Humid Hide, Which Side Does it Go On?

[robbiep23]

I always thought of a humid hide needing warmth and as long as you keep misting the hide it shouldn't dry out, my leo rarely uses it and sheds well so will only change if he starts to have bad sheds.

 

[thetrevsta]

i had one in bouth sides and the one in the cool side got very cold and i was afraid of my leos getting sick and when i had one in the warm side it dried out so i reccomend keeping it around the middle

hope this Helps

 

[Gonser]

Also, we have two hides. I have seen people use one (moist hide) on the cool side with plenty of sucess. If the geckos are in a rack system that is like an AP rack, then using a bunch of hides is really unnessary. They feel plenty secure in the dark rack.

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[Olimpia]

Living in Florida like you do, I keep mine on the cool side, the side without an undertank heater. My geckos are spending a lot of time in there since I added it, which probably means that Fl air temperature is enough for them at this time of year. I just have a little moss in there and they love it.

 

[Krow]

Well, if you want humid then come to Texas & you will know which side to put it on. Its never cold & humid here, if its humid, its always hot!!

 

[Gonser]

Tremper says to keep the humid hide on the warm side. The man knows his stuff...50 yrs! I'd say warm side, or at least part of it on the warm side.

 

[GECKOFREAK]

IMO..."humid" requires heat.
Warm side :main_thumbsup:

 

[Gregg M]

Well if you are properly heating your geckos environment, there should be no reason to keep the humid hide on the warm side... Putting the humid hide on the warm side makes it "too inviting" to a leo and they will spent too much time in an environment that is too humid... Too much time spent in a humid environment can cause problems such as URIs and skin issues such as scale rot and othe fungus infections, and abscesses...

The only reason your leo should be in the humid hide is if it is either shedding or laying eggs... There is no other reason for the humid hide...

If the temps on your cool side are in the mid 80's as it should be, the container will build up plenty of humidity...

Another plus to keeping your humid hide on the cool end is that it will not dry out nearly as fast...

 

[justindh1]

Well if you are properly heating your geckos environment, there should be no reason to keep the humid hide on the warm side... Putting the humid hide on the warm side makes it "too inviting" to a leo and they will spent too much time in an environment that is too humid... Too much time spent in a humid environment can cause problems such as URIs and skin issues such as scale rot and othe fungus infections, and abscesses...

The only reason your leo should be in the humid hide is if it is either shedding or laying eggs... There is no other reason for the humid hide...

If the temps on your cool side are in the mid 80's as it should be, the container will build up plenty of humidity...

Another plus to keeping your humid hide on the cool end is that it will not dry out nearly as fast...

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[lar20]

mines in the middle since i dont have enough room on the hot side

 

[Gonser]

My leos always spend way too much time in the humid hide so now I just put in a humid hide when they go into a shed. The humid hides generally are not as warm as the 90+ warm side hides, plus too frequent exposure to high humidity can lead to other health issues as has been said on this thread. I like my leos in a 90+ warm (dry) hide most of the time so they have a better appetite, are more active, and have better coloring.

 

[reptinut]

I put mine on the cool side to mantain humidity HOWEVER most leos don't like cold, wet hides. If your leo(s) dont go for it on the cold side, try the warm one. My leo spends all its time in its humid hide, which i thought was unusual because it was cool and humid. Then i realized it was smaller them the warm hide and leos like to be squeezed in there hides.

 

[joshua]

i keep Mine in the middle beacus i dont think that a leo would like a cold wet hid and i dont think that a MOIST hide should be in the WARM side of the tank Beacus mold or bactirea could start growing and i dont want to risk my geckos life

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[shico]

cool side

 

[T-ReXx]

I've tried keeping on both sides, and I've noticed they tend to use it more when it's on the cool side, so I've stuck with that. Plus my females lay in the humid hide, so I prefer the cool end because I'm paranoid about eggs getting too dry.

 

[MichaelJ]

Our moist hides are set up on the cool side and our geckos thrive with this set up!

 

[leogecko88]

Mine isn't on the cool or warm side. It is in the middle, and she spends a lot of time in there.

 

[BioWorkZ]

Warm side and I mist the hide daily.

 

[gitrdone0420]

I tend to keep mine in the middle

 

[tlbowling]

I've always kept my humid hide on the cool side w/ no problems whatsoever. I have read everyones posts, and all of them are valid points, so I have come up with my own new game plan, in the summer I'll keep it on the cool side, b/c house temps are higher, so it still creates humidity, and in the winter I'll keep it in the middle, so its not a "damp" hide. :main_thumbsup: