I'm new to this deserty area, but not new to reptiles...I moved to North/Central WA from Oregon a few years ago and I recently got a small redfoot tortoise. I'm not sure of the age or sex..but it is active, feeds well, and has a good shell (no pryamiding). It is currently about 4-5" from front of shell to back of shell. It is housed in a large, custom cage with coco fiber bedding that is misted a few times per day and one end has a "pit" I made using a rubber maid lid filled with drenched coco fibers. The tortoise also has a shallow soaking pan and access to fresh drinking water. I feed it a variety of fresh fruits and veggies every day as well as moistened tortoise diet. I have two temp/humidity gauges in the enclosure, one at each end. The "cool" end of the enclosure is around 74 degrees with 21% humidity. The "hot" end of the enclosure is generally in the low 90's with 23% humidity in the hidey box. The box is a small rubber maid tub with a hole cut out at one end. I also have two pots of water on our wood stove which evaporate (I add more water several times per day) and I have a humidifier in the same room. But I'm unable to raise the humidity any more in there.

What can I do? 23% certainly does NOT sound high enough for a tropical species...and I'd like to breed these guys, one day. I had to stop breeding my beardies because I was unable to maintain high enough humidity to get the eggs to hatch.

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