Humidity in exo terra

[bruster]

What are other options for keeping humidity up in and exo terra. I have a 12x12x18. I have a het pad on the backside behind the background that came with it. I also added a small tupperware with water. I have an extra heat pad and a ceramic heat emitter that I am not using.

[bshmerlie]

Are you asking about heat or humidity? For humidity you can use a hand mister and mist in the morning and then again at night. You can also cover up some of the screen on top.

[LilyPad]

What kind of frog is this for?

[ViperJr]

Misters and foggers creates higher humidity. Partially cover the top to make the humidity levels more stable. Live plants stabilize as well.

A UTH under a drainage level increses humidity as well if alot of water reaches the bottom. This however can be risky and are not at all suitble for all kinds of frogs and terrariums.

EDIT: Just want to be clear that the last tip is never a good idea for burrowing species, and mostly works in some tree frog setups. Just occured to me that you did not specify what kinds of frogs we're talking about.

[Heatheranne]

What is a UTH ?

[ViperJr]

Under tank heater. A heat mat that you attach under a glass bottom or side with adhesive.

[bruster]

Sorry for not specifying, I have an albino pacman. I'm trying to keep a stable humidity level, I do have the to screen covered with plastic. Here is a pic I just took, I posted the tread while I was at work and my foreman wasn't at his desk.

[Heatheranne]

Ah, thanks Viper.

[Ren]

Sorry for not specifying, I have an albino pacman. I'm trying to keep a stable humidity level, I do have the to screen covered with plastic. Here is a pic I just took, I posted the tread while I was at work and my foreman wasn't at his desk.

OK first thing i see is a lot of condensation on the glass...that's a good thing... shows its humid in there... I also see the temp and humidity gauge your using as I have one as well... I think its garbage... I bought 5 of them at Lowe's on clearance and my tank only said 40% humidity after running my fogging system overnight.. and with a waterfall installed as well, we actually may need to try and calibrate these, ( as Ive seen a how to on this site somewhere..) and or change your Hygrometer..I changed to a exo terra hygrometer and showed I have 85%+ humidity... something to try and think about...

[bruster]

OK first thing i see is a lot of condensation on the glass...that's a good thing... shows its humid in there... I also see the temp and humidity gauge your using as I have one as well... I think its garbage... I bought 5 of them at Lowe's on clearance and my tank only said 40% humidity after running my fogging system overnight.. and with a waterfall installed as well, we actually may need to try and calibrate these, ( as Ive seen a how to on this site somewhere..) and or change your Hygrometer..I changed to a exo terra hygrometer and showed I have 85%+ humidity... something to try and think about...

I have wondered about the accuracy. I have two more I use for my blood pythons. I will look for a new hydrometer today at the pet store then. Thanks for letting me know this.

[Ren]

im going to attempt to calibrate mine today and retest to see if i can get anywhere...

[bruster]

Let me know if you have any luck, I never did get a chance to get a new one today.

[Ren]

still no luck with mine... i may get a new exo terra digital one later this week...

[preludecurtis]

I have the Exo Terra : Thermo-Hygro / Combination in my Fire Belly tank which is 70% water. My Exo Terra hydrometer read 90% for about 2 weeks when i first bought it then went down in the 25% range. I bought the ZooMed Reptifogger and Now It runs 15 minutes every 45 minutes from 7AM - 10 PM and I read 60% After it turns off and it gets down to 30% right before it turns back on. One thing to watch out for is to make sure you are not spraying your hydrometer with your mister. I probably wont buy another exoterra digital hydrometer again. hope this helps someone.

[b24082]

One thing that is quite easy to do , to retain humidity levels, is put a bandanna over the screen part. I do it with my pyxie enclosure. It works just fine.