mytortoisereed
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Hi Tortoise Forum,
My Russian Tortoise Reed is currently living in a 40 gallon terrarium as we are in the process of building him an outside habitat. For now, I take him outside for at least and hour a day to make sure he has time to walk around, explore, and graze on grass and dandelions. However, I feel like the skin on his head is becoming a bit dry, I think it’s because of the humidity inside of his terrarium. I was wondering how I should get the appropriate humidity in the terrarium for a Russian Tortoise, he is 15 years old. I have been spraying inside the terrarium with water and I have a terra-cotta saucer inside as well filled with fresh water. Is there anything else I should be doing in order to get the appropriate humidity? And how often should I mist the environment? I am also hoping that once the humidity is correct, his skin will become less dry. Please let me know your thoughts, and what I should do!
Thank you!
Emma and Reed
My Russian Tortoise Reed is currently living in a 40 gallon terrarium as we are in the process of building him an outside habitat. For now, I take him outside for at least and hour a day to make sure he has time to walk around, explore, and graze on grass and dandelions. However, I feel like the skin on his head is becoming a bit dry, I think it’s because of the humidity inside of his terrarium. I was wondering how I should get the appropriate humidity in the terrarium for a Russian Tortoise, he is 15 years old. I have been spraying inside the terrarium with water and I have a terra-cotta saucer inside as well filled with fresh water. Is there anything else I should be doing in order to get the appropriate humidity? And how often should I mist the environment? I am also hoping that once the humidity is correct, his skin will become less dry. Please let me know your thoughts, and what I should do!
Thank you!
Emma and Reed
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