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Humidity and Cool Temps

bkastel

bkastel

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Hello all! I did a search earlier and found some general answers, but I'm still not clear on a couple things. It's been pretty cold and humid around here lately, due to the rain, and this has caused my cool side temps to drop quite a bit while also spiking my humidity. I've heard that temperatures too low and high humidity can cause respiratory infections, and as a new owner, well, I'm paranoid.

My cool side is currently maintaining about 65-68 during the day, and drops to around 60 at night. The humidity goes up to about 60%. I'm under the impression that's too high, that it should be between 40-50%.

So my questions are these: Should I be concerned? What is an appropriate level of humidity to maintain? Would it be reasonable to buy a heat lamp for cold weather, to raise cool side temps and lower humidity when needed?

Here are my setup specs, if it helps:

- Sterilite tub w/ holes in lid and around all sides
- aspen bedding
- small water dish
- warm temps between 81-84 degrees (heat pad)

Any opinions/advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
Well, loving in WV we get some decently cool winters but 65-68 seems a bit cool IMHO. One thing you could do is to run a space heater to heat up the air in the room a bit.

As for humidity, Corns don't need/like much humidity. 30-40% is fine for normal periods and 50% is recommended for shed time. Too much humidity can lead to health problems for the corn. If it is getting too high, put more holes in the viv.
 
That gives me a much better idea of what humidity range to aim for -- thanks! I'll definitely need to add more holes.
 
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