So much water...

[Elohi]

So while the humidity in my Leo chamber is excellent...I have this issue. (See picture) and over time the substrate builds up water and gets soggy, leading me to redo my chamber with fresh substrate. Is there anything I can do to remedy this issue? I think someone (Heather maybe) may have mentioned drain holes in the bottom of my enclosure at one point when I had soggy us started before? I am actually considering an entirely new setup soon that would be significantly bigger than what I have now. Working out details and figuring up costs.



In the meantime, would carefully wiping:soaking this up with a towel each day help? When I lift the lid of course it quickly rains down into the enclosure and adds to the wetness of the substrate. It's crazy how much water builds up in this chamber!


Elohi(Earth)

 

[Yvonne G]

Maybe crack a bit of an opening...just a tiny one?

 

[ShadowRancher]

If you drill a few holes in the top it might let our enough humidity to stop the condensation.

 

[naturalman91]

i suffer from this problem to i had to slightly crack my top i still get a tiny little bit but not nearly as bad

 

[Elohi]

Well if I don't put free weights I the corners of my plexiglas top, there are gaps and those gaps do lessen humidity but it impacts the overall humidity negatively. :0/



I placed chopsticks in the gap to show it's thickness. It will be like this on 2-3 corners (but now all 4, go figure) without the weight on each corner. I flip the plexiglas over from time to time to help manage the plexiglas sag.



Elohi(Earth)

 

[Telid]

I'm dealing with this exact problem myself, El, with my redfoots. I have not found a good solution that doesn't crap out the humidity.

 

[Elohi]

I'm considering a whole new route. Drier substrate and using an ultrasonic humidifier. But I may not try that until I set but all the stuff for a bigger and totally different setup. I'll see if the bigger setup has this same problem, and if so, do with drier substrate and the u/a humidifier.


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[Elohi]

The absurd amount of sheet moss I'm using in the enclosure helps keep the torts off the substrate, as it dries out a bajillion times faster than the substrate does. Actually I've never wet their substate except for the initial dampness, it just gets soggy over time due to the nature of this setup.


Elohi(Earth)

 

[Elohi]

Another user posted a 48"x48" raised bed setup that I'm thinking about trying.


Elohi(Earth)

 

[Telid]

The absurd amount of sheet moss I'm using in the enclosure helps keep the torts off the substrate, as it dries out a bajillion times faster than the substrate does. Actually I've never wet their substate except for the initial dampness, it just gets soggy over time due to the nature of this setup.


Elohi(Earth)

That's the problem I've encountered. I'm getting worried about the dampness, if I don't swap it out to dry. I've considered drilling holes in the bottom of the enclosure and letting it drain out, into a pool of some sort, but have yet to try it.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

@Will is the one who includes a drain in his chamber but yes, I am the one who pointed it out to you.

You can wipe the condensation away, sure.

I will crack my chamber lids occasionally. Frequently I will leave the lid open on my chamber when the babies are outside. Then when they come in and I close it up, the humidity will re spike on it's own without me re spraying. In fact, I almost never spray despite the fact that I have times where I leave it open.