High heat high humidity

[shellfreak]

I’ve always struggled keeping the humidity high with high heat. Then i discovered this personal humidifier. Now I’m 90% humidity and 90F. My Leopard pardalis pardalis hatchling’s enclosure is now properly maintained. I use paper towels for the first year. It’s not aesthetically pleasing, but for me, I’d rather smooth growth. Once they are over a year old and get over the “fast” growth period, they will move into a more suitable substrate.

 

[Tom]

Paper towels are not a good substrate because they eat them.

I can't see how open the enclosure is on top, but the reason you are having humidity troubles is because you don't have 3-4 inches of damp substrate. With the proper substrate and a closed chamber, your humidity will stay up where you want it without a humidifier.

 

[diamondbp]

I actually disagree with Tom on this one. I’ve been using moist paper towels for 2 years now and I find it to be the ideal substrate for humidity, sanitation, and safety. Even if ingested it passes through the digestive system much easier than mulches,coco coir, soils etc. . My babies-juvies have done fantastic with a similar husbandry method and my babies are super smooth. I say keep doing what you are doing until they reach 5+ inches.

 

[motero]

I have been trying out some outdoor carpet, holds moisture well they can't eat it, flys and bugs can't take up.residence. Cleaning it is no harder than changing substrate. I can see how convenient paper towels would be for cleaning. But a baby sulcata would shred it all up. Leopards are much less destructive.

 

[Cbowe]

I actually disagree with Tom on this one. I’ve been using moist paper towels for 2 years now and I find it to be the ideal substrate for humidity, sanitation, and safety. Even if ingested it passes through the digestive system much easier than mulches,coco coir, soils etc. . My babies-juvies have done fantastic with a similar husbandry method and my babies are super smooth. I say keep doing what you are doing until they reach 5+ inches.

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Your torts look amazing. I plan on buying soon and can only hope they turn out like yours.

 

[wellington]

I used paper towel for one of my hatchlings just for its first couple days of life and he ate some of it. Used nothing after that until he was about a week or so old then right in on coir. He was housed in a small box within the closed chamber until he went onto the coir.

 

[LeaCrystal]

I actually disagree with Tom on this one. I’ve been using moist paper towels for 2 years now and I find it to be the ideal substrate for humidity, sanitation, and safety. Even if ingested it passes through the digestive system much easier than mulches,coco coir, soils etc. . My babies-juvies have done fantastic with a similar husbandry method and my babies are super smooth. I say keep doing what you are doing until they reach 5+ inches.

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How old is the second leopard you have??