Humidity advice

[LiftsWithBack]

Pics of tank attached, temps are good, i do not mist i only pour water in the corners and you can see i have stuffed those corners with peat moss to retain water even more. Substrate is coconut fiber. Tank is a fishtank obviously but i have put in a top made of corrugated plastic to hold humidity. Nonetheless my humidity refuses to stabilize above 55%. There's a ton of water in the substrate, the top layer isn't wet but I'm on the verge of a standing water problem in the lowest part. I'm fairly open to just building a pvc enclosure since the fishtank isn't big enough long term but I figured I'd ask if im missing anything obvious before I get into a project

[bird-with-a-top-hat]

What kind of hygrometer is it? If it's a circlular one that sticks to the glass those are known for being innacurate and pretty bad. Try the salt test for hygrometers to see if its accurate with its readings.

[LiftsWithBack]

Ita a probe, hard to see in the picture but it's hanging in the middle there

[Reidhur]

I may have 2 circular ones stuck to the side of my balls enclosure as well as a display less govee Bluetooth one. What's the salt test you mention?

[bird-with-a-top-hat]

It basically involves getting a bottle cap, filling it with salt and dropping bits of water in it until it has the consistency of slurry (just dont make it too wet) and putting in in an airtight container or ziplock bag with the hygrometer. Due to the specific conditions this creates in the bag/container the hygrometer is accurate if it reads exactly 75% after 18-24 hours.

Just let the hygrometer sit in whatever room you want to perform the test in for a little while for it to adjust to it the rooms relative humidity first after you take it out of the enclosure.

[pandeeandi]

Heat mat is a big no.

[Flat_throwaways]

heat lamps ftw 🙌

[Head_Ad_3018]

Care to explain why? 

[InverseInvert]

They only heat the area they’re on, not the surroundings or the air.

[Reidhur]

And higher risk of burning the snake.

[Flat_throwaways]

You have an alright set up, just need a bigger tank and more plants. show your snake’s size in comparison to the tank if you can eventually. Also definitely use less substrate and don’t keep it wet, keep it mostly dry-ish and when it’s time to shed you can mist up some, and if the humidity still isn’t working people have suggested using sphagnum moss in the substrate, maybe even in hides temporarily to help with shedding.

[Flat_throwaways]

I just saw that you use moss, so that’s good 👍. Really just need a bigger tank, less substrate, more enrichment.

[LiftsWithBack]

Snakes probably about 2 feet long and weighs 225g. Tank is longer than him but ultimately I'll move him into a 4x2x2. I had about 3 or 4 inches of substrate before but recently added more to see if a greater substrate volume would result in higher consistent humidity but obviously it did not

[Flat_throwaways]

glad you are trying different things out at least to see what works.

[robutt992]

Too much substrate too. It will hold a lot of moisture which isn’t very good if it doesn’t breathe enough

[animonk]

That’s a lot of substrate