TheLittleNinja
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So the other day, I noticed that Donatello had some dark spots on his neck that didn't come off when I gave him his first bath. They'd been there when he'd arrived here and I chalked it up to being some leftover mulch from his previous enclosure that had gotten stuck on him. I did some research and found that it was in reality dead skin as a result of dehydration, so I immediately put him in a 15 minute soak (going to do it again today to be safe) and started hunting for ways to maintain humidity in his enclosure so I can nip this problem in the bud before it gets worse.
Usually (I did this for my leopard gecko's enclosure once) I pour water on the substrate then turn on his lights to make sure that it got good and humid in there, but I'm noticing that the humidity level on the temp gauge is still between 40-50% and read that the hatchling Hermann's tortoises need at least 80%. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can build humidity and maintain it? (I'm using a 50/50 of topsoil and sand as a substrate)
Usually (I did this for my leopard gecko's enclosure once) I pour water on the substrate then turn on his lights to make sure that it got good and humid in there, but I'm noticing that the humidity level on the temp gauge is still between 40-50% and read that the hatchling Hermann's tortoises need at least 80%. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can build humidity and maintain it? (I'm using a 50/50 of topsoil and sand as a substrate)