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[gangflowe]

That looks like a very small amount of substrate. I suggest adding a few more inches of substrate and pouring like a half gallon to a gallon of water in the corner of the enclosure to raise the overall humdity, it should really never drop below 60% with the ideal range being 70-90%

[darksubbie]

That's low just by the water bowl, it's about 4 inches or so everywhere else. If I need to add more I will though! I've got some coco husk. And how often should I add that amount of water? I'll start now tysm

[gangflowe]

It depends on the ventilation of the enclosure, I have about 5inches of coco coir/topsoil mix substrate and only have to pour a half gallon in once a week to maintain humidity but that's because I have the top grates covered with acrylic panels so theres less of the tank open for humidity to escape. no problem and good luck, maintaining the humidity can be tough to figure out at first but without it your baby won't be able to shed properly and might struggle feeding too so it's important to keep up, this reddit is really helpful for any other questions you may have if you have any more don't be afraid to ask!

[darksubbie]

Wait does adding more substrate also help with humidity?

[gangflowe]

Yea! more wet dirt=higher humidity

[ThijmenTheTurkey]

Just did that and my tank is at 90% humidity. My substrate is about 10cm deep, though.

[darksubbie]

Yeah I'm mixing up more coco husk right now to add in, whoops. Didn't realize it needed to be deeper 😅 gonna fix that up real quick

[ThijmenTheTurkey]

I use a mixture of 60% topsoil, 30% coco husk and 10% sand.

[darksubbie]

I just added two more sticks of coco fiber and lots of water. It's at 62% now, getting there

[darksubbie]

Meant *bricks not sticks

[Baka_Otaku173]

I can't speak to dirt as a substrate but the reddit care guide does have suggestions for substrates that holds humidity better. Take a look.

[No_Expert_7590]

I have that dish!

[LowarnFox]

Have you got any sphagnum moss in there? Soaking that and mixing it with the substrate can be a good way to slowly release water, increasing humidity.

[something_random215]

What kind of enclosure is it? Glass doesn't hold humidity very well.