As I was carrying Pepper from her cage to the scale, she of course decided to FLOOD the floor with her pee! The upside to this was I was able to see clearly that her urates were a bit gritty, so I know I need to provide her with even more humidity and soaks more often.
I currently have her on aspen with a humid hide that has sphagnum moss in it, but I would like to replace the aspen with something else. She's 6.5". Is that still small enough (or is it too big) to have a moist substrate throughout the enclosure? Can I use all sphagnum moss and pack it down, or would something like bed-a-brick be better?
Since I will be doing this, I will redo Harvey's too (my 2.5" Sully). Since last measurement three weeks ago, Harvey has actually lost a gram (while Pepper has gained over 50 grams), so I know I need to make some serious changes to his enclosure, and will go the "all humid" route with him. Again, would sphagnum moss be okay throughout the entire enclosure? I live near a greenhouse and can get big bags cheaply.
Lastly, I know this would be better off on another board but... while I"m redoing enclosures, I was thinking about my Hermanns and Leo torties. Both are about 4 years old - the Hermanns is 3.5" and Leo is 4.5". The Hermann's shell is nice and smooth; she spends a lot of time in her shallow water dish; always has but NEVER goes in the humid hide! She's just a water lover at heart! LOL! The Leo does have some pyramiding and until I joined this group I didn't know about the humid hide so now that I am providing him with that, he is in his humid hide daily. I would assume since Hermann is doing well, I don't need to change her. But as for Leo, would he have similar needs (as far as humidity) as my Sulcatas? Should I be providing him with as much humidity and moisture (in the substrate) as the Sullies? It seems like I'm providing really similar environments for all three types of Tortoises, so was wondering if I should make the same changes for all of them!
Thanks!
I currently have her on aspen with a humid hide that has sphagnum moss in it, but I would like to replace the aspen with something else. She's 6.5". Is that still small enough (or is it too big) to have a moist substrate throughout the enclosure? Can I use all sphagnum moss and pack it down, or would something like bed-a-brick be better?
Since I will be doing this, I will redo Harvey's too (my 2.5" Sully). Since last measurement three weeks ago, Harvey has actually lost a gram (while Pepper has gained over 50 grams), so I know I need to make some serious changes to his enclosure, and will go the "all humid" route with him. Again, would sphagnum moss be okay throughout the entire enclosure? I live near a greenhouse and can get big bags cheaply.
Lastly, I know this would be better off on another board but... while I"m redoing enclosures, I was thinking about my Hermanns and Leo torties. Both are about 4 years old - the Hermanns is 3.5" and Leo is 4.5". The Hermann's shell is nice and smooth; she spends a lot of time in her shallow water dish; always has but NEVER goes in the humid hide! She's just a water lover at heart! LOL! The Leo does have some pyramiding and until I joined this group I didn't know about the humid hide so now that I am providing him with that, he is in his humid hide daily. I would assume since Hermann is doing well, I don't need to change her. But as for Leo, would he have similar needs (as far as humidity) as my Sulcatas? Should I be providing him with as much humidity and moisture (in the substrate) as the Sullies? It seems like I'm providing really similar environments for all three types of Tortoises, so was wondering if I should make the same changes for all of them!
Thanks!
Pictures of your babies would be awesome to see
