lfreday42x
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Recently we had a shift in the weather pattern which has brought on cooler, dryer air. This was expected. Unfortunately, what left me dumb-founded was a immediate and sustained drop in humidity inside the Vivarium when, I thought the Monsoon RS 400, I had installed, would help keep humidity levels high in times like these. I discovered the only things it's good for, in my experience, is it puts water droplets on the leaves for the geckos to drink and waters the plants. Otherwise the water just goes straight in the aquifer and cannot keep humidity stable once it gets down there and since the air is constantly being ventilated out.
The reason this became a huge concern for me because I noticed Slinky was going through a shed but had a really difficult time doing so. My cheap little humidity probe said 60% and the temp/hum probe for the Eco Vivarium 500 was pegged at -2%. I ran the RS 400 more often and with longer duration but this did not help as the water accumulated faster in the aquifer and the air pretty much remained dry (no change in humidity on either indication).
This morning I got a hold of a Zoomed Repti Fogger. Man what a difference it made! Within 15 minutes of running on max the humidity levels inside the vivarium spiked (it got really foggy) and the geckos seemed to love it. Dinky was able to shed quite easily (under an hour) and Slinky was able to get the rest of his shed off (he had been struggling for about 48 hours). They seem to bask more often if some of the fog hits the basking area. The cheap humidity probe went to 85% and the other one....no response (that may be another issue).
Good: Quickly raised the humidity, much faster than the Exo-Terra Monsoon RS400 with three nozzles.
Bad: Only a 1-Liter bottle to supply moisture. Lasts about 1-1.5 hours on max setting, about 6-8 hours on lowest setting. It's a PITA to have to refill it so often. I see a mod coming soon.
The reason this became a huge concern for me because I noticed Slinky was going through a shed but had a really difficult time doing so. My cheap little humidity probe said 60% and the temp/hum probe for the Eco Vivarium 500 was pegged at -2%. I ran the RS 400 more often and with longer duration but this did not help as the water accumulated faster in the aquifer and the air pretty much remained dry (no change in humidity on either indication).
This morning I got a hold of a Zoomed Repti Fogger. Man what a difference it made! Within 15 minutes of running on max the humidity levels inside the vivarium spiked (it got really foggy) and the geckos seemed to love it. Dinky was able to shed quite easily (under an hour) and Slinky was able to get the rest of his shed off (he had been struggling for about 48 hours). They seem to bask more often if some of the fog hits the basking area. The cheap humidity probe went to 85% and the other one....no response (that may be another issue).
Good: Quickly raised the humidity, much faster than the Exo-Terra Monsoon RS400 with three nozzles.
Bad: Only a 1-Liter bottle to supply moisture. Lasts about 1-1.5 hours on max setting, about 6-8 hours on lowest setting. It's a PITA to have to refill it so often. I see a mod coming soon.
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