kbroadway2
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HI!
My turtle, Pickle, is 1 and a half years old and has been kept indoor since he hatched. I am building an outdoor enclosure some time in the next month because its been very warm outside. He's been spending most of the day outside for the past week since its been so warm.
I used top soil and peat moss in my indoor enclosure and there must have been ants in the top soil because they were all in his enclosure and I couldn't see a trail of ants in the house. I want to use top soil in the outdoor enclosure but I am afraid of ants. I don't want them to hurt him. What are some alternatives to use? I am making the enclosure 4'x8' with landscaping timbers. He will be in my back yard that gets sun but has plenty of shade because of the trees. I am going to build up instead of digging down. I'm going to use hardware cloth on the bottom and make the walls about 3 feet high and fill it with dirt to about 2 feet. I have lots of raccoons and possums in my yard. Should I build a top for the enclosure? Will they bother my turtle?
My turtle, Pickle, is 1 and a half years old and has been kept indoor since he hatched. I am building an outdoor enclosure some time in the next month because its been very warm outside. He's been spending most of the day outside for the past week since its been so warm.
I used top soil and peat moss in my indoor enclosure and there must have been ants in the top soil because they were all in his enclosure and I couldn't see a trail of ants in the house. I want to use top soil in the outdoor enclosure but I am afraid of ants. I don't want them to hurt him. What are some alternatives to use? I am making the enclosure 4'x8' with landscaping timbers. He will be in my back yard that gets sun but has plenty of shade because of the trees. I am going to build up instead of digging down. I'm going to use hardware cloth on the bottom and make the walls about 3 feet high and fill it with dirt to about 2 feet. I have lots of raccoons and possums in my yard. Should I build a top for the enclosure? Will they bother my turtle?