Humidity! Help needed!

What is the best way to get the humidity high? Where do you spray?
Can i make it stay humid for a long period of time?

Mine is always in the 68-80 region. I need to know how to make it higher as babies are on the way.

Just spraying doesn't have any good long lasting effect. I sometimes pour water right on the ground to make it wet (not a bucket of water everywhere, but you know...around, here and there).

What species are you talking about anyways?

If its just for a short while, whilst the mother carries babies, I put a wet towel over the top of the tank, covering a good portion of the ventilation. Sprayed multiple times a day, and made sure the deeper layers of the soil were good and moist too. Worked perfectly.

The towel on top works good. The higher the temp will cause visible condensation on the sides of the tank, but don't heat it higher than what is recommended. I just notice condensation with my b. jacksoni that are at 90F...but the u. mordax don't have condensation at 75F...and their substrate is much more damp.

As King Sondre pointed out, spraying does nothing. It evaporates and dissipates too fast to have any effect. Just dump some water on the substrate from time to time

Thanks guys, its emperors by the way

In that case, thread moved to emperor forum.

try a false bottom setup, it works wonders

also, resticting ventilation to a degree in your setup should improve humidity. but keep an eye out for mold and mites.

but surely you have to put mites in there. Surely they just can't appear like that, in a puff of air?

Their eggs are just about everywhere. The right conditions allow them to hatch.

even though i live in england where its not tropical weather?

Just seems weird

yeah, they will just pop up. usually predatory mites appear afterwards and feed on them..

binksyboy3 wrote:

even though i live in england where its not tropical weather?

Mites are probably the most widespread group of arthropods -- they occur EVERYWHERE, including the ocean.

ok, i'll be careful then. Although i'm sure it'll be alright with no problems as long as i'm careful.