passwordstaco
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Hi All,
Looking for some feedback again because my last setup was not ideal. It was was an open enclosure and I had a real hard time maintaining the humidity.
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I am now able to maintain 80% humidity while the substrate is still dry! I had a couple questions though:
Looking for some feedback again because my last setup was not ideal. It was was an open enclosure and I had a real hard time maintaining the humidity.
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I am now able to maintain 80% humidity while the substrate is still dry! I had a couple questions though:
- Because of the greenhouse cloche, it maintains the heat very easily, do I need to air this thing out during the night to drop down the temperature? While testing, it will keep that temp for a decent while, like over a couple hours. I am measuring around 80s on the cool side and mid 90s on the hot side. The basking plate should get a bit hotter than that, have not put it in yet. I am measuring the terracotta plate as a placeholder for now.
- For a hatchling, I should be keeping him inside the enclosure as much as possible right? I like the idea of giving it some nature sun but not sure if that will stress the little guy out too much.
- Even with maintaining that humidity(80%+ all the time), I should still provide baths daily right? I feel like picking him/her up is causing stress.
- Should the tortoise have a "dry" area? I noticed in some of the larger outdoor enclosures, like Chris's or ArizonaTortoiseCompound, they have a large open area and then a humid hide area. I would assume the outside air isnt constant at 80%. Do they need a break from the humidity?
- For people that know plants, my plants(all safe from the TortoiseTable site: Echeveria, Acanthaceae, Echinacea, and I forget the name of the other one) do not seem to be doing well indoors. I planted them and setup the enclosure for a couple days outside in the sun and they were doing great, but they started to wilt once I put the cloche on. Any recommendations on plants?
- How do you water your plants and keep the substrate dry? Or is it okay to keep certain spots moist?
- The light situation is not ideal right now but I have a Zoo Med T5 10.0 fluorescent tube coming Saturday. Would it be okay to put the little guy inside with the basking light for a day? Using a Zoo Med PowerSun UV UVB.