Humidity

[AJBD]

Hi there, ive recently took out the lino and put in some beardie life rock desert sand and my humidity inside the viv has risen from about 35 to 80!!! And I domt no how to get it down.

Also i dont no if a high humidty level can cause damage to my wee beardie so if anyone could help me out that woudl be great

Thanks thomas?

 

[kingofnobbys]

Unless it stays at a RH of 80% or more for extended periods (ie many days in a row), it's not an issue.

I know personally of bearded dragon keepers and breeders who live in Darwin (NT Australia) , Cairns (FNE QLD Australia) and Port Hedland and Broome (FNW WA Australia) , ie well and truly in the tropic they have only two seasons
>> the WET which corresponds to the monsoon = very hot & very steamy and wet , the Tropical Cyclone (Hurricane) season , runs from about September to April.
>> the DRY which corresponds to winter = hot and dry season.

Their beardied dragons do just fine.

If you are worried , there are portable dehumidifies available that work OK in small ENCLOSED vivs (not going to be very effect in fish tank style vivs with mesh lids).

 

[EllenD]

I would worry a lot more about having a loose substrate in his tank than I would about the humidity in his tank, loose substrates cause all kinds of illnesses and deaths, while humidity in the tank doesn't really cause any issues unless it's sky-high for an extended period of time.

Beardies aren't much effected by humidity, and can live from 10% to 70% without issue. They are not at all like Tropical Reptiles in this respect, and it's the one husbandry factor that is much easier to deal with than it is with Tropical Reptiles. I've seen people killing themselves because the humidity in their Dragon's tank was over 50%, one person on her even posted a photos of this elaborate humidity/thermostat system he built out of PVC pipes running in and out of the tank, it was ridiculous, lol.

 

[Drache613]

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