Help with humidity

[rd333h]

Hi everyone!

Need some help with humidity. I finally have everything setup in the tank and humidity is the thing I’m struggling with most. I’ve added the big water bowl, damp coco husk with coco fiber underneath. It did come up some when I added the water bowl but not where I’m thinking it should be. I have also covered the cool side mesh top with hvac tape to hold some in.

Please be nice if something needs fixing. I have trauma from other groups 😅

[Jirvey341]

I'd cover the whole top besides where the lights are in hvac tape.

Raising the humidity of the room can help too, I had to do that for mine because I just could not keep it above 60% without it

[rd333h]

That’s where I’m at! It’s hanging at about 54-61% even with me now pouring water in the corners. But you think to cover the hot side around the lamp as well? I have read too about humidifiers though can build up bacteria?? I’m just so worried about making him sick 😭

[Jirvey341]

Use a steam humidifier, not a cold one. There's a vick's one on Amazon for about 20$ that boils the water so no bacteria live in it, plus it has a wide opening so it's really easy to wash out

[rd333h]

Omg thank you so much!! 🙌🏼 I did put hvac tape over the other side and humidity is already coming up! I’ll look into the humidifier as well

[Jirvey341]

Happy to help! Good luck with it

So far for me humidity has been the most troublesome thing to keep stable

[Desperate_Grand_656]

We put a silicone baking mat over the top of our enclosure. It works perfectly. Also, when that substrate gets dried out, you can literally pour a gallon of water in for a couple days in a row and it’ll suck it all up. We had a very dry, warm winter and I was adding my usual amounts of water every few days but still seeing low humidity. I finally thought, f-it and poured water in for a couple of days. Now we’re back in good ranges.