Thomas Lamar
Member
Hello!
I adopted a 2 year old Russian tortoise from my local shelter yesterday! His care seems a bit more manageable than that of the larger African species, but I was wondering what the best substrate to use for his enclosure indoors would be? The pet store care guide recommends reptile bark, or reptile sand mixed with coconut fiber. The care sheet from the shelter (which was made up by a veterinarian) recommends aspen bedding, which his shelter enclosure was filled with. I had some reptile bark already, so he is currently using that and seems to like burrowing in it. However, the care guide says to choose substrate carefully due to risk of impaction.Thanks in advance.
I adopted a 2 year old Russian tortoise from my local shelter yesterday! His care seems a bit more manageable than that of the larger African species, but I was wondering what the best substrate to use for his enclosure indoors would be? The pet store care guide recommends reptile bark, or reptile sand mixed with coconut fiber. The care sheet from the shelter (which was made up by a veterinarian) recommends aspen bedding, which his shelter enclosure was filled with. I had some reptile bark already, so he is currently using that and seems to like burrowing in it. However, the care guide says to choose substrate carefully due to risk of impaction.Thanks in advance.