Hide box humidity?

[doctrin13th]

Yesterday, I made a humid hide box: a plastic container with an opening, with a bed of damp coco coir and damp sphagnum moss. But I'm afraid my sulcata's not fond of it. He doesn't want to stay inside. He better sleep in the open corner of his enclosure.

Why is that? Any idea?

 

[lynnedit]

Experts can chime in, but torts are notoriously stubborn. I like to think that if they are given choices, they know what they need. At least you are giving him the option...

 

[Tom]

They often do this. It might be the newness of it. It might be the temps or the location. Could be anything.

I usually put them in it after lights out every night for a while. Some of mine don't want to use them for months and then suddenly want to stay in them every night.

 

[doctrin13th]

Does it have to be hot in the humid box? By the way, I'm in the tropics.
Is it bad for the humid box to be damp without a warm spot light on it?

 

[Tom]

I keep an ambient temp of 80 all the time and my hide boxes are usually on the other side of the enclosure, farthest from the heat lamps.