I need some schoolin'
On Humidity.
We live in Utah, where single digit humidity is the norm. In winter, I swear we have negative humidity. You can literally feel the moisture come off your hands it is so dry here.
So... keeping a tort in the 80-90% is a real challenge. (For reference, we have a Sri Lankan Star)
Our Sub strat is coco husks and cypress that we spray every other day to keep moist. This got us about 20% rh
So we bought a greenhouse tent, as much for rh as temp. Worked well for temp, but we only saw a rise in RH to about 40%
So I bought a
Since it had a rh probe, I thought I might as well get a reptile humidifier too... and let that run. So I did.
Now my wife tells me you all say reptile humidifiers are bad.
I want to know WHY. Seems to me if I cant get the RH above 40% and these dudes want 80-90, anything I can do would be a positive. ANd honestly, even with the humidifier we're still only at 65-75%
To me it would seem humidity is humidity, and anything I can do to get this higher is good....
So tell me why a machine is bad.... and after all this what else I should/could be doing to make this better for the Scooter please.
Thanks!
On Humidity.
We live in Utah, where single digit humidity is the norm. In winter, I swear we have negative humidity. You can literally feel the moisture come off your hands it is so dry here.
So... keeping a tort in the 80-90% is a real challenge. (For reference, we have a Sri Lankan Star)
Our Sub strat is coco husks and cypress that we spray every other day to keep moist. This got us about 20% rh
So we bought a greenhouse tent, as much for rh as temp. Worked well for temp, but we only saw a rise in RH to about 40%
So I bought a
REPTIZOO Digital Thermometer Hygrometer Temperature Controller for Reptile Tank Water Terrarium, Waterproof Reptile Timer with Thermostat Controller Lighting Timer (THC15) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RDDQJX1/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20)
to try and get everything all working together.Since it had a rh probe, I thought I might as well get a reptile humidifier too... and let that run. So I did.
Now my wife tells me you all say reptile humidifiers are bad.
I want to know WHY. Seems to me if I cant get the RH above 40% and these dudes want 80-90, anything I can do would be a positive. ANd honestly, even with the humidifier we're still only at 65-75%
To me it would seem humidity is humidity, and anything I can do to get this higher is good....
So tell me why a machine is bad.... and after all this what else I should/could be doing to make this better for the Scooter please.
Thanks!