Humidity in tank

[jessi lavender]

Hi everyone, I am really struggling to keep the humidity in the tank down.. I have a bearded dragon we adopted 3-4 weeks ago and I’ve tried EVERYTHING. Fan to circulate air.. two portable dehumidifiers(I was reading a thread on here about them). During the day it sits at 45%-50% and at night I’ve seen it climb to 70%…. I’m at a loss of what to do now. Unfortunately, I live in a basement… any other tips you can give me? I don’t want my new baby getting sick he (I think it’s hard to tell) is about 3-4 months old. Other than that he seems pretty happy, he has good lighting, a great tank.. it’s just the darn humidity I was reading it should be 30-40%…

 

[Pancake151]

So what do you use to track the humidity? Could you post a picture?

 

[KarrieRee]

Hi everyone, I am really struggling to keep the humidity in the tank down.. I have a bearded dragon we adopted 3-4 weeks ago and I’ve tried EVERYTHING. Fan to circulate air.. two portable dehumidifiers(I was reading a thread on here about them). During the day it sits at 45%-50% and at night I’ve seen it climb to 70%…. I’m at a loss of what to do now. Unfortunately, I live in a basement… any other tips you can give me? I don’t want my new baby getting sick he (I think it’s hard to tell) is about 3-4 months old. Other than that he seems pretty happy, he has good lighting, a great tank.. it’s just the darn humidity I was reading it should be 30-40%…

Optimal humidity is 40-50%-- 70% is too high- I recommend getting a dehumidifier for the basement itself- are you using a digital probe hygrometer or a analog one?

 

[jessi lavender]

Optimal humidity is 40-50%-- 70% is too high- I recommend getting a dehumidifier for the basement itself- are you using a digital probe hygrometer or a analog one?

We have a dehumidifier down here too, we are using analog

 

[jessi lavender]

So what do you use to track the humidity? Could you post a picture?

It’s an analog hygrometer

 

[xp29]

Those are really not that accurate, the digital with a probe are more reliable.

 

[KarrieRee]

We have a dehumidifier down here too, we are using analog

Zoo Med sells them --
www.dubiaroaches.com has them --

 

[cmmn64]

My situation is just the same. I have mine since she was 3 months old, now she`s 10 months old and never had a problem with that. Have you researched what they experience in the wild?

 

[jessi lavender]

Those are really not that accurate, the digital with a probe are more reliable.

Thank you! I will get a new one. Now that the heat is on it’s less humid and more dry here so that has helped too. I will get a new thermometer with a probe to more accurately read

 

[jessi lavender]

Zoo Med sells them --
www.dubiaroaches.com has them --

Thank you!!