heat/humidity

[apollothegecko]

so today my parents surprised me with a leopard gecko after 6 months of research so the humidity is at 68% which i know is way too high but i don’t know how to make it lower ;w; also i have a thermometer (as shown in pictures) but i do t know if it’s reading the floor temps. how do i raise the floor temps? this is a VERY temporary tank, but we didn’t have enough time to get it all.
thanks!

 

[acpart]

Congrats on your gecko. The thing you have to measure isn't really measuring anything useful. Here's my advice: don't worry about the humidity. As long as you're not misting the tank (where there will be high humidity and water droplets in the air) the gecko will be fine. Get a reptile thermometer (it doesn't have to be called that, but that's what they call it at the pet store) which is a digital thermometer with a probe. It usually costs less than $10 at the pet store. Put the probe near the hot side hide. If you're using an under tank heater, it's likely you're going to need a thermostat. The Zilla brand is less than $30 if you get it on Amazon.

Aliza

 

[apollothegecko]

Congrats on your gecko. The thing you have to measure isn't really measuring anything useful. Here's my advice: don't worry about the humidity. As long as you're not misting the tank (where there will be high humidity and water droplets in the air) the gecko will be fine. Get a reptile thermometer (it doesn't have to be called that, but that's what they call it at the pet store) which is a digital thermometer with a probe. It usually costs less than $10 at the pet store. Put the probe near the hot side hide. If you're using an under tank heater, it's likely you're going to need a thermostat. The Zilla brand is less than $30 if you get it on Amazon.

Aliza

thank you so much!! i was really stressing lol and you were a big help