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| JamesA |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 18:01:40
So i finally moved Charlie into his new viv on monday after all the helpful advice here. Really pleased with it and it looks great. Charlie is still settling in but he seems ok, spending most of his time in the cool end hide.
Its a 3 foot vivexotic LX36 with a 150w ceramic bulb on a pulse stat. Hot end is 32 and cool end is 27. These are pretty much rock solid stable now. Ive used aspen bedding and a load of plastic plants, wood and a big flat rock at the warm end too. Large water bowl at the cool end ans a small one at the hot end.
Humidity, left to its own devices is 17%! I've been spraying twice a day all week in the hope it will come up and stay a bit higher, but i forgot to spray this morning and its down to 17 again when i got home from work.
Is this normal for viv's or am i missing something? |
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| JamesA |
Posted - 05/02/2012 : 13:44:16
Got Charlie out for a feed last night so while he was scoffing his mouse I pulled the dodgy thermometer out and put my old one in. Its much more accurate on the humidity reading. Also shifted the water bowel along towards the warm end and the humidity has come up to 52% so I'm a lot happier. Just uploading some pics and I'll post a new thread over in the photo forum shortly. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 12:29:40
i dont measure the humidity but have a stick on one in my room for a rough guide, its usually 55-65%.
i just move water bowls an spray the vivs when their in shed |
| JamesA |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 11:41:38
Well,looks like the new thermometer isn't much cop for humidity readings. Its currently reading 21% and my old one is showing 42% with the probes next to each other. Think i'll swap them over! Bit of a pain as i bought the new one so i could get it all in place before i moved the snake in.
The room is usually 55% give or take but its dropped to 40% at the moment as the heating has been going full belt for the last few days.
What % humidity do you folks usually aim for in your vivs? |
| anatess |
Posted - 04/02/2012 : 03:24:02
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Originally posted by JamesA
Thanks all, i'll have a play about.
Interesting bob, it is a new thermometer with humidity reading too. Its at the cool end in the back corner a couple of inches off the floor. I'll stick the probe from my old one in and see what that says, maybe the new thermometer isn't very accurate!
Yes, putting the big water bowl on the hot end will increase your humidity some.
What's the humidity in the room? If it's a lot higher than inside the viv, you might be able to get it higher by opening more air flow - you might need to figure out a balance with the temps.
If you still need a bump, you can use cypress instead of aspen bedding and that will help some.
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| JamesA |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 22:41:23
Thanks all, i'll have a play about.
Interesting bob, it is a new thermometer with humidity reading too. Its at the cool end in the back corner a couple of inches off the floor. I'll stick the probe from my old one in and see what that says, maybe the new thermometer isn't very accurate! |
| Lotabob |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 19:49:32
It couldn't possibly be 17% without a dehumidifier running in a totally sealed room. The probe must be too close to the bulb. Move the probe about one inch off the substrate away from the bulb and NOT in direct line of sight of the bulb. if its too close to the bulb the air in the sensor will be dried out even if the air around it is moist. |
| n/a |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 19:38:29
I've found the ceramics do dry out the air much more than IR - yes, as Chris says, putting the water bowl in the hot end and maybe adjusting its position is a good idea. I don't really care for spraying in wooden vivs as, despite sealing, moisture can swell and rot the panels. |
| chrisc |
Posted - 03/02/2012 : 18:38:19
if you move the water bowl closer to the hot end it will help with the humidity, just play around an you will find the right spot to put it |
