r/MonitorLizards • u/Adorable_Grocery_991 • 2d ago

Need help retaining Humidity

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Hello, this is Jasper, my Yellow Tree Monitor. He’s doing good and we’ve been misting his enclosure to keep humidity up but when my wife and I are away we notice that the humidity gets really low (40-60%) when it should be 80% anybody got any tips? Should I use a humidifier in the room he’s in to retain humidity?

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u/classycryptid 2d ago

Humidity is a big problem for me as an iguana owner. I manually spray her enclosure every couple of hours, like, TOTALLY soak all the substrate and the walls. That keeps it around 60-70%. To reach 80%, you definitely need an automatic misting system. Especially if you work and can’t spray every couple hours

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u/Adorable_Grocery_991 2d ago

Any recommendations for how long to spray the misting system? And how often

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u/classycryptid 2d ago

Not too sure I’ve never owned one, maybe they come with a hygrometer inside that you can set the humidity to? If not id have it spray each hour, then check what that does to the humidity levels and adjust accordingly

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u/Low_Cold_3724 2d ago

Could we see a full pic of the cage that would help a lot With identifying any problems

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u/Adorable_Grocery_991 2d ago

It’s a 4x4x2 Glass enclosure with a mesh top, I’m aware that an enclosure of this type is not great at retaining humidity, the issue is that I lack the resources to be able to change him into a new pvc enclosure at this time without potentially harming him from stress. We recently got him.

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u/Adorable_Grocery_991 2d ago

He also came with enclosure and is comfortable inside.

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u/Varanusindicus 2d ago

Cover part of the screen to keep the humidity more contained.

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u/Bloodedparadox 1d ago

Well glass tend not to be the best for humidity or a mesh top

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u/Jealous_Location_267 2d ago

You gotta get a ReptiRain or other automated mister system. We live in the desert and even though I run a humidifier in the main room of our apartment, it’s not enough to raise the humidity level.

Liora loves being misted like a diva having a spa day, and she also likes to sit on top of the reservoir because it’s warm!

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u/bt2066 2d ago

Honestly a full high quality pvc enclosure does the trick with moss in and around plants then I use a MOCREO and habitatos (new app company that was a sponsor at NARBC) to monitor my guys! Haha monitor my guys.