i have a aft, i have a problem keeping the humidity up near 50%, most of the time it hovers around 30%, i have been spraying it down a bit 3 times a day to keep it up, is this normal? what can I do to keep the humidity up. i have a 10 gallon (for now) 75 watt ir bulb on the hot side (peat moss) 84-86 degrees with a heat strip on the same side (4 watt), on the cool side is a piece of slate, it is around the mid 70's during the day. i have covered most of the top of the aquarium with a towel to try and keep the heat up. it is winter here and the air is dry, and friggin cold. what can I do if anything. would it be safe to coverhalf of the top screen with plexiglass or something until summer?

Part of the problem might be the small tank with the 75 watt light. How big is your gecko? It sounds like you are taking the right steps so far.

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he is maybe 6 inches... i thought about the 75 watt bulb, but if I take it out the temp doesnt stay up, i was thinking of switching the sides, ie having the slate under the lamp, and the peat on the cooler side.

his home ( i had just sprayed down seconds before the shot)

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actually I have taken out alot of that smaller (black) rock, and put a more appropriate water, and calcium dish in there..

If he/she is six inches, you need a bigger tank. Are you misting the tank or soaking the bottom?

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misting the tank, i just read somewhere that they have to take out the peat moss and soak every few days? maybe that is the answer in the winter

That would be for the moist hides most likely.

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Are you sure your hygrometer is accurate? From the pics it looks pretty damp in there. Most of those small circular ones can be way off.

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its a digital, that pic was heavily misted... it read 80 % on the scale... but within 2 hours back down to 45% and 4 hours later it was at 30

Definitely an issue if it escaping through the top then.

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