Lowering humidity for Desert Species.

[Serpy]

I never feed the beetzi too much, because i've had beetzi that ate once a week that died for no reason, i've also had rodent feeding beetzi die. So now i've got mine on a very strict diet of twice a month.

[Amphibian]

Curios Serpy,
Do you also maintain yours on Geckos only?

[Serpy]

Yes, like my above post I've had rodent feeders die. I will be trying a pair of hatchlings on pinky pieces and hopfully get them to survive on pinks as a staple diet.

[gino]

i have a huge dehumidifier that i took out of my flat that i sold at the coast damn that thing will work like a charm

[Durban Keeper]

nooit! where did you get it from Eugene?

[gino]

We bought it from The Good Guys a few years ago, was about R6k but it works for a whole building, will be a bit overkill for snakes unless you have them in a room.
check here http://wize.com/dehumidifiers/t50785-size these are cheap cheap

[Durban Keeper]

Thx for the link, cool devices, maar dis in $$$

[gino]

http://www.cfw.co.za/pages/product.php?product_id=18

http://www.dehumidify.co.za/

try these

[gino]

these are cheap cheap

DEHUMIDIFIER FEATURES:
Auto starts after Power failure
Automatically switches off when tank is full with LED Light
Automatic drain function also available

10 Litre Humid X Dehumidifier Price: R2400,00

Tank Capacity: 2.5ℓ Dimensions: 160 x 445 x 365mm
10ℓ/D (30° RH 80%) Rated Power: 185W
Power Supply: AC220V/50Hz Rated Current: 0.96A Rated Dehumidifier capacity: 4.6ℓ/D (27°C RH 60%)
Dehumidifies surface of 60 square metres and less

18 Litre Humid X Dehumidifier Price: R2800,00
Tank Capacity: 4.5ℓ Dimensions: 287 x 345 x 584mm
18ℓ/D (30°C 80% RH) Power Supply: AC220V/50Hz
Rated Current: 1.6A Rated Power: 330W
Rated Dehumidifier capacity: 9.6ℓ/D (27°C 60% RH)
Dehumidifies surface of 90 square metres and less

30 Litre Humid X Dehumidifier Price: R3600,00
Tank Capacity: 9ℓ Dimension: 350 x 603 x 455mm
Rated Dehumidifier capacity: 15ℓ/D (27°C 60% RH)
30ℓ/D (30°C 80% RH) Power Supply: AC230V/50Hz Rated Current: 3.15A Rated Power: 670W
Dehumidifies surface of 120 square metres and less

50 Litre Humid X Dehumidifier Price: R4600,00
Tank Capacity: 9ℓ Dimension: 350 x 603 x 455mm
Rated Dehumidifier capacity: 25ℓ/D (27°C 60% RH
50ℓ/D (30°C 80% RH Power Supply: AC230V/50Hz
Rated Current: 3.5A Rated Power: 720W
Dehumidifies surface of 160 square metres and less

[mitchellcr]

Hi Guys, my name is Craig , my company sells Dehumidifers in all various sizes. Please feel free to contact us on 0317024157 for a catalogue, you can speak to Nichole. We are based in Pinetown. thank you

[uncutdiamonds]

In theory they globe will dry out the air and the fan should suck in fresh air and extract it again. So I would say that it could work, you just need to monitor it to ensure it doesn't became too hot....

It certainly won't. It will heat up the air and actually increase the capacity of it to take in more water. To dehumidify air, you'd need something that decreases that capacity and allow the humidity to condense to water. You can do that with cooling down the air or inserting something cool in the air flow. Think of a coke can from the freezer. If you take it out and put it on the table, you'll get water drops after a while.

[Durban Keeper]

If that's the case then why did I get a 35% drop within the first 2 hours of running just the globe and fan system?

[uncutdiamonds]

If that's the case then why did I get a 35% drop within the first 2 hours of running just the globe and fan system?

You mean that the measurements you took indicated such a 35% drop? That would be due to the increase in temperature leading to a higher capacity to absorb water/humidity. The instruments measuring humidity do measure the saturation of the air with water and not the water content in the air. If you cool down a closed habitat, you also will see that the measured humidity does go up (vice versa).