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| Stevie-eff |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 19:47:31
Hi all,
I am new to keeping BRB's and to this forum. I have a hatchling female brazilian rainbow boa, CB10.
I am having the same problem that most new BRB owners probably have, keeping the humidity up. I am misting regularly and keeping the substrate damp. I also have a moist hid filled with sphagnum moss, which my snake spends most of her time in.
I am thinking about using a vivarium fogger, looking at the Exo-terra ulstrasonic fogger.
Has anyone used these before, are they any good, would you reccomend them?
Thanks
Steve. |
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| Zincubus |
Posted - 01/05/2011 : 12:28:15
Yes , you make a good point about the size of the water / liquid holder being small in nebulisers , they are used successfully in the treatment of RI respiratory infections in reptiles ,though. They are certainly a lot easier and cheaper than repeat visits to the vets.
Incidentally, these and most other nebulisers do actually pump out a decent amount of moisture and don't rely at all on a vacuum . Maybe you're thinking of those little Asthma sprays everyone carries around ??. |
| JKCarter |
Posted - 01/05/2011 : 06:03:18
To be honest I thought about it, but one of the two problems I figured would be the canister to put the water in is so tiny. It would require you to re-fill it each time you needed to use it. We have one here that I was fooling around with before I decided on using the humidifier. If you could figure out a way to get past or work around having to refill the little canister each and every time, ie. attach something larger to it with more of a capacity it might work.
Then you'd run into the issue of getting the vaporized water into the viv. Humidifiers use tiny piezo like fans to propel the humidified air from the humidifier out whereas the nebulizers depend on the person using it to inhale thereby creating a vacuum.
I think it'd be easier to use a ready made reptifogger or humidifier. I've had great luck with mine. |
| Zincubus |
Posted - 01/05/2011 : 00:17:58
Has anybody considered using a nebuliser to maintain humidity ?
They at least are safe enough so won't cause any form of harm to your snakes .
Cough .... I have 4 for sale or swap for a young / baby BRB !! |
| JKCarter |
Posted - 27/04/2011 : 01:53:03
I know I'm a little late jumping into the convo here, but what I've done with great success is this:
Picked up an ultrasonic humidifier from my local drugstore (Wal-Greens) for around $30. Affixed a 1" flexible hose to the the humidifier and ran it to the top of the screen. Hooked up the humidifier with a timer that has 8 programs meaning 8 times a day it comes on for 1 minute. With this I have been able to easily maintain %80 humidity with no need to mist my substrate at all.
I had read far too many reviews on the Repti-Fogger whereas it would work fine for a few weeks to a few months and then just quit. Decided to get an actual room humidifier which does the same thing but in a larger aspect. Plus get the added benefit of the tank on the humidifier being 2.8gal as opposed to the 1 liter on the repti-fogger.
If anyone is interested in seeing some pics of how I have this setup I'd be happy to post some. It's pretty straightforward and has taken the maintenance required to a very manageable level. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 22:00:45
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Originally posted by Snakesitter
Niiiiiice!
 Agree !!! |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 20:36:48
Niiiiiice! |
| oakleyman18 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 18:37:10
Definitely agree. Not something for more than a couple of the things. I can get away with using them in my project because they're sealed off with vents and use fans to suck the air through to the environment rather than being in it themselves.
Also using fans has the benefits of being a cool air humidifier AND a piezo-electric humidifier, and also creating extra air exchange as well. Which is dandy |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 18:31:52
Very cool, true -- but better for individual (or just a few) tanks. I can't imagine having to manage a system of several dozen, what with having to watch them whenever they're on! |
| oakleyman18 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 18:22:04
That there may be, but they're frickin cool  |
| Invalid User |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 18:20:04
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Originally posted by hiper2009
Forgot to say as well depending on the air exchange as well i have covered all my hole's now so it don't require much fogging and spraying , The only air they get is when i go to check on them and spot check.
I have plenty of air holes still as I want to make sure there is a decent amount of air exchange so it's a healthy environment. I worry about stale damp air in there.
I personally don't like the foggers. I think there are easier ways to maintain humidity no matter what size the tank.
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| hiper2009 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:56:12
Forgot to say as well depending on the air exchange as well i have covered all my hole's now so it don't require much fogging and spraying , The only air they get is when i go to check on them and spot check. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 16:53:14
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Originally posted by louise32
I must be doing something right or be very lucky as I have no problem with humidity at all.
It is always between 90-92% and my setup is just a 9L rub, ceramic water dish placed half on heatmat half off, a few hidea and moss substrate which is put in damp but squeezed out so not dripping wet!
Thats it and so far I have not even needed to spray the rub.
Because your RUB is 9L its quite small so its easy to maintain , I have a 32L RUB which only requires a spray every 4 to 5days and a 64L RUB that gets fogger on every 6days , All depends on size of encloser if that makes sence to you  . |
| Invalid User |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 15:59:39
I must be doing something right or be very lucky as I have no problem with humidity at all.
It is always between 90-92% and my setup is just a 9L rub, ceramic water dish placed half on heatmat half off, a few hidea and moss substrate which is put in damp but squeezed out so not dripping wet!
Thats it and so far I have not even needed to spray the rub. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:11:22
Very good point Cliff , Yes do not leave the fogger ON if your brb is near it as it can harm/injur your snake as it don't feel very nice i once touched it while it was on to see what it like and i got like a buzz static kinda shock to my finger defo a no no if the snake is near it so its best to watch it while its on and then turn it off but it will take about 5mins of it on to humidify the air and this will last a fair few days in my case it last's about 6days. |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 28/02/2011 : 22:21:16
As I recall, those are ultrasonic, right? If so, just remember you need to be around whenever it is "on," as otherwise it may startle and possibly hurt your snake (in other words, don't use when they are in the bowl with it!). Other than that small caution, a number of regulars on this site have had good luck with them. |
