How can I decrease humidity at night?

[Pumpkingirl]

My beardie’s temps and humidity during day are on point. But at night, when the temp drops to 70, the humidity goes up to almost 70%.. I don’t have a water dish or any plants in there at night. And she’s just a baby (1 month).. is she going to be ok? I don’t want to use the heat emitter just yet because it’s still warm where I live..
Thanks!

 

[KarrieRee]

My beardie’s temps and humidity during day are on point. But at night, when the temp drops to 70, the humidity goes up to almost 70%.. I don’t have a water dish or any plants in there at night. And she’s just a baby (1 month).. is she going to be ok? I don’t want to use the heat emitter just yet because it’s still warm where I live..
Thanks!

Try some rice in a sock! Start there first- are you using a analog hygrometer? If so I would invest in a digital probe hygrometer - zoo med has them

 

[Pumpkingirl]

Try some rice in a sock! Start there first- are you using an analog hygrometer? If so I would invest in a digital probe hygrometer - zoo med has them

I am using a digital one! Thank you, I will try that!

 

[Claudiusx]

Really no need to. That is natural environmental behavior for humidity levels to rise, especially at night.

-Brandon

 

[Claudiusx]

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[Pumpkingirl]

Really no need to. That is natural environmental behavior for humidity levels to rise, especially at night.

-Brandon

I’ve heard that too.. but last night it went up to 75%.. I was so worried and barely slept myself because I was monitoring her. When is it too high?

 

[KarrieRee]

I’ve heard that too.. but last night it went up to 75%.. I was so worried and barely slept myself because I was monitoring her. When is it too high?

Most say 70% - I would get a dehumidifier for your house or one that sits next to her- in the summer I have a dehumidifier in mine that is in the kitchen - it pulls a lot of water my tanks stay around 40-50% then - winter it dries up and runs in the 20's - it got too dry last winter and I was running a small humidifier next to them and even then the humidity in the tanks were around low 20's - summers here in MN are too humid and winters are too dry -- seems there is no happy medium

 

[Claudiusx]

Why are you concerned about humidity levels at night?

Unless your dragon is sick or there are other factors of poor husbandry, there is no reason to worry about humidity levels unless its so humid in the tank that condensation is forming on the glass.

Humidity levels are going to fluctuate no matter what you do. The point is, it doesn't matter really as long as the rest of the husbandry is proper.

Despite what most think, it does get humid in the parts of Australia where dragons live too, it rains, and it gets cold. If dragons couldn't handle fluctuations in humidity or weather, I don't think they'd have survived long enough to make it into the pet trade

Now of course we should try to provide them with the best environment possible, but humidity is a non-factor in my opinion, and most owners get way too worried about it due to fears of URI's.

-Brandon

 

[Pumpkingirl]

Why are you concerned about humidity levels at night?

Unless your dragon is sick or there are other factors of poor husbandry, there is no reason to worry about humidity levels unless its so humid in the tank that condensation is forming on the glass.

Humidity levels are going to fluctuate no matter what you do. The point is, it doesn't matter really as long as the rest of the husbandry is proper.

Despite what most think, it does get humid in the parts of Australia where dragons live too, it rains, and it gets cold. If dragons couldn't handle fluctuations in humidity or weather, I don't think they'd have survived long enough to make it into the pet trade

Now of course we should try to provide them with the best environment possible, but humidity is a non-factor in my opinion, and most owners get way too worried about it due to fears of URI's.

-Brandon

Yeah, I mean I’m just a worried owner because I had a beardie for 2 weeks after getting him from a pet shop and he died from a mystery illness.. vet didn’t even catch anything wrong. It wasn’t anything on my doing.. and this time she is from a breeder so I feel better about it.

But ok! Everything else is good. I’m a very diligent caretaker. I just get worried they can develop RI’s easily especially as babies. But thank you!