The_Four_Toed_Edward
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A little background info: I am a new tortoise keeper (got my tortoise in February, has been my dream pet for over 10 years). But before toroises, I was quite deep in the invertebrate world. I have been keeping bioactive terrariums with isopods and other local invertebrates for about 6 years and got my giant african land snails (Achatina Iradalei to be exact) in 2020. These have helped me with my tortoise hobby, since I am already used to foraging for food, buying pet supplies and overall keeping a pet that is not as common as your regular hamster or a dog.
Anyway, my point is that I have some experience of closed chamber enclosures outside the tortoise world (I am not a pro or anything, I have just found what works for me). This is how I keep the humidity up in my snail and Isopod terrariums:
Anyway, my point is that I have some experience of closed chamber enclosures outside the tortoise world (I am not a pro or anything, I have just found what works for me). This is how I keep the humidity up in my snail and Isopod terrariums:
- I sewed a big bag out of some net fabric meant for making bug nets, filled it with washed LECA gravel and sew that bag shut. Then I soaked the bag in water and placed the dripping bag at hthe bottom of the enclousure. This provided me with a drainage level and a water reservoir at the bottom of the enclousure, where my snails couln't get into.
- I rehydrated some cococoir bricks and packed them pn top of this drainage level.
- When the substrate started to dry, I would mix it and fill up the reservoir a bit. I needed to to this about once a week at max. This way I was able to upkeep a humidity of 80 to 90% with minimal effort.