We've been talking about humid hide boxes a lot lately, so I thought I'd post a couple of pics. The big one with the red lid was Daisy's until she outgrew the door, now she's got one with a bigger door. The small one is what I used for my hatchling Blackthroated Monitors, until they outgrew it, but it would work well for hatchling turtles or tortoises too. For substrate I usually use fine coco fiber, but any of the normal ones will do. Notice on Daisy's box the door is elevated a bit. I usually uncover the floor of the enclosure and put the hide box flat on the floor. Then when I push the substrate back up against it, the substrate outside is more or less level with the substrate inside the box. If the box is big enough, I make a little hill just inside the door, so they feel a little more hidden and secure once they are in.
In the other pic you can see how I sometimes partially bury them to hide the ugly plastic a little. This one is full of monitor lizards. You can see their tails a little.
In the other pic you can see how I sometimes partially bury them to hide the ugly plastic a little. This one is full of monitor lizards. You can see their tails a little.