star tort humidity

[tortoise@india]

I live in Mumbai where generally humidity is high around 65 to 85 percent
now in monsoons it is 83 percent regularly
I have provided coir and soil 50 50 as substrate and is quite moist
it is not soggy just moist to the touch and falls apart easily
what else can I do
their enclosure is open top

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Is better to have it closed chamber.
What species of tortoise do you have?

 

[tortoise@india]

Is better to have it closed chamber.
What species of tortoise do you have?

star tortoise indian

 

[Yvonne G]

It may be very humid where you live, however, in an enclosure with lights and heat shining down on the tortoise, it's not that humid. So I'd wet the substrate, then pat it down with your hand to make it less messy. If the tortoise is quite young, you want the humidity up in the enclosure all the time. An older tortoise doesn't require all that much humidity, so it can dry out a bit in there. Have you had a chance to read out care sheet? I'll link it for you:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[tortoise@india]

It may be very humid where you live, however, in an enclosure with lights and heat shining down on the tortoise, it's not that humid. So I'd wet the substrate, then pat it down with your hand to make it less messy. If the tortoise is quite young, you want the humidity up in the enclosure all the time. An older tortoise doesn't require all that much humidity, so it can dry out a bit in there. Have you had a chance to read out care sheet? I'll link it for you:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you so much