Humidity seems a little too high.

[proBie3]

I understand the whole money problems thing, but if you are having an issue with the cost of heating your own house, It doesnt sound like it was the best time to purchase an animal to take care of. It's not really any of my business but you put it out there so.....

It's not that i don't have money to heat the house, money isn't an issue, its just more cost effective to not use the furnace when it doesn't get very cold during the day, and temps change almost day to day, so unless it is consistently cold there is no point to use more resources than needed.

 

[SC Geckos]

It's not that i don't have money to heat the house, money isn't an issue, its just more cost effective to not use the furnace when it doesn't get very cold during the day, and temps change almost day to day, so unless it is consistently cold there is no point to use more resources than needed.

If thats the case why don't you just set your (house heating and A/C) thermostat for a certain temp and leave it there. Thats what its there for. The average temps that most people keep ther house in the winter is between 68 and 73 degrees (Im a HVAC contractor) In this range you should not need any additional heat source, just the UTH on a thermostat and if you choose to use it a low wattage display bulb for viewing.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

If thats the case why don't you just set your (house heating and A/C) thermostat for a certain temp and leave it there. Thats what its there for. The average temps that most people keep ther house in the winter is between 68 and 73 degrees (Im a HVAC contractor) In this range you should not need any additional heat source, just the UTH on a thermostat and if you choose to use it a low wattage display bulb for viewing.

Heating an enclosure would probably be a lot cheaper than heating a whole house. I don't heat my room, just my enclosures.

~Maggot

 

[SC Geckos]

Heating an enclosure would probably be a lot cheaper than heating a whole house. I don't heat my room, just my enclosures.

Im refering to keeping his house at a what most people would consider a "normal" temp between 68 - 73. For instance I keep my house at 71 in the winter and 73 in the summer. I keep my temps there because thats whats comfortable for me. My reptiles have no bearing on what temps I keep my house (that would be crazy. Im saying Basically, If you keep your house temp at a "normal" temp there should be no need for additional heat sources. In 10 years of HVAC work I have only seen about 6-12 households that keep the temp in there house at 65 or lower . Every other house I have been to (thousands) keeps it higher than that. So those 6-12 households may need a little more heat in there enclosures IF they had leos, everyone else would only need one heat source (UTH)

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Im refering to keeping his house at a what most people would consider a "normal" temp between 68 - 73. For instance I keep my house at 71 in the winter and 73 in the summer. I keep my temps there because thats whats comfortable for me. My reptiles have no bearing on what temps I keep my house (that would be crazy. Im saying Basically, If you keep your house temp at a "normal" temp there should be no need for additional heat sources. In 10 years of HVAC work I have only seen about 6-12 households that keep the temp in there house at 65 or lower . Every other house I have been to (thousands) keeps it higher than that. So those 6-12 households may need a little more heat in there enclosures IF they had leos, everyone else would only need one heat source (UTH)

I don't think he's looking for advice on heating his house. He's looking for advice on reducing humidity in his enclosure. Not much overlap there.

And it's not unusual for my house to stay below 65. Often I'm gone from 7:45 AM to 9 PM, so why the hell would I keep my house 68 to 73? And even when I'm home, it's a lot cheaper and more environmentally responsible to wear layers than to heat the whole house.

~Maggot

 

[proBie3]

I don't think he's looking for advice on heating his house. He's looking for advice on reducing humidity in his enclosure. Not much overlap there.

And it's not unusual for my house to stay below 65. Often I'm gone from 7:45 AM to 9 PM, so why the hell would I keep my house 68 to 73? And even when I'm home, it's a lot cheaper and more environmentally responsible to wear layers than to heat the whole house.

~Maggot

Exactly... And as an HVAC college student, I know how to heat my house, and I know what keeps me and my girlfriend comfortable... I am not looking for advice on how to keep myself comfortable, I am trying to get advice on how to care for my gecko. I thank everyone for there inputs, but this thread has gotten off topic.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Exactly... And as an HVAC college student, I know how to heat my house, and I know what keeps me and my girlfriend comfortable... I am not looking for advice on how to keep myself comfortable, I am trying to get advice on how to care for my gecko. I thank everyone for there inputs, but this thread has gotten off topic.

Did you ever get a digital hydrometer?

~Maggot

 

[SC Geckos]

Was not trying to tell you what temp you should keep your house. Did not intend it to seem like that. Ok..... Keep it simple..... CHE, bad idea. Very hot, very dry heat, not recommended for leos.
Your humidity is not an issue.
Good luck!

so why the hell would I keep my house 68 to 73?

Was not intended for you but to try and help the OP. Which didn't work.
No reason at all to get nasty. I am respectful to everyone on this forum. Including you.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Was not trying to tell you what temp you should keep your house. Did not intend it to seem like that. Ok..... Keep it simple..... CHE, bad idea. Very hot, very dry heat, not recommended for leos.
Your humidity is not an issue.
Good luck!

Was not intended for you but to try and help the OP. Which didn't work.
No reason at all to get nasty. I am respectful to everyone on this forum. Including you.

I wasn't being nasty. Don't be so sensitive.

~Maggot

 

[SC Geckos]

I wasn't being nasty. Don't be so sensitive.

Lol! OK.

 

[proBie3]

Did you ever get a digital hydrometer?

~Maggot

Not a digital hydrometer, but I did get a digital thermometer. That will be next on my list to get.

 

[proBie3]

Was not trying to tell you what temp you should keep your house. Did not intend it to seem like that. Ok..... Keep it simple..... CHE, bad idea. Very hot, very dry heat, not recommended for leos.
Your humidity is not an issue.
Good luck!

Was not intended for you but to try and help the OP. Which didn't work.
No reason at all to get nasty. I am respectful to everyone on this forum. Including you.

You did indeed help, I am just trying to point out that this topic has kind of gotten off track and I am trying to get it back to where it should be, because all of us are beginning to get a little defensive and thats not at all what I think anyone is looking for. :main_cool3:

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Not a digital hydrometer, but I did get a digital thermometer. That will be next on my list to get.

Yeah, that'll help. If you don't have one, I wouldn't recommend trying to alter your humidity levels since you don't really know what they are.

~Maggot

 

[proBie3]

Yeah, that'll help. If you don't have one, I wouldn't recommend trying to alter your humidity levels since you don't really know what they are.

~Maggot

Yeah I am not currently trying to alter anything with the humidity, I was just worried because the cheap hygrometers were reading so high. I am not too worried now, as long as I can get the heat right, I should be good, and soon I will get a better hygrometer.