rf behavior question

[ubecrew610]

So goji has been home since Saturday, and spends all of his time in the moss hiding. I worry because my moss is always damp because of my humidifier. The pool ranges from a hot spot of 90 to a cool side of high 70's. Humidity in the hotspots of 20-30 and in my moss it ranges from 50-80. I just wanna make sure everything is OK. I worry a lot. Lol......

 

[N2TORTS]

perrrfffectly normal .. for a RF to hide in the moss most of the day~

 

[Madkins007]

Although 90 is a bit warm most of the time. Also, make sure it is not cool and clammy in the hide.

 

[ubecrew610]

Both hides are OK. I just worry about him getting she rot because the moss is so damp, sometimes when I pull him out to show him his dinner he is wet....

 

[Redstrike]

When I used the moss I would soak it in warm water for a minute, then wring it out really well so it was damp but not wet.

 

[Madkins007]

Personally- I always felt like the moss here in Nebraska was too hard to keep 'damp not wet', and I think it contributed to a pesky plastron rot. I now prefer substrates I can keep dry on top.

 

[Redstrike]

Personally- I always felt like the moss here in Nebraska was too hard to keep 'damp not wet', and I think it contributed to a pesky plastron rot. I now prefer substrates I can keep dry on top.

Ditto for NY/ME.

 

[wheezysmomma]

Eeeegads I had heard of shell rot but plastron rot? Oh Lord I have LOTS to watch for