Humidifier

[gnuisance]

I am currently running a small humidifier near my two uroplatus tanks. The device creates visible humidity that kind of mists over the top of the enclosures. My cheapo digital hygrometer reads between 60-70% outside of the enclosures so I speculate the humidity inside is slightly higher. I am also misting frequently.

Does this sound suitable. I know humidity is important with these guys and I want to make sure I am dialed in.

 

[D.B.Johnson]

My advice would be not to let the enclosures be constantly wet/moist. I don't know if that is an issue with your setup. Yes, humidity is important, but some time for the environment to somewhat dry out between mistings or foggings is also beneficial I think. I don't know if you would need to do this, but you could always get a timer and set the humidifier to come on maybe in the morning and evening for a little while...? What I'm stumbling around trying to say is that it's possible to overdo it. If your enclosures are staying wet all the time, I would cut back some.

 

[pakinjak]

I use a humidifier in my room this time of year, but later when the heat won't come on I don't use it. In the winter, it's for ambient humidity, just to provide a base that's higher than the rest of my house. The true humidity I shoot for is produced by a combination of a proper enclosure, misting schedule, live plants, substrate, etc. Like D.B. said, you don't want to maintain humidity too high. Anything over 50% runs the danger of developing mold in your home, and you need to have a dry out period even in the enclosures. Just be observant and make adjustments until you hit that happy medium. There are too many complexities to just prescribe a list of do's and don'ts, each setup is different and the keeper has to make judgment calls and think on their feet to provide a correct setup for their herps. Maybe that's not as clear as you would like, but it's my best advice.