humidity

  1. R

    Redfoot indoor enclosure

    I have a medium waterland land enclosure that I want to convert to a high humidity environment. I'm looking for instructions as specific as possible! Thanks!
  2. W

    Enclosure

    is this a good enclosure for my baby Sulcata? It’s a mixture of cypress mulch, organic top soil, and sphagnum moss. I planted some grass seeds, as well as an aloe plant and 2 other succulents. It stays about 80 degrees in there with the lights on and between 30-50 humidity if i spray it a few...
  3. mrl05140

    Help with Humidity

    Hi all, I have a 10 year old red foot named Lucy. She was not receiving proper red foot care for a LONG time. I got her a little under a year ago and drastically changed her environment. She is in a tank (which I know is not good) but she is a school pet. I have proper lightening, heat and also...
  4. lexi41269

    Hi! Nervous new tortoise owner!

    Hi, my names Lissi. I'm a first time tortoise owner from Wolverhampton in England. I purchased my tortoise, T-Bone, last week and have joined the forum for some advice! I'm a nervous first reptile owner :) I've spent the last 3 months researching tortoises and settled on a Hermann's. I bought...
  5. K

    Help with red foot Tortoise please. Humidity.

    Hi, my father has had his tortoise about 9 years now and for the vast majority hasn't been looking after the poor fella properly due to flase information given about diet etc from the so called expert breeder. Poor lad started to pyramid abit due to said wrong diet. My Father has some sort of...
  6. FelicityExotics

    Humidity Won't Hold

    Hey all, it's been a while since my last update, but Durda is doing great! He gets soaked every day for 30 minutes, I have four pans and 3 little pots of grass growing for him that I rotate as needed, I recently started growing clover and hibiscus for him, and he enjoys the flowers we grow in...
  7. Tseeman

    POSSIBLE PYRAMIDING?

    Hello, new owner and member of this site. I have a baby leopard and sense finding this site I've saw others post pics and made me worried ,is my Lenard pyramiding? Ever sense I've owned him I've had trouble with humidity levels. I have moss under my cypress bedding, large water dish ...
  8. M

    Sphagnum Moss as substrate?

    my little tort is being treated for an eye injection and ive had a few people recommended using orchid bark or orchid mulch/sphagnum moss for his substrate. I can’t seem to find anywhere to buy it in the uk does anyone know where I can get it? Also is sphagnum moss okay to use? I thought...
  9. Erinelle

    Sulcata hatchling enclosure proper humidity

    Just finished this project that has taken me weeks to complete. Essentially, an indoor green house! This is not a brag....not at all. I’ve been obsessed, trying to get this right! Since I started out with bad advice on desert terrain versus needing humidity! Ambient temperature: 84° (No cold...
  10. sunflowers_and_kisses20

    Pyramiding in my Sulcata

    Hi! I have a one year old Sulcata, and a few months ago I noticed her shell was slightly raised. My friend who is a naturalist said that a slightly bumpy shell is normal, but I really think it’s a case of pyramiding. I upped her soaks from twice a week to everyday and I started to mist her...
  11. Hansi

    My old friend Stoltenberg the Desert Tortoise

    Hi. I'm new here. My about 60 year old Desert Tortoise is named after a german politician, named Stoltenberg. It's our oldest member of our happy zoo and a full-on family member that we love. He now lives with us for about 27 years in southern California and is a very happy and healthy fellow...
  12. TortSpeed

    Enclosures in FL???

    I’m in South FL... I have only had my Tort about a month, the previous owner gave me an igloo type dog shelter for him.. (as I read many comments about). I noticed he has slightly burrowed, at least removed most of the grass and is mostly on dirt... Does this mean he is looking for for...
  13. martinj

    ideas for basking light

    Seems that i can't find incandescent bulbs here in the uk and i want to remove my MVB bulb now that i have a 12% uvb tube light. Id like any ideas on the subject. someone suggested a security light without a sensor attached to a dimmer. Also if anyone has ideas on covers for my tortoises table...
  14. grumpytort

    humidity? humid hide?

    Hi again, I've got a one year old russian tort, i've had him 3 weeks, he's living in an open top table (4 x 2 ft). I was understanding that tortoise tables were best for these tortoises but after some reading on here i'm worried i've made a mistake. Should the table have a cover on it, if so...
  15. g4mobile

    Burmese Star Baby - Thriving in a Humid Enclosure

    I purchased a Burmese Star Tortoise from @Tom recently and she/he is really thriving in a humid environment. I am maintaining 88 degree ambient temps with 95 degree basking spot. I have a hide on the cool side of the cage that stays around 80 degrees. Night temps never drop below 80F...
  16. jsheffield

    Too much humidity?

    Good morning, I've been noodling with Darwin's enclosure setup for about two weeks now, and feel pretty good about the light and heat and temperature gradient from one end to the other ... I'm concerned about high humidity levels (possibly nervous parenting). Questions: Can levels above 80%...
  17. drew54

    Enclosure question

    Hi everyone! I have been reading this forum for almost a year and just recently became a member. I have read all the care sheets etc and continue to read them. I have set up my enclosure in a large tub using reptile soil and coco coir. I have a t8 uvb florescent tube mounted inside. For heat I'm...
  18. cristina lazaro

    Tank humidity

    Hey all! So I have a coconut fiber substrate for Lucy my boxie and I spray it down every morning to keep it moist but it dries up right away, should I soak it more thoroughly by pouring water in it? Help! Also what’s a good plant to put in there? Ty!!!
  19. B

    Ventilation/Humidity using a fan.

    Hello there, although ventilation has been discussed before, after some post searching I feel my question is specific to my set up. So, my leopard tortoise is living in a luggage trailer I converted. It holds heat nicely I find, and recently I introduced a humidifier to pump up the humidity...
  20. S

    ELONGATED TORTOISE - ENCLOSURE HELP

    Hello everyone, I have two elongated tortoises and I am having problems with understanding what indoor inclosure and substrate is best for them. I understand that they like darkness and humidity but I am not sure whether they should be kept in a vivarium or tortoise table. Please can someone...
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