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« on: November 16, 2009, 09:21:06 PM »
Having a problem keeping the humidity up in my chest freezer.  My beetles are not eating all of the meat before it dries up too quickly.  They eat the majority (90%) before it gets too dry.  The humidity is only 20% in my box with NO fan running.

I have re-hydrated(full prepped head) for 3 days...and they are not cleaning an antelope (havent ran any deer through yet) quick enough...so I have to rehydrate and re-introduce.

I thought about placing a bowl of water in there....would this work?  The temp is 80-83 all times.

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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2009, 09:56:59 PM »
I had a similar problem with another hobby.  A bowl of water couldn't hurt (put a rag or something in to give your beetles something to climb out on), but one cheap way I found to bump up humidity was to put an aquarium bubbler with a bubble rock in a container of water (the taller the container the better, gives the bubbles more chance to pick up moisture).  I used this to keep humidity close to 100% in an aquarium, I'm sure it would work here too.
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2009, 10:10:24 PM »
Josh, have you tried feeding your skulls not as dry to begin with? Wish I had 20%. Peak summer humidy I had was 27% with a grizzly kill moose. It was partially eaten, ripe and too nasty to prep. I froze it for a week then fed it whole. It took my beetles a week to clean, hair and all. I regulate my humidity in my dry climate by covering my box and regulating the opening like a wood stove damper. Too much moisture and I remove the cover. It never stays damp but a few hours.
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2009, 10:12:04 PM »
bulldog...you could move to Mississippi where the frikkin' humidity is 85 or higher most of the time, LOL....or, you might buy a humidifier...you may have to put a timer on it so it will cycle on and off...too much humidity is worse than not enough in a dermestarium.
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2009, 10:14:14 PM »
Joey i am afraid of too much.  That is what I am fearing.  I thought of a humidifier....but thought there would be something easier.
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2009, 10:15:20 PM »
I would try the water bowl... Let us know if it works for sure!
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2009, 10:16:32 PM »
gonna go put one in there now!!!
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2009, 10:37:14 PM »
Quote from: bulldog4949 on November 16, 2009, 10:16:32 PM
gonna go put one in there now!!!
Well while your out there tell them to hurry the hell up.......................I need my skulls  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 10:39:37 PM »
hey...give them a tip and they might hurry for ya!  lmao
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2009, 10:42:09 PM »
What about a cool air humidifier? They are sold in WalMart in the pharmacy with the vaporizers.
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2009, 10:44:54 PM »
not sure Becky....that is what i am after...ideas and something that has worked for somebody else.
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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2009, 10:45:27 PM »
This summer the humidity was high so I dried the skulls befor I put them in now that the humidity is lower I am putting them in frozen on a plastic lid and they are eating all of a deer skull in 2 days it is also keeping the humidity from 35 to 45% in the tank
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2009, 10:47:43 PM »
yea luke that is what I used to do.  But you go from freezing temps to 85 degree bug box..the teeth will eventually crack.  But I have thought about that.
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« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2009, 10:48:14 PM »
Quote from: bulldog4949 on November 16, 2009, 10:44:54 PM
not sure Becky....that is what i am after...ideas and something that has worked for somebody else.



I went back and re-read where you had already thought of that. Sorry, I'm not multi-tasking well tonight, LOL.
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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2009, 10:49:53 PM »
Have you had trouble with teeth cracking on deer? I dont do this with any other kind of skull
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