sphagnum moss

[meltingfetus]

i am wondering if anyone uses sphagnum moss with there retics to keep humidity up.
i have my tiger retic in a 4 foot vision cage and with the forced hot air in my house my humidity levels in the cage are real low. i do mist the cage but i have to do it like 20 times a day. im wondering if i use a good size rubbermaid in the cage with moist moss in it and no lid if it would be ok. do i have to worry about mites or mold.

[Outback Bill]

We do that for bloods and brazilians, no reason it will not work for a retic. Mold would be the big thing to keep an eye out for, but that usually only happens when the moss is to old. :smt023

[meltingfetus]

THANKYOU i keep my cages very clean and would change and rinse the moss regularly. my only concern would be mites.

[Ryan77]

I used to flip a decent sized rubbermaid over and put sphagnum moss in it. It worked very well for my large female blood. I haven't done it w/ my retics because I have them in a heat and humidity controlled room now. It's a quick and good fix for humidity control in my opinion.

[PadraigC]

I used moss in a hide box once for a tic with no ill effects whatsoever except moss thrown all over th eplace

[gbo]

cypress mulch is about the best for tics. it doesnt mold and is easily cleaned. spagnum would mold very quickly and i.m.o, be a pain in the ass with a BIG retic.