Quick q (night time temperatures)

[laney]

Should I bump his night temp up a little so he doesn't get sick with the moisture?
Just changed coir substrate in yoshi's enclosure but worried about the night time temp with the moisture. I made a point of putting it in slightly wet as I am reading more about moisture with babies. It's not soaking wet, it's just damp but before I would put a dry area in and that's where he used to go to sleep so now worried as he is buried down in the new damp coir.

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

RE: Quick q

Should I bump his night temp up a little so he doesn't get sick with the moisture?
Just changed coir substrate in yoshi's enclosure but worried about the night time temp with the moisture. I made a point of putting it in slightly wet as I am reading more about moisture with babies. It's not soaking wet, it's just damp but before I would put a dry area in and that's where he used to go to sleep so now worried as he is buried down in the new damp coir.

I would keep the temps up at night until it drys out a little bit

 

[stinax182]

RE: Quick q

i agree. you do NOT want a cold wet tortoise.

 

[mainey34]

RE: Quick q

what is the temp? And what is the humidity?

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

RE: Quick q

And what is the tort?

 

[laney]

RE: Quick q

He is a Russian, hatched in march.

My night time temp is normally 21oC sorry not sure what F is I cranked it up to 27oC last night just incase.
Sorry I don't have a humidity gauge yet so don't know what it is.

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

RE: Quick q

He is a Russian, hatched in march.

My night time temp is normally 21oC sorry not sure what F is I cranked it up to 27oC last night just incase.
Sorry I don't have a humidity gauge yet so don't know what it is.

21c is approx 69f ... I think that is too chilly... But let's see what other Russian owners have to say..

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21c is approx 69f ... I think that is too chilly... But let's see what other Russian owners have to say..

To find F take temp in c and multiply by 1.8 then add 32

21x1.8+32=69

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

RE: Quick q

I think 25c overnight would be ok. 27c is fine as well. Remind me, what are your daytime temps?

 

[laney]

RE: Quick q

I think 25c overnight would be ok. 27c is fine as well. Remind me, what are your daytime temps?

In the viv part it's 31oC under the CHE ranging to 23oC at the cooler end and in the extension it's 33oC under basking ranging to 23oC. I got a humidity gage yesterday and it says 50% through the day and goes to 70% at night. Does this sound ok to you? Do you think the temps need to go up? And the humidity I am unsure about as everyone seems to say different with Russians.

 

[Tom]

PM GBtortoises and ask him, or just link this thread to him. I believe he will tell you that 21 C is fine, or even too warm.

 

[laney]

Thanks Tom, I'm not sure how to link a thread but I will PM him with the title and hopefully he will have a look

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Thanks Tom, I will PM him (not sure how to link a thread) but will put title and hopefully he will have a look