How can i get the humidity up in my Chinese water dragon tank ?

Question

i need to be between 70%-85% how can i get it up to there ? now its like 60% it needs to get higher.

Answer 1

Humidity:

Humidity should be about 80%, even with a water container in the cage this can be difficult to maintain. I have live pothos and dracenae plants in my cage, planted in soil, so watering and misting these plants also helps to provide a humid atmosphere. You should get a gage that measures the humidity. Try to mist the enclosure twice a day. If you are really having problems keeping the humidity above 50% or higher try covering part of the top of the enclosure if it has a screen cover- you could put a piece of plexiglass or even saran wrap or foil over part of the opening- this should help a bit- but, by all means never cover the whole top of the enclosure there must always be air circulating in the cage!

Some people feel that maintaining a humid environment is not necessary. I do not feel this way. Water dragons are from a tropical humid climate, and being kept in the harsh warm dry conditions of captivity can be harmful to your dragons health.

Iguana's also come from tropical humid areas and it has been found that if they are kept in captivity in a too dry enclosure they will more easily become dehydrated. Once an iguana becomes dehydrated the kidneys start to become affected. Many iguana's die every year from kidney failure. Some of these deaths are the result of animal protein in their diet, and some of these deaths are caused by chronic dehydration.

While iguana's and water dragons come from different areas of the world I feel that their habitat and living environment are very similar. Please mist your cages once or twice a day, and make every effort to maintain a proper humidity level for your dragons sake- his life span could be affected as a result of low humidity levels.

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Answer 2

Water dragons love their water and live in tropical areas. Buying tropical plants and placing them around the cage will help with humidity. Also spray them 2-4 times a day with a spray bottle filled with water and water the plants as you do so. Spray them all over and make sure you spray the lizards as well. It's okay if the glass fogs it means it's working. Also placing the water bowl under the heat light will help with humidity. This will evaporate the water and create humid air. Also replace water often helps. Even daily if possible. Good luck :D

Answer 3

Water Dragon Habitat

Answer 4

Do you have any sort of dripper system in the habitat? If not, they are really easy to make one up with an empty bottle, some airline connectors and some airline tubing. You make 2 holes in the bottle, one towards the top and one towards the bottom. Insert one of the connectors (preferably with an on off valve) into the hole towards the bottom and glue around the outside where the connector meets the bottle to avoid excess dripping. Connect your airline tubing to the connector, fill the bottle with water and set the on off valve so that you maintain a slow drip. If you place the dripping end over some moss, which should be located in a dish under your heat lamp, you will maintain constant moisture in the habitat.

If you'd like to get around making your own dripper, I know almost any pet store that carries reptile goods sells them.

Another thing you can try is completely covering half of the habitat to alleviate any extra evaporation of liquid that is in it. You can use clear plastic to do this. With a good portion of the habitat sealed off as such, much of the water that evaporates will not escape into the outside air, and will keep the humidity higher within the habitat.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

to increase humidity, increase the surface area of the water in your tank, i.e you are better to have a large but shallow water bowl rather than a small deep bowl. also try moving water pot over your heat mat or put it under your light. if its not possible to fit a larger pot in. buy a bag of hay what rabbits eat, spray with water and place in your tank, that will definately increase humidity

Answer 6

Have you tried getting a medium sized tupperware and placing a wet wash cloth in it (with no lid) This is what I ended up doing with my kingsnake and it worked well.