problem of humidity

[tarta4ever]

when i keep my two baby carbonaria outside the humidity are 30% you can help me

 

[t_mclellan]

Lots of plants in the pen & damp sphagnum moss in the hide.

 

[tarta4ever]

tanks, what kind of plants i should use

 

[terryo]

Here is a great site with pictures.
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?mode=cl&col=all

I put hosta's because they provide shade.

 

[Yvonne G]

Here is a great site with pictures.
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?mode=cl&col=all

I put hosta's because they provide shade.

I love that site!! Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[chadk]

I did an experiment with my new little redfoot hatchlings and humidity. I had their digital hygrometer right on their substrate (spag moss on top of eco-earth). The relative temps were right about 80.

On the substrate (tort level - keeping in mind they are usually buried in the moss) the relative humidity was consistently over 90%.

2 Inches above that, I set the guage for a few hours on a block. Humidity was about 80%.

4 inches above the substrate gave me about 65%.


The point being, keeping the temps warm and the substrate moist really kicked up the humidity at the most important level. And as I measured farther from the substrate, the humidity dropped significantly. It level out to about 50% as the ambient humidty in the room.

 

[tarta4ever]

i have a hygrometer without probe and when i measure the humidity i put it on the substrate i think that i haven' t enough humidity becouse, i have my turtle in a box with a little substrate