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here in phoenix, it's gotten alot hotter over the past week or so. it's like, 90-95. but anyway i have this humidity thing in my cage that measures the percent of the humidity. during the day its about 35% and at night its about 50% i was worrying about it being 30% during the day. to raise the humidity, i tried spraying the repti carpet over is the UTH. didnt raise. if this is not enough humidity, how can i raise it?

thanks!

The humidity level in the cage is not that important. What is important is to have a humid hide available. This is just a hide spot with a substrate inside that will hold moisture. You could use a piece of tupperware or any type of hide. Inside place a substrate such as paper towel or spagnum peat moss. Spray the hide every other day or so. You want the inside to be damp but not soaking wet.
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Just my thoughts and opinions based on my experiences.
Jeremy Letkey
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yeah, i know. i use a ziploc container with a blue lid on it. i always make sure the thing is moist. i was just wonderin if the cage humidity needed to be certain.

thanks!

The tank should actually only have a humidity level of about 10%...leos are from deserts and high humidities can cause problem for them. The only moist areas should be the water bowl and the humid hide.
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Christina

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

I live in a desert area which is fairly similar to their native environment (though much colder), and the humidity is generally around 30%. This is perfectly fine for them, it doesn't need to be drier. Where leos live, heavy fog often blankets the area in the morning, with humidity climbing over 80% at times--this lifts as the day breaks. Leos also spend the day in relatively humid burrows. They're designed to go from high humidity to low humidity conditions, but absolute extremes of either are not necessary (they don't require humidity over 80%, nor under 30%, at any time).
The humidity here usually fluctuates between about 80% and 30% over the course of a day, sometimes becoming dryer, other times more humid (usually if it rains, which is infrequent even at this time of year).

Those from a desert will understand just how dry 30% humidity actually is. Anyone not used to it will get nosebleeds and chapped lips in no time.

n/p
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Christina

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

Like the other said, the only area that needs to be humid is the humid hide, mist it daily and you should be fine. I’ve had to adjust all my heat sources that are on dimmers because it’s getting hot here in Arizona. Are you going to make it to the show tomorrow, I can’t wait! I hear there will be some very nice leopards there.

>>here in phoenix, it's gotten alot hotter over the past week or so. it's like, 90-95. but anyway i have this humidity thing in my cage that measures the percent of the humidity. during the day its about 35% and at night its about 50% i was worrying about it being 30% during the day. to raise the humidity, i tried spraying the repti carpet over is the UTH. didnt raise. if this is not enough humidity, how can i raise it?
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nope, i cant go. i was looking foward to it for a while, until i realized that i was going to california for spring break on the same weekend. its a bummer....

thanks