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...lower the humidity in my leos cage?

I need a heat source that I can use at night to keep the humidity down.I've beenusing a night glow light bulb but they are expensive and dont last long is there a product that would work better?

I also need a way to keep the humidity down right now I have to keep the temp at around 90 just to keep the humidity at 65.

Are ceramic heat sources good for leos?
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the lizards are calling, do you here them?

Too hot!

Most people use UTH or Under Tank Heaters, there are a couple of brands you can find at any pet store. They are used for all reptiles and snakes and the size is based on the size of the enclosure you are using. Usually you want 1/4-1/3 of the surface area of the bottom to be covered.

90F would be way too hot for a night time temp for even a leopard gecko, I would worry more about that then the humidity.

Have you considered buying a good care book? Tremper's book is good and would tell you all about this stuff.

BTW I think you mean "hear" not "here", I don't know how to "here" a gecko unless you taught them to "heel" -> which would be cool.
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the 90 degrees is during the day sorry should have made that clear. also under my geckos main living/sleeping place I have a heat pad it is just I'm worried about him getting an infection from the humidity being too high.

I need a heat source to keep the humidity down at night.(And maybe during the day if 60-70 is too high.)

would a de-humidifier in the room lower the humidity?
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the lizards are calling, do you hear them?

Oh sorry, I read that as 90F at night, nevermind. You're not going to get much drying from a lamp at night because the drier air will rise up, and the room's cooler, wetter, will flood in beneath, heat rises and all that. Does that make sense? (Boy, that was half my engineering degree in one line, seemed harder when I did it.)

Sure a room (usually sold as basement) dehumidifier will help a lot, but a warning, they are a pain to care for. (but one could say that about geckos too. ) There are chemical packs that you find in a lot of products (like leather coats or shoes) which are used in industry to dry the air, but they are extremely posionous.

I would say for short term (like if this is just weather related) he should be ok with higher humidity, if it lasts for weeks or weeks or if this is just the normal state of your house, and you are concerned, I would look into a dehumidifier. In the meantime, you could look into more air circulation in the room, like a fan, that can keep humid air from settling in the terrarium. Good luck!
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0.1 Albino Leo Gecko
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
1.0 Dear Boyfriend
Departed: Harvey and Spock