hey there, so we've got a pair of neonate BRB's, and we're currently housing them in tubs. i would LIKE to use newspaper as a substrate, so i wouldn't have to worry about them ingesting substrate while feeding, but for now we're using eco-earth, and moving them to an empty tub for feeding time. is newspaper an okay substrate to use for BRB's? i know it doesn't hold humidity well but, if i move the waterdish closer to the warm side, will that counteract the lack of substrate humidity? what about if i made them moist hides with a ziplock/tupperware container with a hold soldered out and lined with moist paper towels? are moist hides practical for BRB's?

is it the OVERALL (ambient?) humidity that must be 90-95%? or would a spot of high humidity (in this case, the moist hide) be adequate?

the reason i want to switch from eco-earth as substrate is because it is just plain messy, and we have white carpets. HORRIBLE, i know, but not much i can do about it right now.

also, i noticed when we first put in the eco-earth, after soaking it in a bucket and spreading it around the tub it was quite wet, and actually caused a few green spots or mildew to appear on the above plywood which makes up our rack.

basically, i'm just wondering weather a moist hide would provide adequate humidity.

and another question i had, can too low of humidity cause respiratory infections in BRB's?