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I am wondering if it is possible to keep an ornate's enclosure "too moist/humid".
I ask this because they come from many states so their natural habitat varies from dry, rocky, and hot, to the grasslands, to slightly forested areas...some drier and some more hot and humid...at least for parts of the year.
From the wide range of environments it confuses me as to what is ideal in captivity. My particular ornate came from western Oklahoma and it's generally hotter then all hell in the summers, with a rainy season, but usually it's pretty darn dry. Oklahoma summers can be brutal.
Right now her substrate is mostly coconut coir with some organic garden soil in it. I keep it somewhat moist and it stays cool despite the ambient temp being 80. I let some areas dry out but I water the plants with a spray bottle every other day, generally. And when I spray the plants and change her water dish, I usually spray the substrate down a bit as well.
Should I make it drier since she came from western Oklahoma? Or is it fine? I'm truly looking for what's ideal while she is still INside. I plan to move her outside come spring.
Her water dish is a Tera Cota saucer and it keeps the substrate underneath it, quite moist...which is where I find earth worms and superworms that have escaped her LOL.
I am wondering if it is possible to keep an ornate's enclosure "too moist/humid".
I ask this because they come from many states so their natural habitat varies from dry, rocky, and hot, to the grasslands, to slightly forested areas...some drier and some more hot and humid...at least for parts of the year.
From the wide range of environments it confuses me as to what is ideal in captivity. My particular ornate came from western Oklahoma and it's generally hotter then all hell in the summers, with a rainy season, but usually it's pretty darn dry. Oklahoma summers can be brutal.
Right now her substrate is mostly coconut coir with some organic garden soil in it. I keep it somewhat moist and it stays cool despite the ambient temp being 80. I let some areas dry out but I water the plants with a spray bottle every other day, generally. And when I spray the plants and change her water dish, I usually spray the substrate down a bit as well.
Should I make it drier since she came from western Oklahoma? Or is it fine? I'm truly looking for what's ideal while she is still INside. I plan to move her outside come spring.
Her water dish is a Tera Cota saucer and it keeps the substrate underneath it, quite moist...which is where I find earth worms and superworms that have escaped her LOL.
