Panther Geko- Keeping Humidity Up

[SaskiaMG]

I am wondering good (but fairly cheap!) ways to keep my humidity up, and I want to know the possibilities before I get anything. I have decided that I will (in the next few months) be saving money to get a panther geko. I have done a lot of research on this, and a year later with more research (now) I finally have decided that I will do it after my birthday.
I have everything down on what I need and put it in a list on Petsmart and my computer, but there's one thing that I'm wondering.
I have heard that you can use a mister to keep humidity up, but not for very long.
-Is this true?
Second, if the above is true, I have also read that you can put a water bottle with a puncture in the lid on the tank securely and it will drip water when filled.
-Is this true?
Third, if neither of these can work, what should I do?
-Please let me know as soon as you can so I can average out how much I need to save! Thanks in advance!
(Got this in the right place now!)

 

[sajane]

panther geckos do not require high humidity. they come from a dry forest area. a humid hide will suffice

 

[rainbowbrite]

i use peat moss in the tank and keep it moist and also you can get a lunch meat container from the store and put peat moss in their and cut a little hole for it to get in and out and we use that for shedding and nmositer, hth

 

[mador]

Hallo,
I have very much ground in the tank (about 8 cm) and I take care that the lower part of the ground stays moist, so that the geckos can reach the wet sand when they are digging.

 

[Tiki]

Panther geckos require more humidity then leopard geckos, I always kept and bred mine on a substrate of moist coco soil with a thin layer of reptibark and moss on top. Sometimes I will do half and half tanks with sand and soil. My friend's picta kept on dry sand with a humid hide have always looked to be in thinner condition and seemed to pass away earlier then mine have. Just my 2cents.

 

[sajane]

Tiki,There might be something to that!I have 2 set ups. 1 with real plants and 1 with artifical. The geckos with real plants are fater and bigger then the ones in the artifical tank, of course the real planted tank is much more humid. I feed and take care of them the same and they are clutchmates so that is an eye opener for me !

 

[Moosenart]

i am thinking of getting one of the lil guys! i have every thing but am stuck on either:
garter snake
tibetan frog eye
or a 1 month-ish panther...so hard!