Humid hides in a closed chamber.

[Jesco21]

Is it really necessary to have a humid hide with when I have a closed chambered enclosure for my leopard tortoise. Temps at night is always at 80 degrees. Humidity is at 70-80%

 

[Tom]

I think so. You are still likely to see some pyramiding at only 70-80% humidity. The humid hide will help reduce the effects of the dryness.

My closed chambers are 80-90% humid and I still run humid hides in all of them.

 

[Jesco21]

Thanks Tom.

I mean I have a humid hide on the cool side with sphagnum moss inside of it . But he never uses it. He always sleeps under this fake plant. And at night he goes further in where Tupperware is and falls asleep for the night

 

[Tom]

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Thanks Tom.

I mean I have a humid hide on the cool side with sphagnum moss inside of it . But he never uses it. He always sleeps under this fake plant. And at night he goes further in where Tupperware is and falls asleep for the night

I don't really have a "cool" side in my baby sulcata enclosures. The whole thing stays 80 or higher day and night.

Also, every tortoise I've tried to use moss with eats it. I can't use it. Watch out for this as it can cause an impaction.

 

[mrnewberry]

I don't really have a "cool" side in my baby sulcata enclosures. The whole thing stays 80 or higher day and night.

Also, every tortoise I've tried to use moss with eats it. I can't use it. Watch out for this as it can cause an impaction.

What are you using in your humid hides?

 

[Tom]

What are you using in your humid hides?

Humidity….

Kidding with you. There is nothing inside. Don't need anything. I just dampen the substrate under the hide and it stays more humid in there.

 

[mrnewberry]

Humidity….

Kidding with you. There is nothing inside. Don't need anything. I just dampen the substrate under the hide and it stays more humid in there.

Thanks