How can i lower the humidity in my leopard gecko tank?

Question

i have a 20 gallon tank with a under tank heater and the temp is at 85 b/c i just attached the heater (the tank is new) and the hmidity is at 60% thanks

Answer 1

your humidity is OK. your question doesn't state a problem .why do you wanna change it? never fix what ain't broke.

Answer 2

What are you using as a substrate?  And what size is the water bowl in the tank?  Is it on the cool end (to lower the evaporation rate) away from the basking/UVB lights, and pad?

And as your first poster asked: does the tank have a screen lid, and what's the air humidity where you live?

But, the basking light should be keeping the environment dry if you aren't using a loose substrate of some sort.  Are you misting?

How large is the moisture hide in the tank?

We just don't have enough information to make an informed guess.  You might want to go back to your "additional comment" section, and elaborate on the information.

And though it wasn't your question, just in case, I'll post a basic gut loading recipe for you.  I'll post a few links below you can peek out and be sure your habitat is correct for the Leo's needs, but please note my disclaimer.

GUT LOADING CRICKETS for REPTILES:

The number one problem:

Dried up and malnourished pet store crickets and mealworms. These food items are essentially useless. A dehydrated and unfed cricket contains almost no nutrients at all; refrigerated mealworms are even worse. A lot of the variety in nutrients found in wild insects is actually in the stomach content - usually plant material. We need to duplicate this to provide the best for our reptiles; without the risk of illness/disease/parasites which can result from feeding our pets wild insects.

Please note that wax worms, while fattening, are not nutritious.  Young geckos can eat small silk and phoenix worms, as well.

Basic Dry/Staple Cricket Food:

Equal amounts of dry Iguana food, dry dog food, chick starter mash, oatmeal (you can add dry baby food wheat/rye/barley, etc. as well; even shredded wheat - no sugar).

Grind these items together.  Place in a small lid/bowl for the crickets to eat.  Store the unused portion in the refrigerator or freezer, until needed.

Supplement daily with one of the following: sweet potato, bananas, zucchini, oranges, carrots, strawberries, assorted squashes (acorn, yellow, etc.), grapefruit, green beans, apples, kale, spinach, cactus pads, and just about any other nutritious item you can think of (do not use white/yellow potatoes - these are starchy and only good if used as a moisture source during shipping, and NEVER use Avocado - it's poisonous to most animals).

Provide the dry food and kale at all times (kale is readily available during the winter months, too), rotating the other food items through in succession. The key is variety, and to provide an assortment of varying nutrients. What you are trying to do is offer your reptiles crickets with guts 'loaded' with fresh foodstuffs.

The crickets should be gut loaded for 1-2 days prior to offering them to your reptiles.

Also, provide fresh clean water in a lid/bowl, adding a sponge or folded paper towel to prevent drowning.

  

Don't offer more crickets than the reptile(s) will consume within: 1.) a few hours if it’s a lizard, salamander, frog/toad, or 2.) a few minutes, if it’s a water turtle, so you know the crickets will still be full of the good stuff when eaten.

The crickets should be dusted (shaken in a plastic bag gently to coat them) with vitamins (keep these refrigerated) and calcium D3 powder 2-4 times a week, depending on the age of the reptile.

Be sure to remove any uneaten crickets so that they do not soil your pet's environment/water or bother your pet, once it is full.  Crickets CAN turn the table - and feast upon your pet! Or aggravate them, causing stress and even cessation of eating.

Also be sure the crickets are the correct size for the reptile.  The cricket should be the same size long as the reptile’s head is wide (about the space between the lizards’ eyes).

Enjoy your new pet!

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

Does it have a screen top? , also were do you live?

Answer 4

put the under tank heater and the bulb on the same side and the water bowl on the other side use a subxtrate kinda like newspaper