Humidity drop @ 3a.m
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Sticktongue
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I find it interesting that your temperatures are going up and down like that too, and I’m pretty sure the humidity is related to it. I Wouldn’t expect so much fluctuation in the middle of the night on the temps. What’s causing the plus and minus of 2 degrees all night on such a consistent pattern?
Sticktongue
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Ah yeah makes sense.
Try making a removable piece to cover the bottom access door. One of my cages is this way too, and I have to cover the access door every night to keep the fog in. Try that and post up the results tomorrow. I use a piece of corrugated plastic cut to size.
I leave it open as I was told there still needed to be air flow like a chimney effect for the health of the Cham and to avoid mold
I personally left my service panel open. You need airflow with fogging. I am wondering if you by chance have a vent anywhere near the cage? I had one near mine and I had to use one of those plastic redirect plates on it to kick it to the opposite side of the room. Otherwise when my heat would kick on it would directly impact my cage temps/humidity levels.
Sticktongue
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That is correct during the day. At night If you’re trying to get humidity up, you’ll need to close it off.
Alot of us that fog, we close up the air vents on the side or bottom to allow for the fog to do what we’re trying to do. Otherwise the fog is just rolling right out the bottom of your enclosure.
During the day when lights are on is when you get the chimney effect. This is caused from the lights on the top creating heat and pulling air from the bottom. At night when the lights are off, you’re not going to get a chimney effect.
Hope this helps.
Sticktongue
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How are you obtaining fog staying in the cage without covering the access panel?
I didn't choose to fully hold the fog... In nature there is air circulation it is not a box that has fog held in it. You will naturally get higher levels pumping fog in from the top this will then give different gradients in the cage. But it also provides air circulation and the ability for temps to reduce easier.
I know a lot of people are doing this now with their hybrid cages. Personally it was not something I was willing to risk as it was not widely recommended when fogging was first being recommended in the hobby. Don't get me wrong I tried for maybe a week but I watched how my temps held more stable in my dragonstrand cage rather than cooling further and I did not like that the humidity stayed at 100% rather than fluctuating in a more natural way.
