Proper heating and humidity issues

[Prometheus]

Hi, so Prometheus' tank is having some issues...

I have three heating sources, a bulb (for basking, the wattage is 100 from zoomed) a heating mat (small 60 hz on the side of the tank, from zilla) and a non light emitting heat bulb, the wattage is 60, don't know who its from, maybe zoomed? )
The tempature on the warm side stays between 80° and 100° F but the humidity keeps going up, the highest Ive seen is 60%! And on the cool side, it stays between 60° and 70° F, the humidity stays about 50%, for his cage, I have and extra small water bowl, and I only keep dry foods in his cage, I hand feed him wetter foods (his greens).
His substrate is an ecocarpet but with a more rocky texture for when he sheds. He has a hide made from a log. A rock for basking, a grape vine for chilling, and a fake plant for hiding and climbing.
He is very active, he climbs around, runs around, jumps, does everything a juvenile beardie should.
He also poops normaly, it is hard, but not too hard, and has the white thing on the end (although it is not daily), he eats daily (usually 5 worms with greens, he loves collard greens!)

Im just worried, and I know the humidity is not good and want to fix it before it becomes a major problem, any tips on keeping it lower?

 

[Rampagingraptor]

Well first thing you can do to lower the humidity is remove the water bowl. They don't need it to drink, and if you are having humidity issues, then there is no real reason to have a water bowl in there.
What are you using to determine the humidity? You sure that it is accurate?
Most of the water that your beardie will get is through eating insects and greens. There are other ways as well, such as using a needless syringe (idr what they actually are called) on the tip of their snout so they can drink from it.

 

[Prometheus]

Well first thing you can do to lower the humidity is remove the water bowl. They don't need it to drink, and if you are having humidity issues, then there is no real reason to have a water bowl in there.
What are you using to determine the humidity? You sure that it is accurate?
Most of the water that your beardie will get is through eating insects and greens. There are other ways as well, such as using a needless syringe (idr what they actually are called) on the tip of their snout so they can drink from it.

I have 2 different zoomed humidity and temperature gauges, one on each side of the tank, and he drinks his water, he drinks from it daily that's why i left it in there.

 

[Rampagingraptor]

You might want to remove it if you can't figure anything out. Anyways, you could try making it so that there is better ventilation in the terrarium. Is it just the terrarium, or is it also the rest of the room? You might want to try using a dehumidifier, especially if this is the case.

 

[Prometheus]

You might want to remove it if you can't figure anything out. Anyways, you could try making it so that there is better ventilation in the terrarium. Is it just the terrarium, or is it also the rest of the room? You might want to try using a dehumidifier, especially if this is the case.

Thanks

 

[Taterbug]

Check your gauges first : Google "salt calibration" and make sure your gauges are accurate. The dials can be pretty far off.

How are you measuring temps? The stuck in dial ones are pretty crummy, a digital probe and/or ir gun will work much better.

Humidity naturally rises when the air is cooler. The cool side will always be more humid and it will go up at night when the lights are off. The humidity in your cage will usually be the same or lower than in your room.

I would leave the dish, or replace with a smaller one. Especially since he drinks from it it's better to leave it so he has free access to water - dehydration is a common problem with captive reptiles. ...A small dish shouldn't raise the humidity to much unless you have ventilation problems.

 

[Prometheus]

Check your gauges first : Google "salt calibration" and make sure your gauges are accurate. The dials can be pretty far off.

How are you measuring temps? The stuck in dial ones are pretty crummy, a digital probe and/or ir gun will work much better.

Humidity naturally rises when the air is cooler. The cool side will always be more humid and it will go up at night when the lights are off. The humidity in your cage will usually be the same or lower than in your room.

I would leave the dish, or replace with a smaller one. Especially since he drinks from it it's better to leave it so he has free access to water - dehydration is a common problem with captive reptiles. ...A small dish shouldn't raise the humidity to much unless you have ventilation problems.

I will do the salt calibration. I have zoomed or zilla thermometers/humidity gauge, it is not digital, as I cannot afford it right now, BUT this summer I am getting a job,and will be saving up for better thermometers.

As for the dish, it is already as small as it can be without being ridiculous, so he is happy with it.

His top is a screen top, so his ventilation should be great.