Lowering Humidity for Reptiles
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Good Morning, Reptilians! This week we're talking a little bit about how to lower humidity in reptile tanks. Specifically, this is going to be for arid and desert creatures. I mention bearded dragons and leopard geckos a lot in this video, but these tips can be used in any tank that's having high humidity issues. Hopefully it's helpful! :)
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The rice in a sock brought my humidity down 70% to 60% for my first new ball python. Saved him from getting scale rot. Thanks
Your ball python isn’t going to get scale rot at 70% humidity wtf 😂😂😂 they prefer higher humidity
I live in New Mexico where the heat and humidity is perfect for bearded dragons. My tank always stays between 30 and 40 percent.
Your tips are always helpful. Thx
Great video Elle! So glad you addressed this issue with humidity. It's always a problem especially in humid South Jersey in the warmer months. I bought a mini dehumidifier for Halo's tank and a larger one next to his tank. I also use a 100 wat heat emitter to dry the tank too. It helped some. So important to keep humidity low.
I woke up today, fed my Leopard Gecko seen that the Reptisoil in the tank was getting dry and misted the tank & now its °80% humidity 😮. I live in Ohio and it's Summer so I took the water bowl out,turned off the light,moved digital thermometer to middle of tank,turned on AC & Fan. Hopefully one of these options will work.
@@tony3176the heat light would stop humidity far quicker
We're camping in rainy Arkansas and the a/c is not dehumming whatsoever. My dragon cages are at 60% but My skin feels dewey soft. I'll see if Amazon will deliver here. TY
Thank you! I just ordered a new hygrometer and a hanging dehumidifier!
So informative! Thank you so much
Thank you so much gonna be ordering some new stuff tomorrow
Always excited to see an Elle's Reptiles upload!!! 🥰
Awww yay! 🥰
Thank you so much!
This is very helpful, thank you! I have sand skinks, et. al., and they need the humidity at 10-20%. So hard!
Thank you for your input. I have watched countless amounts of your videos. They have helped me tremendously with my beardie. Me being me a snarky goblin, there called registers not house vents...
Great info!! 🙏 thank you!
Very helpful
As usual great video !
Thank you so much for this video!
I'm glad you enjoyed it
Good deal! I appreciate this ❤
Very good info! Definitely important since they are a dryer species. Do you have any suggestions for the best substrate for keeping humidity down? I’m currently using the Zen Habitats mat
You are a life saver!
Thanks!
Another great one for the info!!!
Thanks for the info
Thanks! 🥰
Thank you!!! I've been awkwardly saying "Hydrometer" 😂😂😂 even though I own a dozen of these, I've never seen the word spelled out.
Hahaha I went back and forth between "hygrometer" and "hydrometer" for a while, and honestly still question myself sometimes 😅
@@ellesreptiles I'm glad I'm not alone!
I am in Madison, just up the road!
Can you do a video about your feeding schedule for your bearded dragon? (I’m not sure how to spell his name lol) I would love that!
I can! It might be a little bit (we've had some pretty stressful family things going on, and my next few videos are already recorded). But I'll definitely add that to the list! Thank you! 😊
South florida love it but high humidity 60 to 70 percent when the lights are off
I put some rice in cheesecloth and just tucked it somewhere my bearded dragon doesn't hang out. It made a 5% difference in an hour which brought my 70Gallon tank to 20%-30% humidity. I was really happy with those results. (I live In Utah so it doesn't get too humid here)
Humidity has been getting around 57 at night and it worries me. Thank you so much for the tips.
Higher humidity at night is very common. You should only be concerned if the humidity is in the 50s or 60s even in the day. 50 isnt that bad for the day but it should be lower like 35 through 45.
Chris M yesterday morning I found the humidity at 80 in my bearded dragons tank and that worried me, I’m getting a ceramic heater tomorrow but I’m still worried. Is that normal? If not what do I do?
How much for a leopard gecko ive read 30-40 and 20-30
@@jdandkikisExotics It depends on the morph. But generally they don't cost much
Miduuza i meant the humidity but thanks for repling
trying the sock thing now for my bearded dragon, power went out last night and humidity raised to 70% and temperature dropped to around 70 degrees. luckily it was only about 30 minutes that it was out and temperature is under control and humidity is at 43% now
Edit: 40 minutes later, the humidity is at 38% and dropping
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS BECAUSE NOTHING WILL LOWER MY HUMIDITY FOR MY CRESTED GECKO ITS 90-100%
POV it worked the sock with rice in it almost immediately
put dehumidifier in your tank make sure it small enough to fit in your tank it will help humidity lower and you can buy it from Amazon
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😑 I can't seem to bring my Bearded Dragon's enclosure humidity down. I added ventilation, I put a dehumidifier inside which only brought it down by like 3 percent not even sure if it's the light or the DH doing it. I have no water in there and it's still in the 50s percentage. It doesnt help that I live in Florida and I have two turtle tanks in the same room. I dont have a Beardie yet but I'm afraid if I dont get the humidity down then I cant have one.
