Keeping substrate wet

[Gloaming]

Well, we moved the crabitat yesterday to our new apartment. Luckily no one was molting, because we dug up all the substrate and put it into buckets.

When I was scooping, I noticed that a couple inches down, the substrate had hardened significantly. Underneath was DRY substrate.

I spray and keep the humidity up around 80%. That seems to work for the top layer. Is there any way to make sure the deeper substrate stays sand castle consistency?

Thank you!


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[Gloaming]

I should have titled it "Keeping substrate MOIST." Lol


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[CallaLily]

All I do is make sure to mist the surface very well every so often or when I notice it drying. I've never found dry substrate at the bottom before so I don't really have any advice there. What heat source are you using and where? What kind of substrate and how deep?

[Gloaming]

I have a UTH on the outside back wall, but it's up higher, not below the substrate level. On one end I also have a reptile daytime light (can't remember wattage). The substrate is seven inches deep, play sand and EE.


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[Gloaming]

I'll bump up spraying for sure. Maybe that's all I need to do.


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[CallaLily]

Weird how the bottom's drying out. Hopefully spraying more often or thoroughly will work. Be careful not to create the opposite problem though! Hopefully others will have more advice too.