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my BD has and uri and i need to lower the humidity....its curently around 47% (which is good considering its 98% outside)......lovely south florida weather........
anyways how can i lower it???????
thanks
glenn
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1.0 Beardies (Spike)
0.0.2 Corn Snakes
1.0 Chineese Rat Snake (Chino)
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
1.0 Eastern Chain King (Spot)
1.0 King Rat Snake
1.0 Tarantula
RIP Rusty(BD)....u were my favorite little girl
dont spray the cages. and make sure the water in the water bowl isnt evaporating.
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sincerely,
jonathan
JDDK Reptiles www.jddkreptiles.com
Get a dehumidifier for the reptile room.
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0.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Vienna, Chomps)
1.0.0 Golden Retriever (Rocky, 11 y.o.)
what type cage, what temps? that makes a diference. to much ventilation ups the humidity. I think Cillie suggesed using a towel on top of a screened cage, not a bad idea. more heat, less air circulation will dry the air out in the cage.
give me a call if you want some more help
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Bennett
i live in naples.....do u live in s w fl too????......anyways he's in a 2'by3' cage with a screen top....i have started using a towel over the back part of his cage to kepp it warmer and decrease humidity....teps are 105 basking 81 cool end
thansk again
glenn
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1.0 Beardies (Spike)
0.0.2 Corn Snakes
1.0 Chineese Rat Snake (Chino)
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
1.0 Eastern Chain King (Spot)
1.0 King Rat Snake
1.0 Tarantula
RIP Rusty(BD)....u were my favorite little girl
you might want to get temps up another 5 degrees in the basking light. and you can leave lights on 14 hrs a day to help.
humidity in my cages is never above 20%
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Bennett
how do u keep the humidity so low......i can't seem to make it go any lower.....
glenn
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1.0 Beardies (Spike)
0.0.2 Corn Snakes
1.0 Chineese Rat Snake (Chino)
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
1.0 Eastern Chain King (Spot)
1.0 King Rat Snake
1.0 Tarantula
RIP Rusty(BD)....u were my favorite little girl
an enclosed cage in an air conditioned house. The ac takes most of the humidity out of the air. A tank with less ventilation (like a vision cage compared to a tank with an open top) will also decrease humidity.
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Bennett
47% humidity isn't a problem. Never had any problems keeping my bearded dragon at whatever humidity the rest of my home is. Though it's probably dryer in her cage than in the rest of the house but I haven't done anything special to keep the humidity down. In the heart of summer it does get quite humid in my house but I just use a dehumidifier to help keep it no higher than 60% in the house.
Good ventilation makes it easier to keep a cage from getting too humid, providing the rest of the house is not really high in humidity. If your house humidity is above 60% then get a dehumidifier or two and keep it near your dragon's cage.
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