Just wanted to know exactly the best way to make a humid hide. I own a 5 and 9 month old leopard tort. I wondered what brand/color/size of box, and where to get it. I plan on using the sphagum moss as wet substrate.
Tom said:http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Humid-Hide-Boxes-II#axzz1lo4june2
Here's a thread I did on them. After I did this thread, I discovered black dishwashing tubs at Walmart for $2.25. I just flip them over and cut a door out and they work great.
The substrate inside the humid hide box is fine coco fiber. The stuff outside is regular coco coir. I pack it down by hand a bit for better footing.
GeoTerraTestudo said:Tom said:http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Humid-Hide-Boxes-II#axzz1lo4june2
Here's a thread I did on them. After I did this thread, I discovered black dishwashing tubs at Walmart for $2.25. I just flip them over and cut a door out and they work great.
Tom, I noticed in one of your posts from that thread that you wrote:
The substrate inside the humid hide box is fine coco fiber. The stuff outside is regular coco coir. I pack it down by hand a bit for better footing.
I'm curious why you used one form of coconut husk inside the hide, but another outside of it. I love coco coir, and have used it for a long time. But I've never used coco fiber. What's the difference between these two? Isn't coir simply the fiber all ground up? Is one firmer than the other? Does fiber hold moisture as well as coir does? Does fiber cost about the same, and can it be found in the same garden centers where coco coir is available? Any thoughts you can share on why you'd use coco coir in one case, but coco fiber in another would be much appreciated.