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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:11 am
It just hit me I’m always concerned about humidity levels for my snake Noodle but not for Yeti my bearded dragon. How to you maintain humidity levels in a plain tank? See for my Noodle I gave him a live tank with soil and I spray it twice a day , soon I’ll be doing the same for Yeti around January. Also what are the humidity levels suppose to be ? Right now she’s in shed too.
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:44 am
I never thought to google or ask what people’s opinion was for a bearded dragon to have a live tank, thanks you gave me something to think about and look further into....... I did spray it this morning but it did go back down. I don’t know why it’s not maintainable.
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by MrSpectrum » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:14 am
Tasnene wrote:I did spray it this morning but it did go back down. I don’t know why it’s not maintainable.
The humidity? It may be a matter of where you live, the season, the humidity in your home, or if you have plants or some other source of humidity in the tank (like a water dish). What kind of hygrometer are you using? Check into opinions on that too.
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:27 am
I’m using one that I bought from the bio dude, its a digital one. I do have a small water dish in her tank. She’s in a big tank about 60 gallon. I live in New York , we have the heater on.
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by MrSpectrum » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:27 pm
I'd take the water dish out. It's unlikely she's using it (unless she's very unusual) and it will certainly raise the humidity in the enclosure.
If the enclosure is bioactive, that could be raising the humidity as well.
My 7 week old is shedding as we speak--no problems. If any develop, I'll give him a bath to help loosen things up.
60 gal. seems small; 120 gal. (4' x 2' x 2') is recommended if possible.
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:49 pm
It’s actually low. I’m sorry I should have said that.
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by claudiusx » Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:14 pm
Tasnene wrote:It’s actually low. I’m sorry I should have said that.
Remember, they are desert creatures, it's supposed to be low  What is it at right now? I definitely wouldn't try to artificially raise the humidity though. -Brandon
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:26 pm
Lol okay when I’m home from work I’ll let you know .
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:06 pm
claudiusx wrote:Tasnene wrote:It’s actually low. I’m sorry I should have said that.
Remember, they are desert creatures, it's supposed to be low  What is it at right now? I definitely wouldn't try to artificially raise the humidity though. -Brandon
It’s at 27
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by claudiusx » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:09 pm
That's fine, I wouldn't worry about it. If you want you can keep the water dish, but like mentioned, a lot of times they don't even use it. But, no harm no foul  -Brandon
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by Tasnene » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:55 pm
claudiusx wrote:That's fine, I wouldn't worry about it. If you want you can keep the water dish, but like mentioned, a lot of times they don't even use it. But, no harm no foul  -Brandon
Okay it dropped to 17
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by MrSpectrum » Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:07 am
Tasnene wrote:It’s actually low. I’m sorry I should have said that.
Paraphrasing Rocket Raccoon, " Awww, now I feel foolish!" I'm not terribly worried about that either; usually high(er) humidity is the issue with BDs. We're getting into the season of dry humidity in the northeast anyway; how does that compare to the ambient humidity in your home? What are the temperatures in her "tank" (and are we talking about an all-glass enclosure or what?" A photo of the enclosure might be helpful (You can upload one with the User Image Uploader on the menu bar across the top of the page.)
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by Tasnene » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:09 am
viewtopic.php?f=34&t=251941This is my tank set up . Okay I can relax lol
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by MrSpectrum » Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:13 am
OK, in this case spraying down (the tank--not the lizard) in the early morning (think: simulating morning dew) might be enough. The humidity numbers are averages, and what we're going for is simulating (as best we can) the average humidity in the Australian outback. If you check out a map of the continent, Alice Springs is pretty close to the exact center (and where Bearded Dragons go to vacation).
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