I've had a few redfoots for the last 2 years and I live in Phoenix. It's a struggle to keep the humidity up. I have a reptile room for my redfoots filled with plants, which I mist down as much down as possible. The humidity ranges from 45-55%. I bought a humidifier, which only raised the humidity to 60%.
Anyone in Arizona or the southwestern states with hot, dry climate have some things that have worked for them?
A lot of tortoise species thrive in our climate, but it's a lot of work to keep the tropical species. One good thing is that there is plenty of cactus everywhere for the tortoises to eat.
I follow Terry Kilgore's feeding regime, except I add more cactus into the diet. There hasn't really been any pyramiding(one exception is a redfoot I purchased that already had pyramiding), despite summers of 100 degree heat and 5% humidity.
Anyone in Arizona or the southwestern states with hot, dry climate have some things that have worked for them?
A lot of tortoise species thrive in our climate, but it's a lot of work to keep the tropical species. One good thing is that there is plenty of cactus everywhere for the tortoises to eat.
I follow Terry Kilgore's feeding regime, except I add more cactus into the diet. There hasn't really been any pyramiding(one exception is a redfoot I purchased that already had pyramiding), despite summers of 100 degree heat and 5% humidity.
