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I have an adult male redfoot that I have to keep indoors. He is currently in a large plastic wading pool. He has all the essentials. UVB light, two spot lamps, water bowl and obviously a food bowl. I mist a couple times a day and also have a cold air humidifier. I tried using some bed a beast (not all of the substrate) to help keep his humidity up. However this seems to be a problem still. Ohio isn't always the most humid place. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep his humidity up? He is a great tortoise and I just want to keep him healthy and happy.

Thanks!
Aaron

I have a 6' x 4' enclosure for my RF and had a hard time keeping the humidity up as well. I added a warm mist humidifier inside the enclosure (cords well hidden and the humdifier is tall so the tort doesn't get burned). I also added some live plants and mist them several times a day. Within the room that holds the enclosure, I have another warm mist humidifier and all of this keeps the humidity at about 85%. I've had this set up for over a year...didn't have much luck with cool misters, but the warm ones also help keep the heat to a good level when it is cold outside.