HELP! The Humidity In The Incubator Won't Rise!

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ASilkieNest

ASilkieNest

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Ok so it's day 19 and I'm going into lockdown but the humidity isn't rising! I filled up both reservoirs with water to raise the humidity, but it's only at 53% and it should be 75% or so. Any ways I could get it to rise??
 
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ASilkieNest said:
Ok so it's day 19 and I'm going into lockdown but the humidity isn't rising! I filled up both reservoirs with water to raise the humidity, but it's only at 53% and it should be 75% or so. Any ways I could get it to rise??
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Anything between 65-75% is acceptable for hatching. Depends on how much you are opening your bator. I use a couple of wet sponges in mine (I do aim for 75%, because I meddle), I don't usually have a problem getting it up in that range with the sponges. You can also use a cloth. Humidity depends on the surface area of water/mositure and not on depth, so anything you can do to increase the surface area should in turn increase your humidity. Have you ever checked your hygrometer for accuracy?
 

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