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Hello RTB community!! I live in MS so humidity is normally no problem at all, but in the winter we have to run a de-humidifier in the house to keep inside moisture down. I didn't even think about it until the other morning I got up and humidity in Princess Leia's house was under 40%. I know this isn't a "dangerous" level but I just want to ramp it up a tad. I put a sponge on her perch under the basking spot and wet it down good every night and mist the foilage in there down real good and that keeps it up for the night, but I was just wondering what ya'll use to raise humidity levels? Is what I'm doin good or is there an easier way? Without breaking the bank of course ha
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It sounds like you're doing a good job. Keeping it around 50%+ should be fine for the winter unless she is going into shed at which point bump it up as high as you can for the week or so. Question: Why are you running a dehumidifier?
I come from south Florida so we don't even have heaters in many houses, but I would think if the air is holding humidity, it is because it is warm.
I have a large water bowl (medium size dog bowl) for Buddy in the middle of his cage where he can soak if he wants. I also have a smaller water bowl where he can't which I use for aiding with humidity because the big bowl doesn't have enough surface area for evaporation. If you have a wide shallow bowl of water, it helps with humidity better than a deep narrow bowl.
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IMO the easiest way to increase the humidity is to put the water bowl closer to the heat source (this will require more frequent changing and sanitizing of the water bowl)...and as stated earlier, the greater the surface area, the higher the humidity will be.Comment
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I've tried responding to this multiple times but my internet at the house decided to not work, so let's try it now!!
We run a dehumidifier at nights alot during the winter bc we have a fairly old house and heating it causes the windows to sweat real bad, we run it to keep the humidity down in the house to keep it from molding. I use Carefresh for substrate, she seems to like it I wasn't crazy about putting wood shavings in there. I don't have a problem doing it like I am now, unless she's in her hands off period (I leave her be for 2 days after she eats and during shed) I usually have her out every evenin so I just wet down that sponge and mist the greenery down! I really don't have room for another water bowl under the light, when I get her bigger house done I'll def have 2 in there!Originally posted by acephantom903 View PostComment
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Can we get a picture of the cage?
I don't know what Carefresh is. When I googled it, it looked like crumbled cardboard? I'm with you on the wood chips. I use sliding doors and the cage is over carpet where I walk bare foot all the time. Wood chips don't sound fun to me at all.
I personally prefer indented kraft paper which is like something between arts and craft paper and cardboard and has indentations on it so it gives some grip. It holds humidity... decently. I don't spray it down a lot because I don't have to, but I am not sure how well my bedding holds humidity if it weren't 50% humidity with the A/C's built in dehumidifier.
Something that might be better than a sponge: a towel. If you have a clean old towel, you can soak it in warmish water, squeeze out the water so it is still very damp but not dripping and toss it in. Don't leave it in during feeding though.
A towel both holds more water than a sponge and has a larger surface area for evaporation which means it should keep the humidity higher.
That explains a lot with the dehumidifier. We don't have those issues here... I think it got down to 55 last night... it is 65 out right now.Comment
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