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To be quite frank the misting is not really helping and my toes doesnt like me spraying/misting all the time; he hates it. So I was thinking a fogger or humidifier. Any suggestions?
What species and size tortoise are we talking about? How is it housed?To be quite frank the misting is not really helping and my toes doesnt like me spraying/misting all the time; he hates it. So I was thinking a fogger or humidifier. Any suggestions?
Sulcata; The top is covered but still have low humidity and the tort hates the wet substrate/misting. Only goes over for food and wont drink water. I wet his food so he gets some water. . .What species and size tortoise are we talking about? How is it housed?
I am generally against using misters or humidifiers because they don't address the problem of: Why is your enclosure too dry?. Stop the humidity and warmth from leaving and you will have a better, more stable environment for raising a baby tortoise and you won't need a humidifier.
Sulcata; The top is covered but still have low humidity and the tort hates the wet substrate/misting. Only goes over for food and wont drink water. I wet his food so he gets some water. . .
Please read these for the correct info on how to house them and care for them correctly:Sulcata; The top is covered but still have low humidity and the tort hates the wet substrate/misting. Only goes over for food and wont drink water. I wet his food so he gets some water. . .
I've read that before and it doesnt cover this issue , nice try though.Please read these for the correct info on how to house them and care for them correctly:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Well for starters he's never over there on that side and only in the hide or basking. Anyways I have humidity loss because only 8/10 is covered with aluminum foil and tape the other 2/10 has heat/up above it. I mix the substrate l, most, and soak certain areas and am only acheiving 86% for about 2 hours hence why I was thinking a fogger or humidifier might be beneficial or even a spray/mist system.What makes you think he hates it? Because he absolutely NEEDS to have a water bowl, damp substrate, and humid enclosure to not pyramid or get sick. You need to be pouring water in the substrate and mixing it in and misting daily.
If you do all of this, you don’t need a humidifier
Also, this is a desert tortoise. Last time I checked the desert isn't wet...humid at times...
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelyssulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa.They are absolutely NOT a desert tortoise! They are born in the monsoon season of Africa, when it is very rainy, and extremely wet. Then, when it’s not rainy and wet, they spend all of their time in deep, HUMID burrows. Your tortoise absolutely NEEDS humidity.
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelyssulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa.
I'm not saying he doesnt need humidity I'm saying he doesnt like the wet substrate so I was wondering if anyone has had success with higher humidity readings using a humidifier, fogger, or misters. If so I'd like to hear about it.