Raising Humidity for Reptiles

[@ashelycarnes8427]

This is the first video I've found with truly practical humidity advice. Thank you so much!!

[@4evaride752]

I could listen to you all day

[@EssexHouseMax]

This was my biggest concern before getting my BP so this video is definitely helpful..thank you! Got yourself a new subscriber! 💯👍🏾

[@ellesreptiles]

Awesome! I'm so glad it was helpful. Welcome to the channel! 🙂

[@lucerochavez7026]

Thanks now my geckos will be happy when my mom puts what you said and my geckos are new!thanks for helping I have followed you and like this video!

[@marisolrocha9157]

This is a great video!! 😊 I think I might end up either getting a western hognose or a crested gecko not sure yet! 😁 Hope u have an amazing Christmas 🎄🎅🏼

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! Both are great choices 😊 Merry Christmas!

[@dm2836]

My household humidity in the winter is 10-12%. Freaking miserable for everyone. Even with foil over the mesh and using Reptisoil and sphagnum moss covered with Reptibark and misting everything in the morning I still can’t keep it consistently at 50%. :(

[@serpent.goddess]

Same here I think I’m going to get a fogger

[@devonkremer4062]

I have boas, blood pythons, ball pythons, water dragons, and a box turtle. Fortunately I'm able to use a humidifier in my room as well as some space heaters and it keeps my room at about a 78 degree ambient and the humidity stays around 50/60%. You can only really do this if you have species that have the same or similar requirements as one another but if you have the option to do so it's much cheaper and easier than anything else I've found. Obviously I keep my water dragon in the high 80's for humidity percentage but just being able to boost my room from 20/30% to 60 has helped so much. It's not only the heat that drys enclosures out it's the surrounding air. Plus it's a million times easier to maintain my room conditions for all of my animals vs spraying my turtle and dragon each 3 times a day. It's also allowed me to switch over to food grade safe butcher or Kraft paper that would be in a breeder style set up so maintenance is so much easier. You can only do that though if your able to maintain the room conditions since you can't really mist paper too heavily. Also another good trick for humidity that I do with all of my snakes as well as my turtle is using plastic tubs. Do some research. It took me forever to understand it but once you fully grasp the concept of what helps create humidity and what makes it dry up, it won't be an issue.

[@drepop803]

Great info. My mother keeps telling me to buy a humidifier for my snake room. You recommend any?

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

Great video and very helpful information! Thanks for sharing!

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! 😊

[@danriley9301]

Thanks for the tips I'm currently looking at getting a ball python but and having trouble with the hot side being to low on humidity but the cool side being to high atm so hopefully these tips will help

[@zzzrebelyellzzzgaming4225]

Great video and great information👍🏻

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! 😊

[@sydni9121]

How often should I change the Spagnum moss in the humid hide?

[@venomzilla6485]

I have a corn snake and the hygrometer shows that it's on 30-40% of humidity and I use aspen and I don't want to spray it or else it will mold is there a way to bring it up

[@alyssawalker1900]

You can spray the decor and fake plants in the enclosure instead

[@bowtiesORdie]

So if I live in humid Houston, how should I deal with this problem. Right now it's 10:45am the lid on the terrarium is off, my house is at 70 degress and the hydrometer is reading 72!! What should I do because this is a problem!

[@ryankennedy6781]

this is way late but my first guest wouuld be getting dehumidifier and have it in the same room next to your bearded dragon or whatever you got

[@nerdbag417]

I can't seem to keep my water dragons humidity up! It's a bioactive tank with a pond and it just won't go up!

[@mariabriscoe4649]

Mine is really low like 15 to 20

[@triple_A_rockhound]

👀5years damnn

[@BroncosNation07]

Thanks big help :)!!

[@aronoiiel]

Ooooh I never thought of a humid hide for my tree skink this was awesome advice! Off to iheartgeckos for a a hide thank you!!!

[@Michelle666ism]

With the wet towel do I put the heated lamp onto of it? Would I put it onto of the aluminum foil too?

[@alyssawalker1900]

No

[@kacitaylor6897]

How do you lower the humidity in a tank? Where I live it’s at 90% humidity outside and I got it down once but then it shot back up and I can’t get it to go back down I need to get it to 30%-40%. Any ideas?

[@vivianrodriguez480]

Get a dehumidifier

[@chasadilla1827]

I'd recommend using a substrate that doesn't hold moisture for whatever animal you have, things like coconut fiber, bark, cocohusk etc is gonna hold on to moisture and raise that humidity. Sand is a good way to keep low humidity but you have to be careful with it depending on the animal you have, if you go that route I'd recommend impacted Clay sand as it avoids accidental consumption by your buddy that could cause impaction. another tip would be to place dehumidifiers near the area of the tank to lower the humidity in the room which should allow you more control over your tanks specific humidity levels.

[@user-oz3bu3qz5t]

Is 60 percent humidity good for bp?

[@FitGuyAZ577]

50%-85% is the acceptable range with 70%-85% being optimal when animal is in shed. I prefer over 60% as my minimum normal humidity though personally.

[@myacalvert8038]

Luv the video!! Keep up the good work💕💕

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! :)

[@karastover8963]

How about beardies? Do beardies need a humid hide?

[@alyssawalker1900]

Hell no. Beardies are desert species

[@karastover8963]

@@alyssawalker1900 Thank you ! I did my research 🤣

[@llawwncorwynt1469]

Not only is she smart as a whip, she is so dang good looking. Thanks Elle

[@littlesparkkitten]

…? What a weird comment