Another solid video!``
Thanks! 😊
Anyone can help? We got a baby beardie a month ago. The humidity is mostly ok in the day (40 to 50), then at night it leaps. I often wake up to it being in the 70's. We removed the water bowl after a few days (so it's been out for weeks now,) no live plants, bought a dehumidifier for the room, and a hanging evadry goes in the tank at night, we have the flat carpet like material for substrate, small rice sock at night, use 100w bulbs and a heat emitter.....what else can we do? He hasnt grown at all, actually looks a little smaller. He isn't skittish, he doesn't run, hide, or wave when we come close. He eats mealworms and crickets, in addition to moistened pellets with vitamin powder mixed in. we're struggling. One thing to note, we just added a UVB bulb today, I didnt understand that the basking light was a different thing. So we have 4 lamps that we rotate (day, night, uvb, and che), the evadry at night, dehumidifer at night.
My humidity level changes everytime the lights go on and off so if my humidity is dropping after I've turned on the lights what do I need to do....it was night and the humidity went to almost 70% and I turned the lights on this morning and it drips quickly its now at 40% on the hot side how do I stop this from changing drastically
What about using a terrarium fan or portable small fan used to cool off equipment? I’m going to try this method because the humidifier you recommend doesn’t have the best reviews is melting things and getting very hot from what people on that particular item are saying. I thought of using a terrarium fan or an aquarium fan to lower my humidity her humidity gets anywhere from 50 to 55 and I don’t like that but if I turn on my air condition it is so cold in my house but it does drop her humidity down to at least 40.
I was watching this video and noticed ur uvb light is inside ur tank I need mine there as well how are you holding it up in there
What about night humidity? I bought a dehumidifier and the humidity still goes between 40-55% in the evening. Within about 10 mins of turning on the basking lamp in the morning am in the correct humidity.
Do you think a bearded dragon needs a humidity hide in their enclosure when they are shedding??? Thanks for the video.plan on getting a bearded dragon but doing research first.Should I buy 1 or make 1 Incase I need it.
I heard that putting a towel over the cold and will lower humidity. Is this true for a bearded dragon.
I just added the zoo med excavator clay. Now I see it's kinda sandy. Is this a bad substrate to use?
So do I just put the mini dehumidifier inside of the tank? It’s not harmful to my dragon? even if she’s alittle curious lol
My humidity is 20% over and I've got an entire screen lid and 2 fans on full blowing, I mixed aspen with my bedding to absorb moisture and still nothing is happening idk what to do and my temperatures are screwy im constantly messing with everything every 20 minutes and getting super stressed out
I’ve seen so many videos and articles saying that I need to let air into the tank and I have a towel covering the tank because it’s literally the only think helping the humidity stay between 20-30%, when I take off the towel to let ventilation, it goes up to 50% or more. Please help😩
Could I use stick on cork tiles in my leopard gecko tank to decrease humidity 🤔?? As I need it 45
My, what a beautiful necklace you have there! LoL. I appreciate the information greatly. I'm so torn on what I want my first reptile to be. A corn snake, a leopard gecko or a bearded dragon. Although I have read a beardie isn't the greatest of beginner pets.
Haha well thank you 💁🏽♀️
They're all great choices! Leopard geckos and corn snakes are definitely easier. Once you're all set up for the bearded dragon and you get a routine down, they're not hard at all. 😊 It's just that initial setup and learning their care that makes them a bit more difficult than the others.
I recommend leopard gecko's
@@luvlost03 yeah, I'm leaning towards them myself. I have read that "store bought" reptiles aren't the greatest way to go, because of a general lack of care? There is a "repticon" coming up where I live in Atlanta on April 4th. Are those places better to pick up reptiles?
Maybe focus on fighting for social justice, having a live creature in the care of someone like you isn't exactly a great idea. P.s. social justice is a fallacy and if you honestly think dying your hair green and yelling at old white folk makes you a warrior, you're a sad excuse for a human being
@@leavethekidsalone world mental health day is October 10th. I suggest that you use all 24 hours of that day.
Does humidity affect them when they are sleeping? since they don’t breath a lot when they sleep
My young bearded dragon is in a 40 gallon breeder and the past few days his humidity has been 60-70%. I use tile, he only gets water from plants or a little nose spray, no plants, fan always on. I hope the sock&rice helps.
