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If you're worried about humidity, use a forest floor substrate, (made out of coconut husk) this soaks in water, can be dampened whenever, resists mould and I mix it with orchid bark for a bit of texture. Please guard all bulbs, even ones you don't think get that hot, better safe than sorry. I use a ceramic bulb with my 3' x 1.8' x 1.8' (100w) and an energy saving light bulb (7w) which create my heat and photo-period respectively. Works a treat. Pleased you've picked a pair of BRB's, quite simply they're ace!
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03-07-2007, 02:16 AM
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i just use an aquarium heater in a jar of water. perfect temps, humidity, nothing to replace and no fuss. so a stick, leaf litter, a rock, a waterbowl and my heater. works great for me. i just have to add water occasionally.
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03-07-2007, 02:18 AM
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You smarty pants HABU! Aquarium heater indeed? Doing a "Blue Peter" on us are you?!
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03-07-2007, 02:24 AM
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huh? i just tackled this heat humidity problem a long time ago. but a submersible heater works for me. my invention by the way!
 the HABU method!! i also use a fish tank with a simple screen lid and a plain old reflector lamp from the hardware store with a 40 watt bulb. i might have $50 in my setups. everybody wants all that fancy stuff! oh and the bedding is from my yard. they love to bury themselves in it. more natural.
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03-07-2007, 08:52 AM
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Orchid bark substrate is great for humidity, mix in some spagnum moss (70:30 ratio) and it's sorted. We now use newspaper substrate, and provide humidity with spagnum moss hides (ice cream tub filled with it, hole cut in side) one in warm end, one in cold end!
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