Water dish and humidity

[Marginatedlover116]

I have a baby marginated tortoise and I would like to know should I keep a water dish in the cage? I've heard yes and now. Also what should his humidity be at?

 

[LLLReptile]

I have a baby marginated tortoise and I would like to know should I keep a water dish in the cage? I've heard yes and now. Also what should his humidity be at?

It doesn't hurt to provide a shallow water dish they can easily get in and out of. Ramp bowls work well for this.

Humidity - I wouldn't necessarily go by an exact number, but do provide at least one humid (nice and moist, moss-packed) hide. I typically recommend that folks keep a humid hide (if not the entire cage humid for babies) on both the warm and cool sides of the enclosure so the tortoise can choose its preferred temperature and humidity.

-Jen

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Always provide clean drinking water for your tortoise. Always. The saucers that sit under planters work very well and are cheap. Inset this into the substrate so it can get in and out easily. Humid hides are great as well. Just keep your temps in the hides at like 80 degrees minimum.

 

[wellington]

Always keep water available 24/7. The saucers that sit under planters as Cowboy_Ken mentioned work the best. Most dishes made for reptiles/tortoises are not good at all

 

[tortoise007]

yes on the water dish! 10-15 soaks every other day are also good for them.

 

[mainey34]

Yes, always keep clean water available at all times, humidity should be somewhere around 40%

 

[Marginatedlover116]

Yes, always keep clean water available at all times, humidity should be somewhere around 40%

How do you keep your humidity? I don't have a lid

 

[tortoise007]

I just use a spray bottle (1-2 times a day) to keep the substrate nice and moist, that will make it a fair amount more humid if your not around most of the day (or even if you are) just leave a humidifier in the room with them on a low setting.