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hey all first time posting in here how is everyone doing great i hope.i got my first arg b&w tegu a few days ago and im having problems keeping my humidity down for some reason any ideas on how to lower it more?its at 85% im trying to keep it at 65-75% for sheding better and from what i have read they seem to like the humidity at around that level.i have tried fans,leaving the top door open and using 4 heat lamps but nothing seems to work.he is about 30in and in a 6x3x3 cage with dirt and cypress mixed.i dont like cypress to much because of the humidity thing but he seems to enjoy it.his temps are cool side 75 warm side 82.3 and basking temp is 135-145.any ideas on getting humidity down let me know.thanks

congrats on being the first one with the opposite of the normal problem lol. maybe you could install vents in the roof of the cage. but where exactly are you putting your humidity gage. is it directly above the water bowl, i am really stumped on this one

i put the digital thermometer with humidity read out on the cool side of the cage and the prob on the warm side.has any one ever put or build a basking platform for there tegu to bask on?just wondering because i have one built in his cage and i was wondering if i should take it out and just put a big rock in for him to bask on instead?also he doesnt have a toung like some of the tegus i have seen he has a normal toung like a iguana no fork toung is this normal?thanks for helping

i need to see this tongue. it may be from an old injury. yeah people use platforms all the tie for basking.