Safe plants

[kleacret]

What type of plants can be put in an enclosure for a red foot? Something he can nibble on and also good for helping with humidity. I am having a hard time with keeping the humidity where it needs to be. I can't seem to get my humidity above 40%. Any suggestions?

 

[Yvonne G]

Spider plants, small rose of sharon and hibiscus, wandering jew.

Pathos grows naturally in South America. I wouldn't put it with other types of tortoise, but would be ok in RF habitats.

 

[Moozillion]

Do you have a top on your enclosure? Putting a top on my enclosure really helped keep things more humid.

 

[kleacret]

His whole enclosure is closed in except the front. The door to open the cage is on the front. I will have to post a picture to describe it.

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[Richsandwich]

You could get a piece of plexi glass and screw it to the front of that. That will help keep that humidity up.

 

[kleacret]

Then how would he get any air flow in the cage?

 

[theelectraco]

You try a different substrate. What are you using now?

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[kleacret]

Right now I am using cypress mulch. What do you recommend? I use to use stuff called reptibark. Would something like that be better to use? I am also going to invest in a warm air humidifier.

 

[theelectraco]

Getting a humidifier to bost the humidity in the room/ enclosure is a great idea. Also reptibark sucks at holding in humidity. I use cypress for my RF also, thinking about adding some coconut coir soon tho as I hear it helps with humidity also. I just dont want dirt everywhere.

 

[kleacret]

Ya I don't want dirt everywhere either. Then maybe I will just keep with the cypress mulch. I have a bag of the reptibark that I need to use up that I just bought the other day. I'm going to give it a go again and just soak it really good before putting it in his cage.

 

[theelectraco]

I keep a fogger on my tank also which helps with the humidity. Maybe you can rig the humidifier you get with a hose to flow directly ibto your enclosure.

 

[kleacret]

That is what my fiance is going to do haha. We were actually discussing that earlier today. I have one of those fogger machine things from petsmart but it never did any good. I would have to refill the little water bottle thing like three times a day.

 

[theelectraco]

I put mine on low and run it most of the day. It does a good job for being free lol. It never came with a bottle so im using 16oz water bottle and filling it daily.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Putting plexi glass over the front door like the other poster suggested is a great idea and will do wonders for your humidity levels. It would be great to do even if you set up a fogger or humidifier.
No one answered your question on how he would still get air if you close the door..
Enclosures aren't air tight. There will still be air exchange through the cracks, edges and where your cords go in.. Every time you open the door to change the water, feed your tortoise, or take him out you will be opening it and more air will be exchanged.
You have nothing to worry about by closing up the front door, only increased humidity and steadier temperatures to gain

 

[mainey34]

The problem you are having is not the substrate. Its the front of the enclosure. If you want more humidity you have to cover the front of it. I would also suggest using plexiglass...

 

[Watsonpartyof4]

I wou
D use plexiglas on the front but put a few air holes in it ..