Using a fogger.

[Paul Rust]

Personally I dont like foggers. I find the best way to keep postive control of humidity is to seal the enclosure and use fans to pull air out as needed. I always have a water feature for a source of moisture. This is for my leaf frogs, my darts a whole other story.

[Jace]

I use a medium sized water dish, but my humidity drops below 50% some days unless I mist 3-4 times a day. I am concerned about mould, so I want it to dry out some, but not drop so low that the frogs are stressed. Should I just stick with mistings, invest in a fogger or create a better water source?

[Paul Rust]

When i build the substrate I use rock then coco fibre and then a top of moss. This is so I can keep a few inches of water under the ground at all times for humidity. It works very well. In my larger setups I make ponds.

[Jace]

I have a so called "drainage layer" of aquariam gravel, with mesh overtop and then moss on top of that. Would adding a bit of water to that drainage layer be okay and help?

[bshmerlie]

I think it all depends on how dry your climate is where you live. Today in my house the humidity is 14%. I would have to mist 10 times a day to keep it where it needs to be. Also one third of my enclosure is water and it doesn't go over 40 % on its own. If you live in an area where it rains a lot misting would suffice.

[Jace]

I live in a semi-desert zone. The last week, we've had lots of rain, raising the overall humidity above normal, but today, we had sudden high temps and crazy wind. My humidity level nose dived even after two mistings. My frogs have finally settled in and are starting to become a more attractive green, and I would hate to loose that headway after two weeks of touch and go.

[bshmerlie]

Check out the Zoomed Reptifogger and the Zoomed Hygrotherm. They are on Ebay for $50 bucks and $70 bucks respectively. Or you can get them at Petsmart or reptile shops or shows.

[Jace]

Thanks, Cheri. I will do a bit more research on them and go from there. I might be able to get it on discount at my local petstore, which would be a bonus. Thanks again!