I recently made the move from Miami Florida to Indianapolis Indiana. Some people may remember my open air enclosure for my big red tegu I had. it was the back half of a walk in closet. Humidity was not a problem in florida. even without wetting his mulch down, it stayed at a steady 60-70% in his cage all the time. Since moving, he has had to endure a smaller cage, and much lower humidity. I tried hide boxes and wetting the mulch, but nothing seemed to keep it steady. then I remembered this.
http://www.amazon.com/Crane-Drop-Sha...rds=humidifier
I had been using this in a meat drying fridge I made a while back. it works great for keeping humidity up in a small area like a fridge. So I figured, why not. I hooked it up on top of my tegus tank, and tinkered with the settings a bit, now the tank sits at a very steady 65% humidity. The best part is I could ditch his mulch, and the tank doesnt get moist and wet from the humidifier. I have it on the cold side. It drops the overall temp of the tank by 2 degrees or so on the hot side. Red loves to actually sit under the mist as it is falling. heres a crappy pic of it in action. I was in the middle of cleaning the tank, thats why it looks so sloppy right now.
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Anyways, just thought I would pop on and share. I know some people struggle to keep the humidity in their enclosures up. by the way, the mist is slightly cooler than the air, so it sinks. which is perfect when placed on top of a tank.
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