Humidity and temp

[Siren Nora]

Day time and night time humidity and temps should at what temperature this time of year?

 

[RedfootsRule]

Hello, and welcome to the forum .

We need to know the type of tortoise you have to answer your questions...Sulcata? Redfoot? The tortoise in your picture looks like a leopard, is that what it is? Humidity and temperature will vary species to species, and size and age.

 

[Siren Nora]

She's a Lil leopard torti. I live in Arizona so humidity is an issue I must master.

 

[mainey34]

Leopards and sulcatas are kept the same. Are you asking for indoor or outdoor? And how old. The threads below me signature will help you with those questions.

 

[RedfootsRule]

Unfortunately I have not kept leopards, so you need to talk to a member that does. Leopards are much more humidity sensitive (so I've heard) then sulcatas. I hear often of respiratory issues...So you must be careful with leopards. Don't bump up the humidity to 90%, like for sulcatas, before you talk to a lot of owners with actual experience with leopards. There is a member here named "Neal" that I know keeps and breeds them, you could do a search and pm him.
Just be careful with humidity...Temps are pretty similar to sulcatas. 85-88 ambient temp, basking spot of 95-100 (this is all just stuff I've read. Its to give you a vague idea, so don't take it as concrete)

 

[mainey34]

Im sorry. We do not keep humidity that high. I sure dont. Temps are not right either. Its in the threads. Please read them. They are outlined for sulcatas and Leopards. Tom has spent time and research on them.

 

[Tom]

I raise small leopards and sulcatas exactly the same. Warm and humid all the time. I use closed chambers and keep the ambient temp no lower than 80 degrees day or night, and humidity around 80%. Then I use a basking light on a timer for about 12 hours a day and set the height to get a basking spot of around 100 degrees. I also soak the daily. Hatchlings go outside for an hour or two a day to get sunshine and grazing in well planted outdoor pens. As they gain size I leave them out longer and longer each day. This will start them smooth and healthy until they get big enough to live outside full time with a heated retreat.

There more info on all this in my signature.

 

[Siren Nora]

As I mentioned earlier I'm mastering humidity in Arizona in the winter.

All of your input is greatly appreciated. If I take 10% of everyone's opinions I can learn and tweak things out. I will be that much stronger and wiser than I was yesterday. NomNom has been very patient through this whole process.

Opinions are like a$$holes every one has one. I take everyone's information in strides and I'm grateful I found passionate torti owners.

I bought a humidity gauge and a water(spray) bottle. Changed her out of her dry bedding, we have bath time now, and I let her outside to graze. All of this has been a little at a time thanks to everyone here. If NomNom could speak she would thank you. Who knows she might be a he. But since she's just a baby I still have no idea. I love my Lil nugget.

My next quest is to make a turtle table. And master humidity there as well. But for now I think this is working. Thank you friends.