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- May 21, 2015
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I just got an adult Russian tortoise a few days ago and I'm thinking of making some upgrades to his enclosure, but I have a couple questions to see if my ideas will work. Right now I have a 50/50 mix of play sand and coconut coir, which came highly recommended on many websites, but after lurking on the forum for a bit, I've learned that sand is not the way to go. So at the very least, I'm thinking of switching to 100% coco coir. I really don't have a lot of other stuff in the enclosure right now, so I want to add stuff for my tortoise to do. When I replace the substrate, I'm thinking of making one end deeper than the other to give him the opportunity to climb around and maybe help keep one end of the enclosure cooler by making it shallower. Does anyone think this makes sense? I really like the idea of giving him somewhere to climb so any other thoughts on this front would be appreciated! I'd also like to add some plants, and this may be a silly question, but can I plant stuff in coco coir? Or do I need to put them in separate little pots? I know I'm asking about a lot of stuff, but I'd really like to hear any ideas!