You want to do this by poring water in the corners of the substrate. The goal is to have a damp underlayer and a drier top layer. What kind of air vents does your vivarium have? Are the lights mounted inside or outside? These are things that affect humidity.
I thought the humidity was meant to be general? I mean it'd make sense, my tort burrows a bit.
For the humidity, you do definitely want to maintain it around 80 for a tortoise as young as yours, you should be seeing condensate building on the glass, your closed chamber viv will be able to do this with the correct maintenance
^^this is the best advice to do so! I take it you’re viv has been sealed well?
I've raised the humidityFor the humidity, you do definitely want to maintain it around 80 for a tortoise as young as yours, you should be seeing condensate building on the glass, your closed chamber viv will be able to do this with the correct maintenance
^^this is the best advice to do so! I take it you’re viv has been sealed well?
tape over the vents of your enclosure from the outside, don’t worry about tortoise getting enough air! I promise you these set ups aren’t air tight, and when your opening it to do daily husbandries you’re creating more than enough air exchange! It’ll go a long way in helping to maintain the humidity
If not sealed, you could pop some lining under your substrate? Amazon has cheap pond liningI've raised the humidity
My viv isn't sealed so pouring water is not an option, but I don't mind having to go about spraying every now and then.
I might need a pressure sprayer, I have so far a small spray bottle and it's pain to it this manually.
ah that is true! And I don't need silicone or glue, just need to lay it down?If not sealed, you could pop some lining under your substrate? Amazon has cheap pond lining
We’ve personally just laid ours down
haha you can always ‘sift’ them outPretty sure there are some hidden poops in the substrate that I would love to avoid...
lol ours does this
unfortunately I don’t think there’s much you can do, they like a good thump around sometimes
Oh boy :,) He rarely does this in the mornings waking me up, but he does it :,)lol ours does this
Mine always has to dig next to a wall... Maybe he thinks he can get under itlol ours does this
I know this one a little too well!Mine always has to dig next to a wall... Maybe he thinks he can get under it
Mine tends to sleep in the corner of his basking platform. He'll keep scratching at the walls surrounding him from time to time until he becomes a rock and sleeps
lol ours likes to redecorate and thump her cave about into the walls! It’s so damn loud!I know this one a little too well!
LOL! I forgot to mention how mine will burrow deep his head inside the substrate and eat it there and therelol ours likes to redecorate and thump her cave about into the walls! It’s so damn loud!
He'll also run towards my fingers and toes to eat them, I let him nibble on them as bites are light. It can get frustrating when cleaning out poopers and food remnants, or when cleaning out his wee wee stains off the slate 
LOL! I forgot to mention how mine will burrow deep his head inside the substrate and eat it there and there
gosh your lucky you get light nibbles! Luckily our red foot has never bit but I was hand feeding my friends Russian once and he accidentally bit my finger, he drew blood! Then seemed only interested in going after me and ignored the leaves, must’ve got a taste for human flesh
