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Without a lot of direct sunlight. I'd use a sprinkler head on a garden hose for about 5 minutes 2 x a day to make it rain. The mulch tends to stay damp. Also, Redfoot don't climb or dig. Mine have never gotten through my 6' "shadow box" wooden privacy fence. But now that I have a dog next door, I don't allow them out of their pen to roam the yard.I think if we stack the cinderblocks high enough around the perimeter, we can prevent any escape attempts. We're also planning on stretching chicken wire across the top of the fence to make a roof that will prevent predators getting in and the tortoise getting out (if it somehow manages to scale the 8 foot high privacy fence!)
About redfoots though. I guess my main concern is I'm not sure how we can maintain the proper humidity the tortoise needs, especially since it'll be in a outdoor, open-top enclosure. It can get pretty dry around here with the santa anna winds. Is there a good way to maintain stable humidity year round? All the info I find online seems to be about maintaining humidity in a indoor closed-top tank. I'm not sure how well that translates to an outdoor setup.
Check out my video: Redfoot habitat Florida style on Youtube.
I think everything I use here would translate to so. Cal.
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