Gecko humidity way to high. help plz

[Zach]

How can i lower humidity in my geckos tank? I just bought a gecko yesterday, i got a tiny water bowl in there as small as i can, i also got my ac running but its at 60 to 70% n i cannot get it lowered. I live in florida where humidity is crazy high. I just got him his UTh so his temps are around 85 to 88 on his hot side . Also his cool side is about 70. But his humidity will not drop. Any suggestions?? Ty

 

[Yvonne G]

What kind of light are you using?

 

[acpart]

Don't trust that humidity gauge, it's probably wrong. I live in New England with no AC. In the summer it's often very hot and humid. My leopard geckos are fine. Don't worry about it.

Aliza

 

[Atlas]

Don't trust that humidity gauge, it's probably wrong

Piggybacking on this, if you want to test a humidity gauge, put a pile/cup of wet salt in a ziploc bag with some air and the hygrometer and wait for it to stabilise (no movement for a few hours) in a location away from direct sunlight and temperature fluctuations.

Whatever it reads is actually 75%, so you can work out how far off it is based on that.