Good read. Reason behind humidity.

[Jlant85]

this pass few weeks I've noticed a huge increase in our tortoise group and i love it! ^_^v Some are new and some had been owners for sometime now but still new to the forums. A lot who are new to the forums usually ended up with hatchlings. A lot are concern bout humidity so here is a link that took me hours to find today specially for the new hatchling owners out there. It help me a lot better understand my tortoise and i hope it does the same for some of you guys! Enjoy!

http://www.graeca-home.de/Krueger 2008 e.pdf

Read... tell me what you think...

 

[Sulcata_Sandy]

I think everyone needs to read this...new keeper or seasoned pro.

Loved it. Thank you so much for your time and for posting!!

 

[Jlant85]

I think everyone needs to read this...new keeper or seasoned pro.

Loved it. Thank you so much for your time and for posting!!

^_^ I stumbled upon this last year.... Lucky i emailed the link to myself... like a mail junky as i am... i had to search through thousands of emails... lol... so glad that i did ^_^v

 

[pfara]

I actually made those for a while. Unfortunately, I needed to replace them every month in my high humidity enclosure due to the soil line molding. My torts loved it massively, but it was too much upkeep for me.

 

[MzNENA]

Thank you veeery much for the needed information
Very good read.
I'd seen a few photos on other threads of burrows for tortoises covered in growth of various plants covering the top and I loved the idea!
Really interested in this idea for my enclosure, seems to have worked really well according to the author's testimony.
Thank you again!

 

[Jlant85]

I actually made those for a while. Unfortunately, I needed to replace them every month in my high humidity enclosure due to the soil line molding. My torts loved it massively, but it was too much upkeep for me.

I do this also and I let it dry out the soil a little bit and hasn't cause me issues. Hope that helps.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

The carrot experiment was pretty cool.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[pfara]

I actually made those for a while. Unfortunately, I needed to replace them every month in my high humidity enclosure due to the soil line molding. My torts loved it massively, but it was too much upkeep for me.

I do this also and I let it dry out the soil a little bit and hasn't cause me issues. Hope that helps.

I gave up on it because I also couldn't get them to come out.. ever

That picture's a few months old. I decided to heavily plant the area instead. The whole place is nicely overgrown, now, and I just lift a few leaves to find my babies instead of a giant mass.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Excellent read. Thank you for taking the time to find it, and for sharing it!
Humidity people! Just say no way, no thanks, to tortoise dry-like-jerky babies! Soooooo, last decade thinking. Fashion forward, hot and humid! : )

 

[peasinapod]

You can read my mind! I was looking for this just yesterday. Thank you for making it easier for me.