Humidity

[jager]

Any ideas on how to get the humidity down in an enclosure? I have removed water from my enclosure but the humidity still seems kinda high. I am not misting inside the tank anymore either. I am also leaving the door open for a bit and hope that helps. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

 

[Canicke]

where do you live? i live in the Tucson area - most of the year we have no humidity (well - essentially none) but our monsoons have started so we're up to over 35%. Which is humid here. Not much you can do about ambient humidity - if the air in your house is humid, the air in his viv will reflect that. Here - when the rains stop, the humidity goes down. the cycle

 

[jager]

I am in Ontario, Canada. Right now its not very humid out but we do get seriously humid weather in the summer. The house isn't humid so I am a little baffled as to why the humidity is high. Maybe the gauge isn't reading properly. It was at subtropical yesterday and is reading moderate today. We did have some heavy rain a couple days ago but it wasn't warm enough for AC but the house did feel a little damp.

What is the best type of instrument to read humidity levels?

 

[Canicke]

sorry - cant help you with that. i bought an hygrometer a few years ago, but i dont think it was a great piece of equipment, and - quite honestly - more of a curiosity than necessity (after all - i live in the desert !) hopefully someone else will chime in ---

 

[jager]

Thank you Canicke

 

[Jdubclark]

Your home's air conditioner is a de-humidifier, albeit an expensive solution. I would think increasing the airflow to evaporate the moisture in the air would help. Maybe look for some small fans like they use on CPU processors or something along those lines and install them inside the enclosure? Just a theory.

 

[Jdubclark]

where do you live? i live in the Tucson area - most of the year we have no humidity (well - essentially none) but our monsoons have started so we're up to over 35%. Which is humid here. Not much you can do about ambient humidity - if the air in your house is humid, the air in his viv will reflect that. Here - when the rains stop, the humidity goes down. the cycle

I miss the monsoon season! I lived in Phoenix for a while and enjoyed sitting outside watching all the thunderstorms around the Valley. Wasn't a big fan of the Haboobs though (but it's still fun to say, 'Haboob').

 

[jager]

What is a haboob?

 

[Jdubclark]

What is a haboob?

Fancy word for a sandstorm.

 

[jager]

Oh OK, thank you

 

[PatsyB]

I've heard of people filling socks with rice, closing it up real good and putting it in the tank. Supposedly it works. I've never tried it though.

 

[jager]

Thanks, that's a good idea. I know it works for phones that have been dropped in water. Maybe I will try it

 

[jarich]

As mentioned above, just increase circulation. Humidity is only an issue when paired with stagnant air, which will cause fungal blooms and therefore reduce air quality. Their home range has humidity anywhere from 25-65% regularly, so they are well adapted to dealing with changes in humidity. It's closing that air up in a box that can become problematic.