How to make your own Tropical Reptile Fogger from a Home Humidifier
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- How to make your own Tropical Reptile Fogger from a Home Cool Mist Humidifier
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This is a solid design but after some experience with it, and after hours of troubleshooting water blockages I would recommend bypassing the metal horse barb as it has a tendency to become blocked when condensation comes back down the tube. Instead, simply slide the tube directly into the opening, and secure it tightly with packing tape to stop any leaks. The humidifier needs to sit below the tank it is regulating with the hose at an upward angle to allow droplets to flow back into the unit, and out the tank opening as well. This method (and ensuring the flow both out, and back into the humidifier from condensation is good) has performed perfectly and never clogged itself.
Thx for this. Going this route
So helpful! Mine kept getting clogged and I couldn’t figure it out thank you
Love this! I have burned thru 3 reptifoggers in 1 1/2 years and im just done with them
If you are struggling with humidity for your reptile and your house is dry or if you have reptiles with different requirements like us, this has been the best solution. We can't take credit my bf found this guy. So its fairly inexpensive the humidifier was about $50 Canadian and the tube and fitting are from home hardware and it was $10.00. This was better then spending the 100s at the vet when ladder (his ball python) would get a respiratory infection. You don't need to leave it on all the time the video gives you more detail of the sizes of hoes etc. We found its also more reliable then a fogger. I am not saying this will work for everyone but it works for us. 😊 ps make sure you bring the top with you as there are a couple of tear drop humidifiers and they might be different. If you can't find one that fits perfectly I would try a slightly smaller one and seal it with silicon for like a bathroom or whatever and get a timer for it if you have odd working hours or are you are afraid you might leave it on.
So glad I watched this before buying one spec for reptiles. Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic video, thank you for it. just ordered the parts to make one for my Dart frogs.
Did it work?
Me and my mom made this today !, it works super well !, thank you so much for the video !
Great tutorial, the only thing I saw that was incorrect was the brass nipple is 3/8 barb to 1/4" npt, not 1/2" npt
I thank you, my wallet thanks you, and my tree frog Montana thanks you!!!
Thank you sir! Gonna set this up for my chameleon.
To saved my life and savanna monitor life lol thank you
thank you i have an unused humidifier from like 2 years ago that still works and dont want to waste 80 bucks on a worthless piece of junk
i just did this but I only used the tube. the tube squeezed right into the top then made a hole for my container. was simple
What a great idea! Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much! Your video is very much appreciated!
Thanks for making this video. It was easy to follow.
Awesome video! Thanks for making it!!!
Hey can anybody give me advice with this? When i attempt it the smoke just comes out the sides where the tank and base connect instead of through the tubing.
thank you for this!!!
HE SOUNDS LIKE DR. PHIL
What kinda timer you using?
I just bought 1 for my snake. She requires 50-60% humi
I have a 5 foot tall enclosure. Can I just put the humidifier in enclosure?
So this top is just a funnel?
Can I do this for 3 set ups
May I ask why cool mist and not warm mist? I've been struggling with temp AND humidity in my tank for my ball python (because my house is old and doesn't hold warmth well, living in New England sucks in the winter) and I was wondering if a warm mist one might be better to help keep the temp up as well as the humidity?
That's the good thing about this method, if you want a warm mist one instead for your type of animal then you just find a warm humidifier and use the same method
There are humidifiers with temperature control
Doesn't work with longer tube
Ok but how does the mist look in the enclosure? Is it dense fog?
I have done this exactly and it works awesomely for 2 minutes. Then the mist stops. I am assuming from condensation in the hose but not sure. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this issue?
I had the same problem with a smaller hose. I widened the hole a bit and used a larger hole.
tried just using the hose like one comment said but the problem remains. It fills with water from condensation in about 15 minutes. We are very confused and wish it worked since it did for everyone else 🤞🏻 hoping someone has ideas- anyone found a
@@KO-xm4iy I had this same issue and troubleshot it for hours. Eventually, I ditched the horse barb and put the tube directly into the opening, securing it with packing tape. Then, insured the humidifier is sitting lower than the tank it is regulating, and the hose feeds up at an upwards angle. This finally solved the issue. The water condensates but the tube angle causes it to flow back in and out in a way not to clog the pipe.
I know I’m late to this but can this be adjusted to fog two or more tanks at once?
Should be able to since it's variable
Are you sure 1/2 to 3/8 barb is correct? I bought one, the 1/2 side was way bigger than the opening on the plastic cap
Some caps I noticed are different, they may have more then one manufacturer Take the cap into the hardware store and match it up they wont care..
Will it work if the humidifier Is lower than the cage
Mine is sitting on the floor under the shelf the tank is on
Did any one have a problem with condensation build up inside the barb to the point where it gets clogged
Dirty water can cause that
Take the barb off and just stick the hose straight in the hose
We're having the same problem- we tried just using the hose like one comment said but the problem remains. It fills with water from condensation in about 15 minutes. We are very confused and wish it worked since it did for everyone else 🤞🏻 hoping someone has ideas- anyone found a solution?
@@KO-xm4iy I am having the same problem and I have tried both ways there is really no fix for this as I know other then I will just let it run for a little bit and let it turn itself off.
50%to 60%
Why make a DIY video and not demonstrate it in use?