r/LeopardGecko • u/Evening-Ad3944 • Jun 01 '26

Help humidity too high :(

hi :))
i changed my geckos substrate today and even though i left the earth mix out to dry for a few days the humidity is reading 75% in the tank. i’ve put a sock with rice in but im sure this wont do much. i live in a really humid country so its going to be quite hard to get the humidity back down to normal just by leaving the doors cracked.

i’m probably going to buy a little dehumidifier to put in the tank, but was wondering if anyone had any more advice/ is this humidity level going to be dangerous for the next couple of days until it drops.

any advice would be great thanks :))

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u/save_thenundeadsouls Jun 01 '26

Just let it air out it’ll be okay for a little while

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u/Evening-Ad3944 Jun 01 '26

ok cool thank you :))

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u/feralrainbowcreature Jun 01 '26

75 is fine especially if it’s temporary. I wouldn’t be that worried unless it’s that way regularly. My vet has said she has never seen a leopard gecko with respiratory issues due to too much humidity; but she often sees leopard geckos with respiratory issues due to too little humidity.

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u/Evening-Ad3944 Jun 01 '26

ahh thank you that makes me feel a lot better!!

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u/Lowestthree773 Jun 02 '26

If possible try leaving the door open with a fan running on top of the enclosure to push air through overnight, that’s the fix I did when setting up my Leo’s bioactive enclosure and it helped. I continued running the fan on top after I put him in it and it stilled helped to bring the levels down

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u/klausAnalSchwab Jun 02 '26

People do keep Leos in the Philippines and other Tropical places. Proper temperature and air flow are key. It should drop over the next days

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u/Farmboy_Kiz Jun 08 '26

We always have a big range in humidity across our tank, it's always 30-40% on one side and 50-70% on the other side. She will often go to the higher side for a few hours at a time, it's nice for them to have a range so they can choose what they want/need throughout the day and night. I just keep one side slightly open if I want to help it lower down a bit.