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substrate help

Postby supersnakeman101 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:01 am

first of all i would like to say hello and happy holidays to everyone on the forum
but here is my Q: i use a mixture of coconut fiber and cypress mulch for substrate but it drys out really fast i can't keep the humididty over 50 percent for over an hour or so. . .
any solutions
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Re: substrate help

Postby StaceyLeigh » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:05 am

I use repti-bark and a little cypress mulch in the Winter (as I live in the Northeast and we have very dry winters). I spay the substrate a little 1 or 2 times a day to keep humidity up. I also put small room humidifiers in the rooms where the tanks are. This worked well last Winter.
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Re: substrate help

Postby Richard.C » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:27 pm

Another option is to make humid hides,they hold humidity longer
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Re: substrate help

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:45 pm

Putting leaf litter on top helps.
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Re: substrate help

Postby Linnea » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:39 am

just make sure nothing molds when you up the humidity, clean extra carefully. :)
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Re: substrate help

Postby supersnakeman101 » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:09 pm

thanks i will be sure to try all of your tips
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