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My bearded dragon's humidity is 50% from a night light. Is it safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I have a bearded dragon on that I turned his nocturnal light on for night time and the humidity started Rising it's at 50 and I was wondering if that was safe for him and he's 2 to 3 months old

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on February 23rd, 2018

50% humidity is a bit too high. Ideally, it should range between 30 and 40%. Consider a ceramic heat emitter (CHE) which will emit heat without visible light. Prolonged periods of high humidity may promote bacterial or fungal overgrowth and could predispose Calvin to respiratory infection.

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