Humidity!!!!

[Chris Steele]

Help!! I have got to get rid of humidity!!! how can I lower it??

[reverendsterlin]

add a vent, a screen top, more holes in rubbermaid

[Chris Steele]

i put so many holes in it that it hardly has a top and the humidity is just as bad lol

[Lisa]

try holes in the side.

[Linds]

So much easier to raise humidity than lower it. Is it a problem with excessive ambient humidity from the weather outside? If so, the only option is to go with a dehumidifier... I had to do this one year.

[reverendsterlin]

use passive thermo-regulation, heat rises. so if one end has holes near the bottom, and the other end up high(or the top in your case), natural heat exchange will circulate the air and hopefully extra humidity out. Also consider your substrate, does it absorb and hold water, maybe a move to carpet or paper would help, then again if your local outdoor humidity is 80% you have another problem

[SCReptiles]

Most high end window AC units come with a dehumidifier built in. If you already have one in place, check it. If not, add one.

[Edwin]

What kind of substrate are you using? If you are using spaghnum moss etc, you may want to change to newspaper. Also, maybe a smaller water bowl, or placing the water bowl on the cool side of the tank?

Hope this helps.

[Invictus]

Use a room-sized dehumidifier for the room you keep your herps in, and try to get the ambient humidity down as much as you can without being uncomfortable. (20 - 25% is nice.) If you have specific herps that require humidity, you can add that to their enclosure. Removing it from specific enclosure is a pain in the a$$.