boris_tortoise
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Hello everyone!
Our beautiful Borislava is in much higher spirits than when we found her a few weeks ago. However, she is still recovering from a respiratory infection, and likely will be for a very long time. She has seen a vet, and recently finished her Baytril regimen. She is still getting nasal fluids daily, and will be for the foreseeable future.
My question- What sort of humidity should I be aiming at in her habitat? I've generally read to keep the substrate damp: not soaked, and never bone dry. Being that she's recovering from an infection, should this change? Should I keep it more dry than I would ordinarily?
She does like to partially burrow at night (she has room to do it, and essentially buries herself in her hide box). She will also do this when it is too hot out during the day (over 90F, for example). That being the case, I think she'd prefer having some dampness/humidity in the substrate as it keeps temperatures in her burrow cooler, but will humidity slow down her recovery? Should I bathe her less for the same reason?
In sum, should I keep her habitat more dry, or more humid? I feel like I've read arguments for both, but none that were specific to a tortoise recovering from an RI.
Thank you everyone!
Our beautiful Borislava is in much higher spirits than when we found her a few weeks ago. However, she is still recovering from a respiratory infection, and likely will be for a very long time. She has seen a vet, and recently finished her Baytril regimen. She is still getting nasal fluids daily, and will be for the foreseeable future.
My question- What sort of humidity should I be aiming at in her habitat? I've generally read to keep the substrate damp: not soaked, and never bone dry. Being that she's recovering from an infection, should this change? Should I keep it more dry than I would ordinarily?
She does like to partially burrow at night (she has room to do it, and essentially buries herself in her hide box). She will also do this when it is too hot out during the day (over 90F, for example). That being the case, I think she'd prefer having some dampness/humidity in the substrate as it keeps temperatures in her burrow cooler, but will humidity slow down her recovery? Should I bathe her less for the same reason?
In sum, should I keep her habitat more dry, or more humid? I feel like I've read arguments for both, but none that were specific to a tortoise recovering from an RI.
Thank you everyone!