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Is it possible to have too much ventilation? i don't know if i made a mistake already.
After reading a lot of posts about how important ventilation is, especially with T's that need more humidity and small slings - i thought i was doing my slings a favor by putting even more holes then they came with in their vial caps. Since then i noticed that the visible evidence of misting is usually gone in less than 24 hours. i do give them a good mist M-W-F so their substrate never dries out but its not a swamp either. Is that enough? Too much? Should i replace their caps with less holes?
i also have one awesome 4.5" female P. pederseni that i have read needs higher humidity than compared to a terrestrial T. Again, after reading how super important ventilation is, i was concerned that her new house had plenty of holes for ventilation. The misting on the side of her house also disappears soon. i don't have a hydrometer but will buy one for her house as it is big enough unlike the slings.
i am also getting ready for an A. avic and want to make sure she is taken care of perfectly. She will have a 5 gallon, upright tank with an acrylic front panel door. The front panel door is custom made by my brother. Just how many holes of what size should i put in the door for enough ventilation?
Lastly, are the hydrometers sold in pet stores pretty accurate? Is that the best place to get a good one?
Oops, one more. As my T collection grows would it be safe to not have a hydrometer in each enclosure as long as the enclosures/set ups were similar and kept in the same area of my room?
i really appreciate the information i have received from these threads/posts. They have answered many of my questions without me having to ask. i'm afraid i rehoused some of my T's initially until i found just the right substrate i felt comfortable with. Some of this seems a little bit like trial and error allowing room for personal preference. Thanks
After reading a lot of posts about how important ventilation is, especially with T's that need more humidity and small slings - i thought i was doing my slings a favor by putting even more holes then they came with in their vial caps. Since then i noticed that the visible evidence of misting is usually gone in less than 24 hours. i do give them a good mist M-W-F so their substrate never dries out but its not a swamp either. Is that enough? Too much? Should i replace their caps with less holes?
i also have one awesome 4.5" female P. pederseni that i have read needs higher humidity than compared to a terrestrial T. Again, after reading how super important ventilation is, i was concerned that her new house had plenty of holes for ventilation. The misting on the side of her house also disappears soon. i don't have a hydrometer but will buy one for her house as it is big enough unlike the slings.
i am also getting ready for an A. avic and want to make sure she is taken care of perfectly. She will have a 5 gallon, upright tank with an acrylic front panel door. The front panel door is custom made by my brother. Just how many holes of what size should i put in the door for enough ventilation?
Lastly, are the hydrometers sold in pet stores pretty accurate? Is that the best place to get a good one?
Oops, one more. As my T collection grows would it be safe to not have a hydrometer in each enclosure as long as the enclosures/set ups were similar and kept in the same area of my room?
i really appreciate the information i have received from these threads/posts. They have answered many of my questions without me having to ask. i'm afraid i rehoused some of my T's initially until i found just the right substrate i felt comfortable with. Some of this seems a little bit like trial and error allowing room for personal preference. Thanks