Make sure to close windows when the humidity outside is above 50. I also heard a dehumidifier can really help. Like the 15 to 20 dollar ones that dont need electricity. They can hang on the inside of the tank and only need to be charged every couple of weeks. It might also help to move the beardie to a room that doesnt get much airflow from the outside or doesnt have many windows so that you can control temps and humidity much easier. If the humidity is only in the 60s at night then its kind of normal even though it should be a bit lower but if the humidity is constantly above 50 or 60 even in the day then maybe try some of my tips. Hopefully this helps a bit
@@standardreplicantKD6-3.7 thank you. I found out the problem was a broken humidity gauge.
@@britlyntrent1999 Glad to hear it. Best of luck with your beardie.
I literally don’t know how to fix mine I tried to take out water bowl the whole day that helped 5% but I bought a dehumidifier and even a night heat lamp and that helps around 15% but the average temp is like 50 till I have to turn them off in the morning it rises back to 70% any recommendations
Seattle humidity is a pain. Literally have 96% humidity rm
Gat damn! Might as well watetboard your lil fella at that point.
Might as well just research and buy a reptile that requires high humidity at that point
Ughhhhh, so I didn't know about the humidity. U have a large 150 gallon paludarium with half land and half water. Just got my beardies yesterday glad I ran into this cause the humidity in the paludarium is around 65 to 75% at night without the fogger running. Guess I'm building a new tank
What’s the best humidity for a leopard gecko
Does crushed walnuts make humidity go up
my tank humidity nwont go down at all!! what do I do???
Hi I’m new to your channel. My humidity during the day stays between 30-40 but at night it still stays between 30-40 but I heard it should be 55 at night is this correct or am I ok with that 30-40% at night? My temp is good during the day and night.
The humidity doesnt neccesarily need to be higher at night. Its just what normally happens. Lower humidity at night shouldnt be a problem.
Hey! So I have a 20 gallon tank for my baby bearded dragon. I take the water bowl out and have a mess top for the glass enclosure. I also use reptile carpet. My house temp is 68 degrees as well but at night the humidity in the tank increases from 30-40% up to 70%!! I got a moonlight bulb to help decrease the humidity but have heard they shouldn’t have any light while sleeping. How can I lower humidity without light? Please help!!!
Definitely understand that question ? I'm having the same issue. The lady at the pet store told me to turn off my light and move your thermometer in the middle of tank, and get some air moving in your house. Fan AC...
If you don’t spray the tank every day how do the leopard geckos get water
Hey Elle just wondering how I can keep my humidity low i just got a baby crested gecko age 6 months and am having hydrometer issues. I had paper towel at first but I took it out and it took the humidity down 7 degrees, and humidity still says 82% and it should be at around 40-45% during the day. I've tried ice cubes but that just adds water to the tank..nothing is working what can I do?
Is it dead yet?
I went from a 10 gallon tank to a 40 gallon tank an I’m struggling tonight to keep the humidity down. It’s at 70% in the tank. outside is 90% going to be up all night worrying about him
I used the Eva Dehumidifier to lower it to prepare to get a Leopard Geko because it had to be between 30-40. It did nothing. It sat there for 72hrs it did absolutely nothing. The temperature in the tank right now varies from 45-55, the Eva Dehumidifier only brought it down to 43 in three days. The tank is only 10gal because I wanted to get a baby and then I’ll increase from there as it grows. I don’t know if maybe it was broke, or something but it’s very discouraging. I’m trying new thinks to try to bring it down, I don’t wanna get the Geko if the environment is not fit.
The ideal humidity for leopard geckos is between 35-65%, measured by a digital hygrometer.
What are good hygrometer
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How would u lower humidity in a turtle tank
Does adding more ventilation still work, if I live in a humid place? South Carolina right now is around 75% all the damn time. Kush's enclosure (150 gallons) is around 47%. Going nuts! I hung a mini dehumidifier in her tank but it doesn't seem to be doing the trick....
47 from 75 is actually a big difference. My humidity goes down only to 53% from 75% with the lights on. That means your dehumidifier is lowering it by 6% which isn't much but it's something. The thing that worked for me was a large dehumidifier for the room. Theyre pricey but it was the only thing that worked. Combine that with the small dehumidifier in the cage and maybe you can get it down to 35%. Or you may not need the one in the cage at all.
Please notice me ) I got bearded dragon he a junior and his basking spot humidity is 40 and the cool side is 60 can you help me lower it down and give me steps by step for taking care of a dragon this my first time and I don’t want to have bad experience for the first time
Where do you place the hygrometer probe in a leo gecko terrarium?
In the middle of the tank but up 3/4 the way
Is repti soil okay ?
My humidity is at 17 how to higher it ?
