Angelove
Chirping
- Jun 11, 2021
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I am a new duck mom, raising my first set of ducklings, and I have a question about humidity in their environment...
I have my lights as far away from their water as possible (only shinning in a small corner on the opposite side, which seems comfortable to them). And have scaled down to a 75 watt bulb in to keep their whole tub from getting too hot. Their temperature is 84 right now, but their humidity is almost 70..
I am nervous about mold growing since the humidity is over 60, but I can’t seem to get it to go down.. They are currently on towels that I wash everyday, so I hope that will keep their environment from molding..and, I am still so nervous about giving them respiratory issues/infections..I have a dehumidifier running in the room, and they start panting and trying to cool off if I turn the temperature up at all. They are in bedroom that we use often, has windows that can open (are shut now because it’s raining) and is on the whole house recirculation system...
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a serious problem/dangerous? What did you do/ can I do to lower the humidity?...
I just don’t understand how anyone is able to brood in a plastic tote (even a large one like mine) without this happening.
I have my lights as far away from their water as possible (only shinning in a small corner on the opposite side, which seems comfortable to them). And have scaled down to a 75 watt bulb in to keep their whole tub from getting too hot. Their temperature is 84 right now, but their humidity is almost 70..
I am nervous about mold growing since the humidity is over 60, but I can’t seem to get it to go down.. They are currently on towels that I wash everyday, so I hope that will keep their environment from molding..and, I am still so nervous about giving them respiratory issues/infections..I have a dehumidifier running in the room, and they start panting and trying to cool off if I turn the temperature up at all. They are in bedroom that we use often, has windows that can open (are shut now because it’s raining) and is on the whole house recirculation system...
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a serious problem/dangerous? What did you do/ can I do to lower the humidity?...
I just don’t understand how anyone is able to brood in a plastic tote (even a large one like mine) without this happening.