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05-29-13, 01:33 PM
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Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
HI. I'm new here and I'm also a new beardie owner. I have what i know right but i have a problem with my humidity. I need some way to lower it. Help is highly appreciated  . I know hatchlings are fragile. Mine is at most a month old.
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05-29-13, 05:07 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
Air it out... If the humidity is high, airflow will take some away.
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05-29-13, 05:16 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
Airflow is the enemy of humidity, if humidity is too high then more air will lower it.
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05-29-13, 07:33 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
P.S. I'm not one of the anonymous hackers. 
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05-30-13, 03:34 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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Thats what a reall anonymous hackker WOULD say 
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05-30-13, 07:22 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
Why, what humidity level do you have?
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05-30-13, 10:02 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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Why, what humidity level do you have?
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This is what should be asked before telling him how to lower it , good job jarich.
Unless its a tropical thunderstorm in there, odds are its not as 'high' as you think. Being that almost everyone has trouble keeping humidity up, I'm guessing your humidity isn't that high, or your using a analog hygrometer that is stuck on the same reading which is why you 'cant lower it no matter what'
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06-01-13, 08:03 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
The humidity has been fluctuating between 70 and 40 even with a fan blowing across the top.
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06-01-13, 10:32 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
If the humidity of the room is higher than your desired humidity for the tank then you can blow air around all you want, the humidity wont drop. You would need a de-humidifier for the room. For instance, my ambient room humidity is 75. Where I am, We have had a lot of spotted rainstorms in the last few days and thats just what it is. The other way, is a heat lamp above the tank, which does dry out the air in that general area. You just have to keep track of the tank temps to not overheat.
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06-01-13, 12:28 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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The humidity has been fluctuating between 70 and 40 even with a fan blowing across the top.
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That's perfectly fine. The average humidity in their home range is about the same. Contrary to what is often claimed on forums, that level of humidity does not cause RIs
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06-01-13, 12:33 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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The humidity has been fluctuating between 70 and 40 even with a fan blowing across the top.
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Hi, I take it the tank has a screen top? If yes, you need to cover it with something solid (thin plywood, sealed with a couple of coats of water based polyurethane varnish), or plexiglass, then either cut out tight fitting holes for the heat bulbs or better still, fix them inside the enclosure. By doing this you`ll have a "self contained" environment for the lizard, and the humidity should fall to acceptable levels, whereas now the humidity in the room is having a significant effect on the conditions inside.
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06-01-13, 03:55 PM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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That's perfectly fine. The average humidity in their home range is about the same. Contrary to what is often claimed on forums, that level of humidity does not cause RIs
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This. The areas that beardies are from are not always as dry as popular opinion says. Ask anyone who says so where they did their research, and they will almost always respond with "it's common sense" or "everyone knows it!" Very few will have actually done any sort of research into where they live.
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06-02-13, 08:00 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
Whatever research I did it always told me 10 to 20 humidity. I'll try the de-humidifier in my room and if that doesn't work then I'll just leave it be. Thanks everyone.
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06-02-13, 08:15 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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Whatever research I did it always told me 10 to 20 humidity. I'll try the de-humidifier in my room and if that doesn't work then I'll just leave it be. Thanks everyone.
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What are you using to measure humidity? a stick on analog meter? cheap, expensive..etc?
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06-02-13, 09:16 AM
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Re: Humidity way too high and I cant lower it.
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Whatever research I did it always told me 10 to 20 humidity. I'll try the de-humidifier in my room and if that doesn't work then I'll just leave it be. Thanks everyone.
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Ya it's crazy that so many care sheets say that. I'm really not sure why they always claim it needs to be so low. That's essentially the lowest humidity these animals would ever encounter during the hottest time of the day. Yet the average humidity these animals encounter normally is around 50-55%, and it gets up to around 75% at other times. Suggesting they be kept at 10-20% rh would be like suggesting that the highest basking temperature is what they always need throughout their enclosure.
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