Do you accept emails or messages for help?!?! Lmao I have leopard geckos and the past two days the humidity keeps creeping towards 50%, they're still super sketchy and don't really like to be touched aaannndddd my friend never came for his baby so I have two littles in the same enclosure(I know I know I know, they were in the same enclosure when we purchased them and he was supposed to buy his own setup and pick his baby up the next day and never did) and I can't afford a whole new set up on my own right now and ugh i just need advice please Im a new reptile mommy and just want my babies happy and healthy
Is it bad to use sand?..
Id ww cant spray our tank down how do we water are plants? ( nout trying to sound rude)
Take them out and spay them
If you raise the temperature you will raise the humidity. Mostly from the water from the water bowl evaporating faster.
That's why you remove the water bowl
@@VincentStevenStudio it's not a good idea not to provide a water bowl.
@@sameerkamal507 as long as they get their water from another source, misting their salad, syringe, it's fine. The point is for the water to not be inside so it doesnt evaporate inside the tank.
My humidity in my tank usually is between 58-63 % I don’t know how to lower it I tried everything.... another issue I am having is my tanks dome lamp produces to much heat it usually is between 112-117 is that bad for my beardy it’s a juvenile btw
The only thing that worked for me is a large dehumidifier for the room.
What type of tile? Like the peel and stick?
Ceramic
Rough ceramic or slate tile works well. Don’t get smooth tile because it is slippery for the lizard and it’s bad for their joints
I have a glass terrarium for a ball python that im getting soon, but the average humidity in my area is about 75%. the water bowl in the tank raises it to about 80 and sometimes it gets higher, any way around this?
I got a eva dry dehumidifier and I’m not sure if it has really lowered my leopard gecko tank humidity
Do you have a hygrometer to measure it?
@@ellesreptiles yeah I do and I actually fixed the problem since the humidity for Leo is lower now so thanks 🙏
@@jameswrld2399what did u do to fix it and did the humidifier work
You never said the temperature beardies need that have, oh well
My baby mourning geckos enclosure, has been 90% for last couple days, anyone up to give a newbie some humidity and misting advice, googles got me running in circles. Plz and thank you!
-trying the rice in a sock here shortly... 😓
I have had the humidity has been 50 - 60 for the entire time I have had my bearded dragon
Did he get sick or anything mine is at that level
We live in Fl so we're constantly fighting humidity. Our dragon ended up getting a URI after some night spikes, so we got a whole room dehumidifier. Money well spent!
Jean Craig I’m in the same situation but I’m in GA so does a dehumidifier work?
@@anestheticskate3114 I live in South Jersey and everyday humidity was horrible. I tried a mini dehumidifier and a fan but it was still so high. So I finally bought a refurbished 45 pint dehumidifier for my living room which is where my beardie's tank is located. I'll tell you I didn't realize how high the humidity in my apartment. I empty it about 3 times a day. It lowered my humidity so much and now no worries about our health including my beardie's tank. Best investment I've made. I looked online and bought a refurbished dehumidifier. So much cheaper and works great😊
Which one did you get Jean Craig? I own a uro and I'm in Davie FL humidity is a PROBLEM
@@johnlukach4091 we bought a Honeywell 70 pint. Keeps our humidity in the 20s now
im going to try eva dry
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Ok not window got it 😅
Lately, Ive been beginning to believe that it is completely false that bearded dragons should have low humidity. It honestly doesn’t make any sense when you consider their wild habitat. For example, it is currently at 78% humidity in New South Wales, which is a common humidity level during the rainy season which lasts 3 months or so. Also, the humidity very drastically fluctuates there from high to low in a daily basis.
I think this is a misconception in the reptile community that needs more conclusive evidence.
Is your beardie dead yet?
Nice accent
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u so beautiful
I know 3 breeders that keep their dragons on sand with no problems.
Keeping reptiles has always been trial and error, unfortunately. For years, breeders also kept certain lizard species cohabbed, extensively bred things like leopard geckos with the enigma gene (which cause these poor guys to have seizures their whole lives), and kept ADV+ dragons together. In the world of spiders, keepers thought GBBs were to be kept in high humidity, until they started dying and more research was done that disproved that. Animal care is always changing. 😊
I always encourage people to do their own research and do what they feel is best for their animals. I cannot ignore, however, all of the cases of impaction, resulting in surgery and death, for these animals. Especially when so many people are new to the hobby and using these videos for research purposes. It'd be irresponsible not to bring it up, especially since I would never put my own animals at such an unnecessary risk.
At the end of the day, everyone is just trying to do right by their animals, and provide them with a happy and healthy life! 😊
I would never purchase a beardie who was kept on sand, so those are 3 breeder's that I would avoid.