MarginatedMooney
Well-Known Member
I've started building an outdoor enclosure for Phil the Marginated tortoise.
I've cleared the area of my yard where I'm putting it because I had some green plastic grid below the surface where sod used to be and it also had some unidentified weeds. I'm planning for a 20' x 10' enclosure with walls made out of pressure treated 2x12s.
Unfortunately, my soil is mostly clay, which might be difficult to grow any plants or grass on. So right now I'm trying to decide whether to leave it/till it up some, or add something to it. I know I'm staying away from any kind of top soil. I was thinking about adding coco coir but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Would that make it messy and wet all the time? I might also use some orchid bark. Does anyone have any tortoise-safe suggestions for improving clay soil?
I've cleared the area of my yard where I'm putting it because I had some green plastic grid below the surface where sod used to be and it also had some unidentified weeds. I'm planning for a 20' x 10' enclosure with walls made out of pressure treated 2x12s.
Unfortunately, my soil is mostly clay, which might be difficult to grow any plants or grass on. So right now I'm trying to decide whether to leave it/till it up some, or add something to it. I know I'm staying away from any kind of top soil. I was thinking about adding coco coir but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Would that make it messy and wet all the time? I might also use some orchid bark. Does anyone have any tortoise-safe suggestions for improving clay soil?