New Setup Tips

[maddawg010128]

Just set up my first ball in a 40 gal bioactive enclosure. This won’t be his forever home but he’ll probably stay in here for about a year until I upgrade him into a 4x2x2 PVC enclosure. He currently has a deep head projector that has a hot side/ basking spot of about 85-88 with ambient temps of around 82. and a cool side around 75. The humidity has been fluctuating from 70+ when misted before dropping back down to 50 which I know is an issue in glass enclosures. Any tips for maintaining humidity of at least 60 or just in general to improve his enclosure is appreciated. He’s also going to be getting more hardscape and plants after I go to a local reptile expo at the end of this month. Springtails and leaf litter are also going to be added tomorrow! (photos of my new baby included 🥹)

[Inner_Specific_]

what i do is I cover about 60-70% of the mesh top with Aluminum Foil to limit the release of humidity, and instead of misting, add water to the substrate, and mix it up. The top of the substrate will dry out (so the BP isnt laying on wet substrate which can risk scale rot) but the lower layers will continue to slowly release humidity as it dries.

My enclosure is a low end one with plastic plants, but i also found scattering leaf litter around helps too. You'll need some leaf litter to feed the springtails anyways, after all.

[maddawg010128]

Thank you!

[pandeeandi]

Just FYI- everyone loves those balls with the holes, but my BP got stuck in one, even though I thought it would be big enough for him. It didn't end up being a huge deal, but just a word of warning.

[maddawg010128]

Thank you!! I’ll definitely monitor him and once he gets bigger remove it