humidity

20-05-2007, 01:21 PM

hey guys, me again.... sorry to keep on, lol

this might sound like a stupid wuestion but how do you make an enclosure (indoor)more humid?

as i got a hingeback i know they like it humid, but my hydrometer is only showing at a moderate humidity, his heat lamp is on, and the temps in his cool side and his warm side are as they should be.

im just a bit confused on how to make it more humid for him

xxxx

**sarah** · 20-05-2007, 01:53 PM

What hygrometer are you using? The pastic cheap ones are rubbish to say the least, you need a hair one, dazza sells them in his shop, the difference in the readings is amazing.

I spray my red foots substrate every day and the tortoises themselves.

20-05-2007, 03:08 PM

yea i got a cheapy one, might have to invest in a new one then, cheap is not always cheerful i guess?!?

xxxx

**sarah** · 20-05-2007, 03:19 PM

Not at all, they are rubbish.

tortoiseguy · 20-05-2007, 03:29 PM

What substrate are you using for your hinge back? Do you spray/mist the enclosure?

20-05-2007, 04:11 PM

wilkos have really nice pressure sprayers for a pound, like plant waterers, but ive always tthought mine would be ideal for redfoots, you just fill it with water, pump and then press the handle and it mists everywhere.

tortoiseguy · 20-05-2007, 04:51 PM

We could do with a new sprayer so I will pop into Wilcos this week

**sarah** · 20-05-2007, 04:52 PM

Pound world do them also. I have a couple.

20-05-2007, 07:21 PM

yea i got a sprayer i bought one in boots (its for hair, lol) and ive been using that, i think im going to have to get a tidy hydrometer aswell though at least them i can get an accurate reading!

20-05-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tortoiseguy

What substrate are you using for your hinge back? Do you spray/mist the enclosure?

sorry forgot to answer your question in my last post.... i was using wood chippings, but then some guy in the reptile pet shop near where i live told me to use soil and sand so thats whats in there at the moment

20-05-2007, 01:21 PM	#1
laura Guest Posts: n/a	humidity hey guys, me again.... sorry to keep on, lol this might sound like a stupid wuestion but how do you make an enclosure (indoor)more humid? as i got a hingeback i know they like it humid, but my hydrometer is only showing at a moderate humidity, his heat lamp is on, and the temps in his cool side and his warm side are as they should be. im just a bit confused on how to make it more humid for him xxxx

20-05-2007, 01:53 PM	#2
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	What hygrometer are you using? The pastic cheap ones are rubbish to say the least, you need a hair one, dazza sells them in his shop, the difference in the readings is amazing. I spray my red foots substrate every day and the tortoises themselves. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

20-05-2007, 03:19 PM	#4
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Not at all, they are rubbish. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

20-05-2007, 04:52 PM	#8
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Pound world do them also. I have a couple. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

20-05-2007, 03:08 PM	#3
laura Guest Posts: n/a	yea i got a cheapy one, might have to invest in a new one then, cheap is not always cheerful i guess?!? xxxx

20-05-2007, 03:29 PM	#5
tortoiseguy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,020	What substrate are you using for your hinge back? Do you spray/mist the enclosure?

20-05-2007, 04:11 PM	#6
tortoise_dude Guest Posts: n/a	wilkos have really nice pressure sprayers for a pound, like plant waterers, but ive always tthought mine would be ideal for redfoots, you just fill it with water, pump and then press the handle and it mists everywhere.

20-05-2007, 04:51 PM	#7
tortoiseguy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,020	We could do with a new sprayer so I will pop into Wilcos this week

20-05-2007, 07:21 PM	#9
laura Guest Posts: n/a	yea i got a sprayer i bought one in boots (its for hair, lol) and ive been using that, i think im going to have to get a tidy hydrometer aswell though at least them i can get an accurate reading!

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