but the box mentioned that it was perfect housing for Poison Arrow frogs. I'm having some real problems figuring out what to do to maintain that 80-100% humidity I hear is need to sustain these little guys.

I first I thought I could fill the bottom portion with water and then place an ultrasonic fogger is said water. I then realized that this wouldn't leave much room at all for the frogs themselves. I then considered getting a misting system from saurian, but when I found that their cheapest one was for almost 200$, I realized it was way out of my budget.

Another big problem for me is room. I currently have this thing on my clothes dresser, so I can't place anything under it like I could with a tank stand.

So, does anyone have any cheap, space-efficient ideas for me? Or should I just consider getting something else for the time being?

wrap plastic wrap around the lid, oh and be careful with the in tank foggers

So does that mean I could just dampen the moss I have in the enclosure and wrap and plastic bag or something around the screen? It would be a helluva lot easier and cheaper then buying a fogger.

the combination of live plants covered screen water dish/area misting daily will keep the humidity up to where you need it.

use the plexi glass lid like amphibianfreak suggested or buy a misting system from Wetworks they only cost about $105 and work great for up to 10 tanks i believe. the website is www.wetworksms.com i have one i use for my chameleon right now and dont have any real complaints.
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-Bryan
Reflex Geckos

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try this. i dont know if it would fit but its way cheaper than other stuff i have seen. the air pump it needs to work are less than 10 $ at wal mart
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ok the link didnt work. go to petsmart website and search for humidifier its the only product that will come up.

I like the hinged glass tops that fit different aquarium sizes, depending upon what you have, plus a Tropic-Aire humidifier that works off an aquarium air pump for a little more air circulation. But just about any of these ideas work. Covering a screen with plastic wrap is O.K., but you have to take the entire screen off for maintenance. That always makes me nervous, since it's so hard to tell where the little jumpers are when you do it, and a couple of my losses have been due to unobserved escapes while I was wiping down and maintaining the screened tanks. With the hinged glass, all you have to watch is the front portion. If you have just rare overheating problems in your area, as I do here, and don't have airconditioning, you can make a secondary screen under the first flap, so you can raise the lid for cooling and leave the screen in place. If you use a fine mesh, soft window screen, you can, raise the glass lid, mist the screen and blow some air across it from a small fan for a bit of swamp cooling when needed. This isn't a fix in places where weather is normally hotter than darts can tolerate, but works all right for temporary heat waves.

By the way, if you use the hinged glass, seal around the cord outlets in the rear plastic flap with some tape (just some Scotch tape will do) and make sure the plastic flap in the back fits tightly the entire length of the tank. It's amazing what these little guys can get through.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

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