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Interesting. One of the tanks is OSB marine grade, and the other seems to have some kind of treatment on it (this came with the tortoise). Both tanks are currently covered inside in a waterproof tarp. Though not a big problem, the mould (when it does appear) is mostly on the glass front panels...

Well it's been nearly 6 months since we got Darwin. And we've been trying to get his housing perfected. Our vet has given him the OK (he is a tortoise specialist). But honestly, I'm still worried about mould/mildew. It seems to be a battle between low humidity and no mould, or high humidity...

Thanks! The new tank was from ebay. I cut the hole in both tanks myself! Wasn't too difficult and now Darwin's got a lot more room to stomp around. As for humidity, seems to be about 75-80 in the topsoil (humid) tank. It'll be drier in the other tank. Haven't set up the thermostasts etc...

Update: I now have a second tank next to the first tank, one humid, the other drier. The humid tank has topsoil as the substrate. I've put the reptibark in the drier tank. He's been walking around both tanks all day (as well as a spell in the garden). I'm hoping that the air movement will...

Going to do that just now. Good idea. Thanks.

The other option is to get another tank of a similar size and combine the two. I am not sure which is the best option...

Does anybody think that it would benefit the situation if I added an open tortoise table to the existing tank, so he can move from the more humid vivarium to an open air zone? It would give him more space and increase the airflow somewhat?

Thanks for the info. Like I say, this is secondary to the mildrew. All part of the learning curve. :) He has access to an outside pen btw.

Advice received. The house was temporary. I'll move the thermometers. (Did I mention we've only had him a week?) Question. The enclosure doesn't seem too small to me. What size would you recommend? (Obviously this is secondary to the mildew.) [hr] For the record, the enclosure is 48 inches long...

Some pics of the enclosure: Re switching the substrate. It's an idea. I've also not been specifically wetting the substrate, but I guess some of it might be a bit wetter than other parts.

It appears to be raw plywood. We already put a waterproof tarp down on the floor with the substrate on top. The mildew is about 2-4 inches above the substrate, on the back wall. We already gave it a good clean when he got here.

Thanks! The enclosure came with the tortoise. It's plywood. There is a vent in the back and glass at the front. We have a reptibark substrate. Some sphagnum moss.

Hi there. My partner and I adopted a 6 year old redfoot (cherryhead?) last Saturday, so had him just over a week now. We named him Darwin: Anyway, he's settling in well. We've overhauled his enclosure to up the humidity (from 50% to between 80-91%). Today I noticed some mildew along the back...