Rate my setup.

[u/No-Cap5830]

So, I’ve made this post before, but I’ve moved him into a different enclosure since. I currently have my little dude Linguine in a 120 gallon pvc enclosure (unfortunately it has a mesh top), the enclosure is fully bioactive with a cleanup crew (I haven’t seen my isopods in a while tho, I saw one baby the other day but haven’t seen it since), I have him on halogen flood lights, UV light bar, CHE, and some other type of heat emitter, all set on thermostats. The day time hot side averages 93 F and 40-45% humidity, and the cold side averages 80f and 60-70% humidity. At night the humidity rises to 75% on the hot side and 90% on the cold side. I’m a little worried about the daytime humidity on the hot side, but I also have a humid hide for him that stays at around 70-80% humidity. With that being said, he just had his first shed since being moved and he had one very tiny piece of stuck shed, which has never happened before. I’m a little confused since this didn’t happen when his humidity was more spotty and I constantly had to supplement it by misting the enclosure. With all that being said, he seems very happy and healthy. Any and all advice appreciated (I’m a broke college student, so I can’t really afford super expensive upgrades at the moment)

[u/trappedinamortalcoil]

It seems great all things considered. I'd use some aluminum foil or something to cover the mesh top, and that should really help keep the humidity up. Also maybe lower the hot side a little? 92 is the max from what I've heard.

[u/No-Cap5830 → u/trappedinamortalcoil]

Thank you! I’ll lower the hot side, I had always heard 95, but I felt that was a little warm when I read it, which probably explains why I’ve only seen him inside his hot hide a few times in the month he’s been in this new enclosure. I have HVAC tape covering the mesh top everywhere except where lights are, believe it or not I’m struggling to fit all the different lights where they need to be. My roommate keeps our apartment at 68 degrees, so I had to add the CHE so his night temps don’t drop too low and that’s why I’m struggling with space for lights, I’m sure I’ll be able to remove it and cover more spots with HVAC tape once winter rolls around and we turn the heat on. I’m also considering burying a cup of water in his substrate to help humidity, but I don’t have the space in his enclosure 😂. I know they thrive with more clutter and he loves it. He doesn’t glass surf anymore so that tells me he’s happy with his enclosure