Is to much Humidity bad?

[Cherryman304]

I have recently enclosed my habitat and well my humidity is pegged out I have not sprayed anymore water or anything. My question is should i try to bring it down? And if so how? Change substrate? No spraying? Anything will be helpful.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I have recently enclosed my habitat and well my humidity is pegged out I have not sprayed anymore water or anything. My question is should i try to bring it down? And if so how? Change substrate? No spraying? Anything will be helpful.

No, my humidity stays 85-95% and my hatchling is growing great. You shouldn't need to mist or run a fogger anymore.

 

[Cherryman304]

Yeah I have th fogger installed In the top lid I just hit it in the morning for like a min real heavy to mimic the dew he would see in the morning. But other then that nothing.

 

[Cherryman304]

I did a soak last night he headed for his hide but came back out to eat then headed to the hide again and burrowed into the dirt so just his shell was showing

 

[Cherryman304]

Its normal for hatchlings to stay more hidden right?

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Its normal for hatchlings to stay more hidden right?

Ya they do. Once your Tort settles in and realizes there's no predators around to harm him, and that your the God of food lol, you'll see him out a little more. Still though they stay mostly hidden. I keep my hatchlings enclosure real cluttered with some leaf litter, and live plants/grass so she has more options then just the hide. Here's a pic

 

[Pure Tortoise Power]

Ya they do. Once your Tort settles in and realizes there's no predators around to harm him, and that your the God of food lol, you'll see him out a little more. Still though they stay mostly hidden. I keep my hatchlings enclosure real cluttered with some leaf litter, and live plants/grass so she has more options then just the hide. Here's a picView attachment 267858

I have a question. What plants can thrive if they are planted in a sulcata indoor tank, staying from seeds? (assuming all the requirements for a good sulcata hatchling enclosure is achieved)

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I have a question. What plants can thrive if they are planted in a sulcata indoor tank, staying from seeds? (assuming all the requirements for a good sulcata hatchling enclosure is achieved)

I used a Pothos I had grown out, but I know it's safe for Redfoots im not sure about Sulcatas. I also sprinkle Chia seeds, and Terrarium grass seeds. The Chia and grass only lasts about 2 weeks before it dies so I just sprinkle some in weekly.

 

[Pure Tortoise Power]

I used a Pothos I had grown out, but I know it's safe for Redfoots im not sure about Sulcatas. I also sprinkle Chia seeds, and Terrarium grass seeds. The Chia and grass only lasts about 2 weeks before it dies so I just sprinkle some in weekly.

Wouldn't the grass regrow after a while as long as the roots are still intact?

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Wouldn't the grass regrow after a while as long as the roots are still intact?

It seems to die off but I don't have grow lights either so maybe that's why.

 

[Pure Tortoise Power]

It seems to die off but I don't have grow lights either so maybe that's why.

Grow lights? Do these allow for photosynthesis in plants?

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Grow lights? Do these allow for photosynthesis in plants?

You can't just grow plants with regular lights. You have to use a special bulb.

Sorry for getting off topic @Cherryman304

 

[Pure Tortoise Power]

You can't just grow plants with regular lights. You have to use a special bulb.

Sorry for getting off topic @Cherryman304

Can you give some examples of the grow light i.e. The one you're using?

 

[Cherryman304]

Ya they do. Once your Tort settles in and realizes there's no predators around to harm him, and that your the God of food lol, you'll see him out a little more. Still though they stay mostly hidden. I keep my hatchlings enclosure real cluttered with some leaf litter, and live plants/grass so she has more options then just the hide. Here's a picView attachment 267858

Yeah I wanted to do something along these lines. I just wasnt sure about substrate. As far as "grow lights" a UVB or LED should work for you. I have a live fish tank with plants and the LED hood is all I've ever used and that tank grows steady not fast.

 

[Pure Tortoise Power]

Yeah I wanted to do something along these lines. I just wasnt sure about substrate. As far as "grow lights" a UVB or LED should work for you. I have a live fish tank with plants and the LED hood is all I've ever used and that tank grows steady not fast.

UVB? I guess can I use the coiled one that was mistakenly bought to grow the plants outside the terrarium

 

[Cherryman304]

Yeah I believe so. I mean really all it does is provide light on a spectrum that plants can synthesize it. Like the lights I have in my fish tank are just common LED strips and everything grows. Maybe not at a super fast rate but it grows.

 

[Relic]

You can't just grow plants with regular lights. You have to use a special bulb.

Sorry for getting off topic @Cherryman304

I bring nearly a hundred potted plants into my garage each winter, placed on shelving underneath regular 48" fluorescent bulbs and they grow just fine for the 5 months they spend under them. Many of them bloom as well. Just cheap bulbs from Lowe's. Nothing special.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I could be wrong I always thought you needed a certain bulb. I only know about growing a certain kind of plant indoors and I don't think we're allowed to reference them here on the forum lol.

 

[aqualungs]

6500k is the spectrum most plant bulbs give off. I find 5000k shoplights will grow amazing plants, especially if you mix 5000k with 3000-4000k. Our orchids love 5000k LED 48” shoplight bulbs.
These were grown under t8 shoplamps

 

[Cherryman304]

Great job man looks great. Yeah it's all about that certain spectrum of light and they really will go.