humidity low at night

[rango87]

its nearly 10pm where i am right now.i turned lights off at 8pm and the humidity in my panthers viv is 27% is this ok? what if it gets lower??

this has never happened before.its always beween 30% & 40% at night.the temp in the viv is 21 degrees celcius

 

[pssh]

With healthy adult panthers and veileds, I personally have found that while humidity is helpful, as long as they are getting enough water, low humidity isn't really an issue.

 

[LazardLizard]

Yeah wouldn't sweat night time humidity much... (As long as its not a demanding species)

 

[rango87]

well hes only 4 months old.

 

[pssh]

Is he of a good size and healthy? One night of low humidity shouldn't cause any issues if he is healthy. Just make sure he gets enough water when/if it happens. If it keeps happening, you can try covering a few sides of the screen cage with some plastic or something to help get the humidity up.

 

[LazardLizard]

Is the humidity higher during the day? I have 3 younger panthers and their night time humidity is 27%-32%, their daytime humidity is 48%-72%. No issues here and 2 of them did a complete clean healthy shed yesturday.

 

[rango87]

he is healthy.i have boarded up 3 of the sides already.this is the first time its happened.i will keep an eye on it.if it stays like this tho will he become ill?

 

[pssh]

Not if he gets enough water. If he already has some underlying issues and the humidity stays low and he doesn't get enough water he could very well become worse/start showing signs of an issue. I think it's best to keep the humidity at good levels for young panthers (and adult animals) but I don't think it's the end of the world if he has some days where the humidity gets a little low as long as he has access to water and is drinking enough (and is healthy of course.)

 

[rango87]

so are you saying i should leave his dripper on over night? or mist?
he drinks plenty during the day.and the humidity is 50%-70% daytime

 

[LazardLizard]

Doubt he will drink at night... Once they curl up in their sleeping spot, they are there till dawn.

 

[rango87]

so just leave it then?
im confused on the different things im being told to do?
its now at 26%

 

[rango87]

i think i know whats happened.i last misted at 5pm and turned lights out at 8pm.i normally mist 1hr before lights out and tonight i didnt.im not sure if this is why.
anyway i just misted for 10 seconds at the bottom of the leaves nowhere near him as hes sleeping upside down on the top mesh lol.its now up to 52%.

if this happens again i will just give it a little spray down the bottom to boost it a little.i doubt the water would bother them that much.as im sure mother nature doesnt hold back on the rain when there in the wild.

 

[pssh]

Make sure the branches/leaves/etc are dry before lights out. If you do not allow the cage sufficient time to dry a bit before he sleeps, you could risk some respiratory/fungal infections.

Do not mist or keep his dripper on at night. He will only drink during the day.

 

[rango87]

so if hes drinking plenty during the day as he wont at night.the night time humidity no matter how low it gets,will not be a problem??