Hooray for payday! So I finally went and bought a humidity gauge from petco and as soon as I got home stuck it into Gideon's tank and went about my business. A few moments later I went to check it and it as at 80% humidity. Waaay too high for a cornsnake. So I popped the top of, put little Giddy in in a seperate box and let her enclosure air out a bit. I replaced the moist substrate with dryer substrate and replaced her water bowl with a smaller mouth. The humidity is now at 70%. I think I can lower it some more by adding a few more holes to the sides or widening the existing ones. What do you all think?
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Humidity control
- Thread starter LittleRed
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Nythain
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Yeah, just to back up m1n054... Most hygrometers (especially analog pet store ones) are usually inaccurate. Some by a few % but more often than not by a considerable amount. I have one for a "piece of mind", or to let me know if Isis enclosure is getting exceptionally dry.
Corns are pretty hardy also. As long as they have complete sheds, they're probably pretty good on humidity. Unless you go out of your way to make it and keep it really humid for a long time. Many FL owners don't even have much/any problems with humidity. But, if you are concerned, then again as m1n054 said, the best way to reduce it is by increasing ventilation/air flow. So I'd vote for more holes or bigger ones.
Corns are pretty hardy also. As long as they have complete sheds, they're probably pretty good on humidity. Unless you go out of your way to make it and keep it really humid for a long time. Many FL owners don't even have much/any problems with humidity. But, if you are concerned, then again as m1n054 said, the best way to reduce it is by increasing ventilation/air flow. So I'd vote for more holes or bigger ones.