I'm using cypress mulch in my redfoot enclosure and in his hides. I pour water in it about every other day or so. I've read that what's supposed to happen is the lower layers stay wet, but the top layers stay dry, which prevents shell rot and things.
But in my case, it seems even the top layers stay wet! But if I don't pour any water in, then everything just gets bone dry. Misting alone isn't enough. It worries me because in his hides the top of the substrate stays especially wet and that's where he spends most of his time. :\
Is there anything I could maybe put over top of the substrate at least in those areas so he's not resting directly on it, but will still allow the water to evaporate out for humidity? Or should I keep up the humidity in the hides another way?
But in my case, it seems even the top layers stay wet! But if I don't pour any water in, then everything just gets bone dry. Misting alone isn't enough. It worries me because in his hides the top of the substrate stays especially wet and that's where he spends most of his time. :\
Is there anything I could maybe put over top of the substrate at least in those areas so he's not resting directly on it, but will still allow the water to evaporate out for humidity? Or should I keep up the humidity in the hides another way?