Okay, so my wife and I have this product that we received as a baby shower gift last year for our son: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GWE2U6/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
It's kind of a PITA to clean, and while it did a fair job of providing humidity, we didn't use often enough. We recently got a new one for the baby, and I was briefly contemplating using this one to place near the tortoise enclosures. I had a few reservations though:
- it's a "cool mist" humidifier. Is that going to be a problem?
- the unit is designed for small rooms, and the enclosures are in the corner of a large room. Even placing it next to both cages, would it even be effective?
- is placing any type of humidifier near the cages going to effect the electrical equipment? (i.e. lamps, timers, etc.)
- if the humidifier is old, and has some residual mineral build-up that will not come off, will this affect the tortoises?
It's kind of a PITA to clean, and while it did a fair job of providing humidity, we didn't use often enough. We recently got a new one for the baby, and I was briefly contemplating using this one to place near the tortoise enclosures. I had a few reservations though:
- it's a "cool mist" humidifier. Is that going to be a problem?
- the unit is designed for small rooms, and the enclosures are in the corner of a large room. Even placing it next to both cages, would it even be effective?
- is placing any type of humidifier near the cages going to effect the electrical equipment? (i.e. lamps, timers, etc.)
- if the humidifier is old, and has some residual mineral build-up that will not come off, will this affect the tortoises?