Hi again! I've been keeping my hatchling on drier substrate and realize he needs humidity for his health. I have his large water dish in there, a potted wheatgrass plant, and have been trying out humid hides.
First I taped a wet (but not dripping) sponge to a clear plastic tupperware with the side cut out on one end, and placed the hide near where my little guy hangs out, in the warm area of his enclosure, which is in the middle since it's a long habitat. I placed a little bit of aspen shavings in it, and introduced him to it by placing him in front of it so he's know it was there. Didn't expect him to go in it right away, but he didn't touch it in over a day (we've been home as we've been snowed in!).
Next I thought he might not like that it is sort of clear (his favorite hide is a cardboard box, and he's not yet interested in his half-log). Made a cardboard box identical to his favorite. Placed it about as equally away from the heat as his favorite one is.
If he doesn't go in it does that mean her doesn't need it?
First I taped a wet (but not dripping) sponge to a clear plastic tupperware with the side cut out on one end, and placed the hide near where my little guy hangs out, in the warm area of his enclosure, which is in the middle since it's a long habitat. I placed a little bit of aspen shavings in it, and introduced him to it by placing him in front of it so he's know it was there. Didn't expect him to go in it right away, but he didn't touch it in over a day (we've been home as we've been snowed in!).
Next I thought he might not like that it is sort of clear (his favorite hide is a cardboard box, and he's not yet interested in his half-log). Made a cardboard box identical to his favorite. Placed it about as equally away from the heat as his favorite one is.
If he doesn't go in it does that mean her doesn't need it?