Humidifiers

[The Dude]

Planning to buy an external humidifying system for a couple of my enclosures, is there any specific humidifiers you can recommend? i was looking at zoo med but all the reviews look absolutely terrible. Im not looking to spend more than probably 70$ per unit and would prefer something with interval/time settings.

[Grrrit]

I've Seen a few people use humidfiers that you would place in your room when congested. Check youtube. Like homemade humidifiers. They involve pvc tubing and I've seen one unit fog up a few tanks well. I can't recall the vid names but that's what I found on the net. I use a zoo med and haven't had any problems with it. Although I would not have gotten it if it wasnt on sale for $45. Hope this is helpful for you.

[The Dude]

appreciate the reply, is that the Repti-Fogger you are using, with the small hose extension? or the Habba automatic one?

[Isaac]

i once found a fogger in a decoration store i bought it for 10$ or so and it works...
and when it is broken i would just buy another one for again something like 10$.
it almost looks the same as a terrarium fogger and it does exactly the same only the price is much lower!
the price of a replacement part from exo terra is just the half of the price of a whole fogger elsewhere!
i dont know where you could find it beacouse i live in europe but i think if you keep looking you will find one!

ps. for the dutch or european people on this forum: i once found it in BLOKKER for 9,95€

[Grrrit]

No prob. Its the repti fogger, with the hose. The house if quite handy, I just poul the house over and use it into my chameleon cage when he sheds. And that speeds it up and is a healthy one at that.

[clownonfire]

I also use the Repti Fogger and find it wonderful. I only use dechlorinated water to not clog the hose.

Two Exo-Terra Foggers were given to me, and those really did poorly. They quickly found a new home on Craigslist.

[Grrrit]

Yea the exo terra fogger had to have the exact about of water above it or it wouldn't function at 100%, and if you ran it in a cup it would eventually use up the water in it. So therefor it never worked properly. And the when placed in a terrarium the inhabitants could not come into contact with it for "health and safety" reasons. (i wonder why that would be in the directions of a product made to be in with the animals we care for and love?)

The downfall to the repti fogger is the tube collecting water. But not a huge issue. If you keep the unit underneath the end of the fog tube, the water will roll back and be re used

[treefrogsrules]

i bought a zoo med repti fogger for $50 at petsmart, and it works great i would deffinetly reccomend it

[bshmerlie]

I have a reptifogger in all my tanks and I like them. But they are not there to replace misting. I have mine controlled by the Zoo med Hygrotherm that way they only come on once maybe twice a day and usually for less than a minute. I use them so that I can go on a mini vacation and I don't have to have anyone frogsit. But again they should not be used to replace your regular hand misting routine. Using distilled water in them helps them to last longer.

[The Dude]

exo terra: thats the ultrasonic one you are talking about right? I bought one of those about a year ago and LOVED the fog it put off, and the cool effect it gave my tanks.. but definitely a piece of ****, it quit working in about a week.. Thankfully I kept the receipt and returned it.

Hygrotherm: i was looking at those on amazon, is it worth the 70$ just for humidity control? it sounds like a really neat thing to have for my dart frogs tank but sounds like you would need a seperate one for every tank which sounds like a fairly costly investment. Also, im sure that the extended lifetime it gives the reptifogger is well worth it.. right?

On a second note, does anyone know what humidity levels Red Eyed Tree Frogs prefer?

[ShadowFrogLover21]

I'm new to frogs, but I found plans for a home-made humidifier that seems to be working well, as it's holding my viv at about 75-90% humidity. All it took was a water dish, an air stone, some air hose, an air pump, and a timer to make the air pump turn on and off. I have mine set to run for 15 min every hour, and it's working like a dream. I have trouble keeping my humidity up and this has really helped.

[clownonfire]

exo terra: thats the ultrasonic one you are talking about right? I bought one of those about a year ago and LOVED the fog it put off, and the cool effect it gave my tanks.. but definitely a piece of ****, it quit working in about a week.. Thankfully I kept the receipt and returned it.

Hygrotherm: i was looking at those on amazon, is it worth the 70$ just for humidity control? it sounds like a really neat thing to have for my dart frogs tank but sounds like you would need a seperate one for every tank which sounds like a fairly costly investment. Also, im sure that the extended lifetime it gives the reptifogger is well worth it.. right?

On a second note, does anyone know what humidity levels Red Eyed Tree Frogs prefer?

As Cheri said, if you want to keep the humidity up for your darts, you should use a watering system, and not a humidifier. The tank needs to be wet. For your frogs and for your plants. So the Exo-Terra Monsoon (which I have and works wonders) or the Mist King would be better choices.

[The Dude]

Thanks Eric, im going to look into those

[The Dude]

took a look at the Monsoon.. would it be possible to have really long hoses with that and still have functionality? (hoses like 10-15 feet long etc.) so i can have it reach all the tanks around a single room?

[Molch]

Hi folks, this may be a stupid question, but can a zoomed repti fogger be controlled by this timer?

[MikeM670]

A timer like that would work fine. It allows you to set misting/fogging for seconds, mins or even hours as well as turning on and off upto 8 times per day.

[Molch]

thanks Mike - also, does anyone know why that little timer would draw 1700 Watts? Is that the whole time (!) or only when fogging is in use? Or is that a typo on joshsfrogs website?

[Grrrit]

It could be rated for 1700w.

[Molch]

yes, that must be it! Duh, I coulda thunk of that meself, if I'd a-done some thinkn'

Thanks

[Grrrit]

Lol that would be one expensive timer to run 24/7/365.