Astrid37
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My 13 week old Western Hermann's won't use her humid hide. All of the parameters of the viv are aligned with the care sheet (humidity 60-88% over the whole viv all of the time, temps 82-86 daytime and 74-80 nighttime, and basking peak temp of 92. Her humid hide is on the side that stays at least 80 all of the time.
During the day, she is staying on the side of the viv that is 86 and 74 at night and burrowing completely into the substrate (orchid bark and coco coir) onto that 74F side at night. Since she is completely burrowed into the substrate at night, and the substrate is damp, I figure that is like a humid hide in nature, so she's probably ok? Is 74F too cool for her to be burrowed in the damp substrate for 14 hours? (She puts herself to bed at 5:30pm regardless of the lights being on and wakes up about 8am regardless of how early the light comes on). I also give her warm soaks 6 days a week, she has a clean terracotta dish sunk into her substrate 24x7, and I mist her viv twice a day.
Should I take out the humid hide or leave it in there in case she starts using it eventually? Do I need to increase the nightime temperature on her burrowing side?
Many thanks!!
During the day, she is staying on the side of the viv that is 86 and 74 at night and burrowing completely into the substrate (orchid bark and coco coir) onto that 74F side at night. Since she is completely burrowed into the substrate at night, and the substrate is damp, I figure that is like a humid hide in nature, so she's probably ok? Is 74F too cool for her to be burrowed in the damp substrate for 14 hours? (She puts herself to bed at 5:30pm regardless of the lights being on and wakes up about 8am regardless of how early the light comes on). I also give her warm soaks 6 days a week, she has a clean terracotta dish sunk into her substrate 24x7, and I mist her viv twice a day.
Should I take out the humid hide or leave it in there in case she starts using it eventually? Do I need to increase the nightime temperature on her burrowing side?
Many thanks!!