Humidity

[Jake1997]

I recently built a tortoise box and I am trying to keep it humid but it levels off at around 30-40%. I have some peat moss in there but it does not seem to work. I spray it occasionally also. Any Ideas on how to keep up the humidity? Also there is some small gaps at the top, maybe its letting some of the humidity out.

 

[Speedy-1]

You probably have your substrata to dry soak it down good , take a few cups of water or whatever it takes to saturate it ! Make sure your minimum temps are 80 degrees !

 

[Rue]

Nice enclosure!

I have a small enclosure with an open top for my hatchling. To keep the humidity up I mist heavily 2X a day. I put a litre of water into it per day.

 

[Jake1997]

okay yeah it stays pretty warm but i only spray it about twice a day. so ill spray it more

 

[Speedy-1]

okay yeah it stays pretty warm but i only spray it about twice a day. so ill spray it more

Spraying it will only moisten the top layer of substrata , until it evaporates and dries out because of the heat . You will know you are getting it right when your glass viewing window starts to fog up a bit .

 

[Sara G.]

Adding water and mixing the water into the substrate is far more effective than spraying.
Give that a try, you might be surprised with the results.

 

[Jake1997]

Oh okay ill try that

 

[Speedy-1]

Here you go , this is a picture of Speedys 60 gallon tank at between 70 and 80 % humidity . Notice the moisture on the glass .



It is also probably a good reason I never had to be concerned about Speedy trying to walk through the glass .

 

[Jake1997]

nice! is your enclose completely sealed. Mine has a few gaps between the plexiglass and the wood and there is no way of covering them.

 

[Speedy-1]

nice! is your enclose completely sealed. Mine has a few gaps between the plexiglass and the wood and there is no way of covering them.

No it isn't , it has 2 sliding screened tops which I covered with plastic on one side and aluminum foil on the side with the light. the doors don't fit tight , I cut a hole in the screen to lower the light , the chord for my CHE runs through one door so I cant close it tight . These are all minor , as long as my substrata is moist enough !

 

[Jodie]

Agree with Speedy, and others. You need to dump water in to get the substrate wet.