Quote Originally Posted by MootWorm View Post
I don't doubt that the levels are that high, but what are you using to measure humidity? I would probably switch them to paper towels for the time being, and take out the eco earth to let it dry out for a few days. That said, I really don't think the humidity is all that bad as long as you have good airflow and the substrate isn't damp to the touch. When we have our evaporative cooler on in the summer, the ambient humidity is right around 75-80%, and I haven't had any issues with that.
I do have the cheap little stick-on temp and humidity gauges, but just to make sure they're reading correctly, I opened one of the doors a crack and stuck an electronic humidity sensor just underneath the gauge, and I'm surprised by how close the two readings were. Both were in the upper 80's, but it gradually dropped to the upper 70's since I had the sliding door cracked open. So, right now I have both doors open just a little bit (and I'm sitting directly across from the cage to make sure there are no attempted escapes, haha), but even that isn't doing a lot. I'm thinking I will probably have to temporarily change out the substrate, yes, but I didn't really want to disturb them too much by doing so... I just got my little pied today, and he's already way stressed out.