So this debate is going to be aimed specifically at hatchling tortoises and the act of soaking for proper shell growth and to prevent dehydration and how many people still prefer the method of daily soaking their baby to give them their daily humidity vs having a enclosure that maintains over 60% and greater humidity levels.
In the multiple other tortoises groups I have been in I found that most people in the UK prefer soaking their baby tortoises and a lot were very opposed to the idea of a humid enclosure and I was very adamantly fought with over that.
Here in the USA it seems to be mixed but keepers that keep a lot of tortoises or have for a while prefer the humid enclosure system.
If you have found this different or the same let me know.
I prefer humid enclosure because it provides a constant stable humidity level to allow for proper growth and to help prevent overall dehydration. It also prevents stress of removing the baby from its enclosure and putting it in a container to soak. I do provided a bowl deep enough to soak in if that is what they want, but I let them naturally do that. Not me handling them against their will.
I would like to know why you prefer either or method and why you feel that method is better than the other.
In the multiple other tortoises groups I have been in I found that most people in the UK prefer soaking their baby tortoises and a lot were very opposed to the idea of a humid enclosure and I was very adamantly fought with over that.
Here in the USA it seems to be mixed but keepers that keep a lot of tortoises or have for a while prefer the humid enclosure system.
If you have found this different or the same let me know.
I prefer humid enclosure because it provides a constant stable humidity level to allow for proper growth and to help prevent overall dehydration. It also prevents stress of removing the baby from its enclosure and putting it in a container to soak. I do provided a bowl deep enough to soak in if that is what they want, but I let them naturally do that. Not me handling them against their will.
I would like to know why you prefer either or method and why you feel that method is better than the other.