Fogger/Humidifyer?

[Muddyfeet]

As it seems in the glass, after a month of monitoring and such.. low humidity due to winter.. To keep humidity up, I need to spray more often.. problem is, this also adds a lot of extra water to the cage.. Not swamp or mud but very very moist substrate..
It a exoterra cage, drainage layer and ABG substrate.. the the substrate is staying VERY moist.. but the plants/moss are drying out.. as such water droplets are not lasting long.. either..

I was thinking using a cool mist humidifier (fogger kind of idea) on a timer several times a day may be able to keep the humidity higher, and also put a finer amount of mist into the cage to get water dropplets for drinking without flooding the cage?? also in the summer I could put ICE into or around the reservoir and provide COOL mist on very very hot days too.. I have AC but the house has been known to get into the 80+ range.. at the very least, I am going to have to make a swamp cooler, or something or NO additional lighting. LED only etc.. watch really carefully my temps, so I don't cook them.. there is lots of indirect light from the windows, and my Veilds cage for days like this..


Brevs BTW.. good idea or not?? anyone do this, not spraying but using a fogger as a "misting system" lite??

No residents yet.. Just been cycling and seeing conditions first

 

[johnnyev]

Hi mate.
You say you use an exo-terra. Do you have a full mesh roof? If so this will make it extremely difficult to maintain decent humidity & temps too, if your room is cold.
I use exo-terra viv's & silicone perspex panels inside the front sections of mesh on the lid & have an exo canopy over the rear section. I only hand spray twice a day & always have a decent level of humidity.
I don't use a drainage layer in with my pygmies (do with my frogs & also drilled a hole in the bottom of the exo terra & fitted a drain) just have a deep layer of substrate.

Brev's are great & highly recommend them, but so are R. temporalis