Hello, I have a 18X18X24 tank for my Whites Dumpy Tree frog and I have been having a hard time keeping the humidity up. The mister I use is a Zoo Med Habba Mist and I currently have the settings at 45 seconds for every hour. The problem is, the humidity often drops below 20% (well below the 40-60% recommend for WTF), instead it floods the bottom of the tank, which I line with paper towels. I have two water dishes, one is shallow and the other is deeper. Half of the top is covered with the lights and the other half has sheets of plastic and a plastic folder on hop. The temperate is about 70 degrees F.
I don't know what to do. Should I get a new mister or fogger? Should I add more paper towels to the bottom of the tank? Perhaps I should the humidity gauge closer to the middle of the tank or get a new one altogether? Any suggestions would be appreciated
Hi there
Ive never heard of the habba mist, it may or may not be a good product, if
you have troubles with humidity, you can place pieces of plexiglass on top
of the cage or tape the screen with packaging tape, i would use a spray
bottle if the mister isnt working properly.
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I do have some hard plastic on part of the lid, but I'm not sure if it's safe to put some under the lights, which sit directly on the mesh. As for hand misting, I do that 2-4 times a day, once in the morning, one in the afternoon, once after feeding, and once before bed in addition to the mister. The mister I got at Petsmart, and was one of three kinds there.
Your hygrometer is almost definitely defective.
If you're really concerned about humidity, use a substrate. Most ambient humidity in homes is probably in the 30s. If there is standing water in the bottom of the tank there is no way humidity is only 20%.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. With your tanks setup you can probably get away with misting once a day. So long as the paper towel stays somewhat moist you'll be fine.
Cheers,
Alex
Ok. I tried substrate when I first got my froggie, but I remember that the substrate also became super soaked, (this was before the mister). Thank you for the input everyone!
I definitely agree with Alex. Get yourself a nice, digital hygrometer. They are much more accurate than the analog ones. If you plan to use substrate, you'll need a drainage layer, otherwise, as you found out, you get a swamp in the tank.
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