What do you suggest?

I have looked through the archives and found plenty of posts mentioning temperature for fur drying and found that most suggest a temperature of 50-60 degrees. However, I didn't find much about specific humidity levels. I did find one post that mentioned a dehumidifier set at 30%.

I am curious what is acceptable in your shed.

Air movement is #1. Unless your in the south along the gulf, humidity really isnt an issue.

a dehumidifier cuts drying time a bunch. especially in a small shed with a lot of pelts.

An especially if your drying beaver, it's amazing how much water will come out of them.

This couldn't be farther from the truth regarding humidity. Many states far from the Gulf are affected by humidity levels. There is a huge difference in drying times between western KS and eastern KS.

Running a dehumidifier greatly reduces drying times.

Pelts always dry quicker in a lower humidity, people saying other wise don't know anything about drying.

A fan can help you with this problem if you cannot afford to get lower humidity with a de-humidifier. You will need to set up your drying area properly to make the best use out of a humidifier !

It does not need to be a major amount of air either the key is to keep the air moving at a medium pace.

Another thing one can do is watch how much water is in place to clean the pelt and your fleshing removal, lots of people do improper fleshing and leave more material on the pelt than is proper.
This can cause lots of problems with mold growth and mildew in high humid areas.

I know when drying ranch mink humidity is often added to make the pelt dry a little slower thus making the skin softer and bendable without that crunch.

So sometimes taking away humidity isn’t always the best idea.

I totally agree with this, especially with mink, rats, and otter. I always dry this three in a cooler place, and yes I move air like many have suggested, but not for as long as I might with other pelts. Nobody wants paper dry rats, or mink, and otter that have been dried to the point they look stale, or last years holdovers. Wood heat is bad on these three I feel, unless a person has it under very good control.

Coon I like to have a good warm shed with moving air for the first 24 hours, then I back off the heat, and let the air blow upon them continually. The coon are then exposed to heat again every time I'm in the shed, and then after I'm done working I cut it off, and they get another dose of cool air. This process plays itself out anywhere from 3-5 days, depending upon the humidity at the time.

Fox, coyotes, cats will dry quick, and getting to much heat upon them to quick one might find flipping them a problem. slow and steady, with good air movement on fox, coyotes, cats, and keep checking upon how they are progressing.

Attention to the weather will help, if you see you have a warm front coming in, and they have rain predicted, then one might turn the heat up a little in the shed, and crank the fan up a little to battle the added humidity. Humidity will also give a person fits on pelts you have hanging that you already dried, and once dried you should still continue to circulate the air in your fur shed. good luck

RTT