Is this enclosure okay for my baby sucalta

[Luke leith]

i have had him since June 1 last year he is doing really well I was Just wondering if this was humid enough

 

[Alexio]

What is the relative humidity?

 

[wellington]

I only see one dish and it doesn't look like it has water in it. They need water 24/7 humidity of 80% and temps no lower then 80 with a basking spot of 95-100. The enclosure looks small, what is the dimensions?

 

[Luke leith]

I only see one dish and it doesn't look like it has water in it. They need water 24/7 humidity of 80% and temps no lower then 80 with a basking spot of 95-100. The enclosure looks small, what is the dimensions?

 

[Luke leith]

The dimensions are 18x18x8-12

 

[Luke leith]

The dimensions are 18x18x8-12

I don't know what the humidity level is but I can check

 

[wellington]

The white rock looking thing, I would remove it, to give more walking room. Make sure there is a low sided clay saucer big enough for him to get into and self soak should be want. IT does not look to be humid at all, everything looks pretty dry

 

[Luke leith]

The place I got him from said not to put a bowl of water in it because they said he could drowned

 

[Luke leith]

What substrate would you recommend

 

[Luke leith]

The place I got him from said not to put a bowl of water in he could drowned

 

[Luke leith]

What substrate would you recommend

 

[Alexio]

The thing about water "bowls" is true for drowning. A small Terra cotta plant saucer sunk into the substrate at ground level works very well as a water dish. What type of substrate are you using? Is that an MVB ? How far is it mounted from tortoise height and what is the temperature at tortoise height? (The top of the shell). Young tortoises can dehydrate very quickly.

 

[Luke leith]

The thing about water "bowls" is true for drowning. A small Terra cotta plant saucer sunk into the substrate at ground level works very well as a water dish. What type of substrate are you using? Is that an MVB ? How far is it mounted from tortoise height and what is the temperature at tortoise height? (The top of the shell). Young tortoises can dehydrate very quickly.

 

[Luke leith]

I think cypress mulch

 

[Luke leith]

I think it is 90-95 degrees usually

 

[Luke leith]

Is his tank too small

 

[Alexio]

Cypress mulch is fine I use it for many torts. Your temps seem okay 95ish is a good set point. The substrate is OK you just need to get it moistened. The enclosure is a bit small... You need to have one large enough to have "zones" or gradient. Basically a warm\ basking side 95 basking ,87-93 warm end cool end maybe 80-85. I never let any of my African species drop below 81' day or night. Typically a 36x18x12 size is good for the first one\ two years of life for any tort. But it can depend on growth. I have two leopards that are under two years that are in a 3x4x3 and a 4x4x3. Tortoises walk large distances in the wild looking for food\ moist hiding places.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

The tank is way too small. How much space can you offer?

 

[Luke leith]

A lot

 

[Luke leith]

Would you recommend a glass or wood tank