Redfoot humidity

[KSA05]

I’ve got forest floor dirt at the base that is covered with reptile forest bark as I’ve found that keeping the dirt at the bottom wet ans the top dry is ideal, however is there any tips on how to keep the bottom layer moist without having to move the bark out the way as this is disruptive and not convenient. Would pouring water into the corners of the environment work. Also anymore tips on humidity (not a humidifier as I believe this caused my tortoise to get a respiratory infection).

 

[wellington]

How old/big is your tortoise?
Yes, pouring warm water into the corners is what we recommend.
If you have a hatchling it should be in a closed chamber enclosure for about 3 years of age
If it's older, you can either close off the enclosure with a pop up.greenhouse or you can cover part of it to help with humidity.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Hello and welcome!

Yes the pouring method is generally so much more effective! Is this a baby you have? Don’t suppose you’d mind sharing your setup?

Feel free to check out these threads I made, they’re very similar but I’ll include both as idk what age tortoise you have, I go over correct equipment, levels, maintaining the humidity and there’s a good diet list to check out along with lots of visual examples of stuff

Young red foot/ cherryhead set up

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information on an effective example of a starter enclosure for a red foot/cherry head😊 Care advice for these guys is painfully behind, fb pages, YouTube, pet stores, they’re all repeating the same outdated advice, this forum is made of...

tortoiseforum.org

Housing older red foot/cherryhead

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to go over an example of an appropriate indoor red foot/cherryhead enclosure. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure(especially the size these guys get!) I understand being from the uk myself, that some climate’s make it...

tortoiseforum.org

Hope it helps! Feel free to ask any further questions you may have