Need help lowering humidity levels

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

I'm having trouble getting my humidity level below 60%. I bought a dehumidifier and it only helped a tad bit. Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help lower this?

 

[Gormagon]

I have a couple of questions.
Are you using sand or repticarpet?
Do you use a water dish?

 

[charmander16]

#1) What is the humidity in the room outside of the cage?

If you use a water dish, then just remove it. I don't use a water dish at all. Just be sure to feed your guy veggies and fruits. You can put water in the veggies before putting them into the cage (basically just wash them and leave them wet.)

 

[kingofnobbys]

I'm having trouble getting my humidity level below 60%. I bought a dehumidifier and it only helped a tad bit. Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help lower this?

How high does your humidity go in the viv ? 70% ? 80% ? 90% ?

Are you coastal or near a large body of water ?

High relative humidity is overstated as a health risk , I personally know of people who live in coastal tropical area (Cairns , Port Hedland, Darwin) who have only seasons :
very hot very wet extreme levels of humidy (summer/monsoon/wet season)
and
hot dry ( winter/dry season)
who very successfully keep and breed bearded dragons.

I'm coastal subsubtopical (33 degrees south latitude) and rarely see relative humidities inside our climate controlled home in summer under 65%. IS much more sticky and humid outside - we get a monsoon/wet season.
In winter the relative humidity here is lower (ie now 8:40pm it's 30% , doesn't often get so dry).

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

I have a couple of questions.
Are you using sand or repticarpet?
Do you use a water dish?

I'm using carpet and no water dish. Thanks for the reply.

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

#1) What is the humidity in the room outside of the cage?

If you use a water dish, then just remove it. I don't use a water dish at all. Just be sure to feed your guy veggies and fruits. You can put water in the veggies before putting them into the cage (basically just wash them and leave them wet.)

The humidity levels (that the dehumidifier claims) is usually around 60-65%. I can't buy another dehumidifier either. And I live in Oklahoma City, OK. It's hot and a little humid some days. I'm looking into re-sealing out attic in a month or two.

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

I'm having trouble getting my humidity level below 60%. I bought a dehumidifier and it only helped a tad bit. Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help lower this?

How high does your humidity go in the viv ? 70% ? 80% ? 90% ?

Are you coastal or near a large body of water ?

High relative humidity is overstated as a health risk , I personally know of people who live in coastal tropical area (Cairns , Port Hedland, Darwin) who have only seasons :
very hot very wet extreme levels of humidy (summer/monsoon/wet season)
and
hot dry ( winter/dry season)
who very successfully keep and breed bearded dragons.

I'm coastal subsubtopical (33 degrees south latitude) and rarely see relative humidities inside our climate controlled home in summer under 65%. IS much more sticky and humid outside - we get a monsoon/wet season.
In winter the relative humidity here is lower (ie now 8:40pm it's 30% , doesn't often get so dry).

My humidity levels (and the gauge I'm using I really don't trust) gets as high as 75% at night. Usually stays at 60% during the day. I've heard of using rice bags inside of the tank. It might be a dumb suggestion. But would chalk work? I know chalk helps absorb moisture in tool boxes to keep tools from rusting. Just not sure about a tank.

 

[charmander16]

I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you can get it down into the 50s, that's fine. Even 60s is probably fine (though I'm not certain about that). 70s is a starting to get problematic, but...

As I said, don't use a water dish in the viv.

Do you use air conditioning? (It should be reducing your home humidity.) If not there are ways to set you AC to increase how much is reduces humidity.

Also, how warm is the viv?

If your viv can be warmer, then add a CHE to help drive off moisture. If your viv is already very warm then that may not work. If you viv is below 75 F at night then use a CHE at night with a thermostat set to 75 F to help drive off moisture during the night.

What type of viv is it?

Is the viv glass or wood? Does it have good air flow? Plenty of upper ventilation for moisture to be able to escape?

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you can get it down into the 50s, that's fine. Even 60s is probably fine (though I'm not certain about that). 70s is a starting to get problematic, but...

As I said, don't use a water dish in the viv.

Do you use air conditioning? (It should be reducing your home humidity.) If not there are ways to set you AC to increase how much is reduces humidity.

Also, how warm is the viv?

If your viv can be warmer, then add a CHE to help drive off moisture. If your viv is already very warm then that may not work. If you viv is below 75 F at night then use a CHE at night with a thermostat set to 75 F to help drive off moisture during the night.

What type of viv is it?

Is the viv glass or wood? Does it have good air flow? Plenty of upper ventilation for moisture to be able to escape?

I use air conditioning. The only thing I can really think of is maybe my floor vents are letting in too much moisture from outside. I've got a few breaks in the metal ducts under the house that aren't repairable. Luckily I work for a heating and air company and my boss said we can flip my house for very cheap lol.

It's glass. I don't have a screen on top either because of the humidity. So ventilation is pretty good I would think. I did have both of my CHE's turned on today for both of my enclosures to see if maybe a little more heat would evaporate whatever moisture is lingering in the tanks. I do have real logs in the tanks and I'm sure that they're probably still holding a little moisture from when I cleaned them a few days ago. I know that around where I live (Oklahoma City, OK) it's been a little humid lately and everyone is having trouble controlling it. But that's good 'ol Oklahoma for you.

