how can i get my humidity to stay up?

Question

hi i have a water dragon and i am finding very hard to keep the humidity up in the tank .i have mess on the top so i have coverd that up it will get up to 50 then with in 10/15 min it has droped to 20 or even lower then i have to spray again and i have to spray ever half an hour please can you help as i dont wont to lose munch that his name thanks shaz

Answer 1

place a shallow bowl with soaked moss in it and keep that damp.

Answer 2

If you're having a problem, this is what I've used with good results. You get a small cheapo aquarium pump, some tubing, and an airstone. Get a plastic container that will hold at least 2 liters of water and a lid. Fill it 2/3 full of water, punch a whole bunch of holes in the lid so that it will let plenty of air out, then run the tubing through one of those holes, hook up the airstone, and adjust the tubing so that the airstone sits on the bottom when you close the lid. Run the tubing out of the cage, hook it to the pump, and let it run. The constant bubbling will release moisture into the air in the tank.

I don't know if it will work well enough for your dragon but it worked great for my snakes and it ran me under 15 bucks for the entire set up. Make sure you anchor the water container in good with rocks or something else heavy so the critter doesn't knock it over. For really big cages I used practically the same set up except I used a gallon pickle jar with 3/4 gallon of water.

Answer 3

What kind of water source do you have? Something that can help is using a bubble stone that's used in fish aquariums. Got the pump and use it on the outside but run the tube with the bubble stone (I used a bubble wand) and put it in his water. Not only does it add some humidity in the air...WDs love it! It's like a little jacuzzi.

You can also add a dripper system to the top. It doesn't have to be hard. Take a plastic milk jug and poke a VERY SMALL hole in the bottom. Put in on the top of the tank and allow it drip in 24 hours a day.

Answer 4

What kind of substrate are you using for him? I find it very simple to keep the humidity up in a reptile's cage if you use a compressed coconut fiber bedding (moistened and expanded, of course :) ), along with a bit of moss around the sides of the cages. Also, see if you can find a spray bottle that has a very fine mist. Make sure the bedding and moss stay moist, and you shouldn't have to mist the cage more than 2-3 times a day.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

put a large water source in the hot end of the viv, you can put a heat mat under the bowl to help it evaporate, moving water provides better humidity so get a pump and make a small water fall, cover the tank top with a damp towel to keep in moisture.
Ideally using a wooden viv with glass doors at the front would work much better than a glass one with a mesh top, you can also buy misters that you put in the water bowl and they make a foggy mist.

Answer 6

You can also try a small ultrasonic humidifier. You can use the timer and level settings to adjust it right. A lot of guys who need the high humidity go this route.

Its nice because it allows you to open the top up a bit for more fresh air.

Answer 7

You could put a specially designed waterfall in his tank. They keep the humidity up and they look very cool too! They cost around £20 for a small one.

Answer 8

could put real plants in. When they transpire they give moisture off into the air

Answer 9

sry 2 answer without an answer but i rally need points

Answer 10

see a shrink