What you you think about keeping humidity up like this?

[Linz2491]

I have one tort in a tank with a screen on top. Lights and chi are lowered into the tank. Foil wasn't keeping the humidity up so today I took a bath mat and laid it across and then saturated it with water. Humidity has stayed high over 80 all day and mat stayed in placed when I opened the tank. Any reasons this may not be a good idea?

 

[Darwin_T]

I don't know for sure but the only thing I can think of immediately is that the met could be too heavy for the top too support? The top awns may could fall into the enclosure

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Horrible spelling, I meant that the mat could be too heavy for the top and they could both fall into the enclosure. I don't know but it's a possibility.

 

[edwardbo]

how about getting electrocuted....

 

[Linz2491]

I don't know for sure but the only thing I can think of immediately is that the met could be too heavy for the top too support? The top awns may could fall into the enclosure

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Horrible spelling, I meant that the mat could be too heavy for the top and they could both fall into the enclosure. I don't know but it's a possibility.

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Not worried about that, it is a strong screen and a light weight mat. I guess more worried about too much moisture but thinking it is probably ok. So far I am happy, been 85 humidity all day and tank is all fogged up.

 

[J_W]

The mat will probably start smelling and or growing mold. If you regularly switch it out with a fresh one then it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Mold in the wet mat is my thought, too.

Foil works well as long as you don't have openings.

 

[TortoiseRN]

How far off the bottom of the enclosure is your light? From the pic it looks pretty close, only a few inches.

 

[Linz2491]

My light is about 8 inches from the bottom. Electrical is not touching the mat. I can easily wash the mat every few days. I am pretty happy with this so far. My humidity is high with very little effort. Holding better then my closed chambers do.

 

[Dizisdalife]

How is the heat in there? Trapping the humidity like that also traps in the heat. Do you have a way to keep it from getting too hot with the light on, or possibly too cool with the light off?