Decreasing humidity.

[beyond colour]

Sorry im a little confused? "The fogger only comes on when it drops a couple of levels below 80%. I set it there b/c I thought 80% was the ideal humidity for Pyxies. And since the levels are above said setting, it won't come on otherwise." You stated you set it to come on when it drops below 80%,yet at your setting it gets to humid. Are you taking the reading just after the fogger goes off? If you have it set on 80% and its to high than lower it to 70% and check your setting on that. Keep doing this until you get the desired humidity. If it doesnt come on lower than that your room may be at the proper humidity without it. Here in Dallas my frog room stays at 78% thats about the average indoor humidity for my area, Houston is even more humid than it is here and some parts of the state are lower. So depending on where you live you may have the proper humidity for your frog without using a fogger. You may just want to mist by hand every few days but keep a water dish for the frog to soak in just incase he gets to dry. Again sorry if im a little confused its 3 am i cant sleep so im reading frog forums and trying to give advice.

[Pyxiefan001]

Sorry im a little confused? "The fogger only comes on when it drops a couple of levels below 80%. I set it there b/c I thought 80% was the ideal humidity for Pyxies. And since the levels are above said setting, it won't come on otherwise." You stated you set it to come on when it drops below 80%,yet at your setting it gets to humid. Are you taking the reading just after the fogger goes off? If you have it set on 80% and its to high than lower it to 70% and check your setting on that. Keep doing this until you get the desired humidity. If it doesnt come on lower than that your room may be at the proper humidity without it. Here in Dallas my frog room stays at 78% thats about the average indoor humidity for my area, Houston is even more humid than it is here and some parts of the state are lower. So depending on where you live you may have the proper humidity for your frog without using a fogger. You may just want to mist by hand every few days but keep a water dish for the frog to soak in just incase he gets to dry. Again sorry if im a little confused its 3 am i cant sleep so im reading frog forums and trying to give advice.

I was using the screen on the hygrotherm itself to monitor the humidity. The hygrometer I got from Lowes was off by a few percent so I stopped trusting it. Need to get some other kind so I can simply look in the cage to check the humidity from now on. Anyway I figured since the fogger is set up to turn on ONLY when the humidity drops below 80% I figured it itself would serve as a reliable hygrometer. Humidity is now in the high 80s. Better but obviously above what I programed it for.

Humidity tends to go up by itself with no help from me when the temperature drops by a few degrees at night. Between the plastic idea and having no restricted ventilation, I don't know know what else to do besides just let it drop on its own by not misting or adding any more water than is needed (ie, cleaning the water basin). I'm not even gonna worry about it anymore. It never stays above 90% for too long anyway.

[Mentat]

There are various factors interacting together and resulting in final enclosure humidity level. Room humidity and temperature; enclosure heating (amount and type); and enclosure ventilation. A couple possibilities here are discussed below.

The hygrotherm is not working right (programing or sensor). If fogger is kept off during humidity spikes over set parameters (80F) then cross this one out, however if fogger comes on at readings over 80%, have unit checked out. Where is sensor located and is it being "wet" by fogger output? Any condensation on a humidity sensor will affect it's readings. Also, get a digital gauge and compare readings to hygrotherm's to ensure it's reading are accurate.

The room humidity is higher than 80% as BC discussed. Have you measured the room humidity? If so, remove fogger, and get room dehumidifier if possible. Coco substrate should only be slightly damp so it starts to clump in closed fist without dripping water out.

What do you use to heat enclosure at the present? Heat from infrared bulbs and ceramic heat emitters will dry air and help lower humidity. Good luck !