Heat and humidity

[Kpeterson09]

I am silently struggling with the heat lamps and humidity. I have moss the tank that gets changed regularly. And issues with the water bowls placement. My bowls are under the lamps because I read that helps with the humidity. But it evaporates so easily. And on top of that I have a crab that has been under the substrate for almost a month. It's my first possible molt so my anxiety is high, i don't want my crabbers to die. The other two dont seem to bother the area where he is underground. Still makes me nervous.

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[hermiwormi]

I am silently struggling with the heat lamps and humidity. I have moss the tank that gets changed regularly. And issues with the water bowls placement. My bowls are under the lamps because I read that helps with the humidity. But it evaporates so easily. And on top of that I have a crab that has been under the substrate for almost a month. It's my first possible molt so my anxiety is high, i don't want my crabbers to die. The other two dont seem to bother the area where he is underground. Still makes me nervous.

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Have you tried an UTH on the back or side of the tank? I've also heard of people taping human heat pads on and that it's easy to change temperature due to the settings. Also, what are you using as a substrate?

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[GotButterflies]

Hi!

First of all, I do not recommend the taping of human heat pads on the tanks. That is a fire hazard.

With the moss, you don't have to change it. Just rewet it You can use dechlorinated fresh water. Just wring it out so it doesn't drip onto your substrate and flood it.

When you first mixed your substrate, did you mix it with dechlorinated fresh water or dechlorinated marine salt water to make it sandcastle consistency? Also, how deep is your substrate? I personally have found that the deeper the substrate the easier it is to hold humidity.

Lights as heat source do make it especially hard with humidity. Like you mentioned, they make the humidity evaporate. A lot of us use UTH (Under the tank heaters). However, we use them on the back or on the sides of the tanks. A lot of pet stores sell Zoomed name brands in their stores, but those are pricey, and imo don't do a very good job. I prefer the ones from www.reptilebasics.com or www.beanfarm.com the best.

What kind of top do you have? If you have a mesh lid, you can cover the portion that you are not using a light on with press-n-seal, a ziploc bag cut open and then taped onto it. I personally love glass lids, but you cannot use heat lamps with them. They will crack the glass. I hope that helps.