I'm trying really hard to get this humidity down but I can't seem to find any ways to do so. It's always at 60-65%. Before the dehumidifier, it was actually way higher than that which is great, but I still would like to lower it.

 

[charmander16]

Try putting the logs in the oven on like 200 F for a couple hours.

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

Try putting the logs in the oven on like 200 F for a couple hours.

I've already tried that lol. I'm going to try something I found not too long ago. Someone said something about putting a little sealed bag of rice in there. Apparently it worked well for him and the bearded dragon loved having a little chair.

 

[kingofnobbys]

Try putting the logs in the oven on like 200 F for a couple hours.

I've already tried that lol. I'm going to try something I found not too long ago. Someone said something about putting a little sealed bag of rice in there. Apparently it worked well for him and the bearded dragon loved having a little chair.

A cloth bag filled with rice will draw in moisture.

 

[kingofnobbys]

I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you can get it down into the 50s, that's fine. Even 60s is probably fine (though I'm not certain about that). 70s is a starting to get problematic, but...

As I said, don't use a water dish in the viv.

Do you use air conditioning? (It should be reducing your home humidity.) If not there are ways to set you AC to increase how much is reduces humidity.

Also, how warm is the viv?

If your viv can be warmer, then add a CHE to help drive off moisture. If your viv is already very warm then that may not work. If you viv is below 75 F at night then use a CHE at night with a thermostat set to 75 F to help drive off moisture during the night.

What type of viv is it?

Is the viv glass or wood? Does it have good air flow? Plenty of upper ventilation for moisture to be able to escape?

I use air conditioning. The only thing I can really think of is maybe my floor vents are letting in too much moisture from outside. I've got a few breaks in the metal ducts under the house that aren't repairable. Luckily I work for a heating and air company and my boss said we can flip my house for very cheap lol.

It's glass. I don't have a screen on top either because of the humidity. So ventilation is pretty good I would think. I did have both of my CHE's turned on today for both of my enclosures to see if maybe a little more heat would evaporate whatever moisture is lingering in the tanks. I do have real logs in the tanks and I'm sure that they're probably still holding a little moisture from when I cleaned them a few days ago. I know that around where I live (Oklahoma City, OK) it's been a little humid lately and everyone is having trouble controlling it. But that's good 'ol Oklahoma for you.

I'm trying really hard to get this humidity down but I can't seem to find any ways to do so. It's always at 60-65%. Before the dehumidifier, it was actually way higher than that which is great, but I still would like to lower it.

not high enough to worry

 

[kingofnobbys]

I'm having trouble getting my humidity level below 60%. I bought a dehumidifier and it only helped a tad bit. Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help lower this?

How high does your humidity go in the viv ? 70% ? 80% ? 90% ?

Are you coastal or near a large body of water ?

High relative humidity is overstated as a health risk , I personally know of people who live in coastal tropical area (Cairns , Port Hedland, Darwin) who have only seasons :
very hot very wet extreme levels of humidy (summer/monsoon/wet season)
and
hot dry ( winter/dry season)
who very successfully keep and breed bearded dragons.

I'm coastal subsubtopical (33 degrees south latitude) and rarely see relative humidities inside our climate controlled home in summer under 65%. IS much more sticky and humid outside - we get a monsoon/wet season.
In winter the relative humidity here is lower (ie now 8:40pm it's 30% , doesn't often get so dry).

My humidity levels (and the gauge I'm using I really don't trust) gets as high as 75% at night. Usually stays at 60% during the day. I've heard of using rice bags inside of the tank. It might be a dumb suggestion. But would chalk work? I know chalk helps absorb moisture in tool boxes to keep tools from rusting. Just not sure about a tank.

don't think you have an issue .... the RH you cited is not high enough to be a problem.

 

[HoleeJuanCanoli]

I'm having trouble getting my humidity level below 60%. I bought a dehumidifier and it only helped a tad bit. Does anyone know any tips or tricks to help lower this?

How high does your humidity go in the viv ? 70% ? 80% ? 90% ?

Are you coastal or near a large body of water ?

High relative humidity is overstated as a health risk , I personally know of people who live in coastal tropical area (Cairns , Port Hedland, Darwin) who have only seasons :
very hot very wet extreme levels of humidy (summer/monsoon/wet season)
and
hot dry ( winter/dry season)
who very successfully keep and breed bearded dragons.

I'm coastal subsubtopical (33 degrees south latitude) and rarely see relative humidities inside our climate controlled home in summer under 65%. IS much more sticky and humid outside - we get a monsoon/wet season.
In winter the relative humidity here is lower (ie now 8:40pm it's 30% , doesn't often get so dry).

My humidity levels (and the gauge I'm using I really don't trust) gets as high as 75% at night. Usually stays at 60% during the day. I've heard of using rice bags inside of the tank. It might be a dumb suggestion. But would chalk work? I know chalk helps absorb moisture in tool boxes to keep tools from rusting. Just not sure about a tank.

don't think you have an issue .... the RH you cited is not high enough to be a problem.

Oh really? Well cool. I'll still try to get it down but I won't worry as much. Thanks for the reply.