So I have recently built and outdoor pen for my 3-toed box turtles. It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it gets the job done. I used a piece of wood on the bottom since I couldn't dig out a space for the box. The bottom has no draining capabilities so water is an issue atm. I recently read about using hardware cloth on the bottom to both prevent them from escaping and to allow water to drain. Wish I had found that sooner :/ The substrate is organic soil mixed with peat/sphagnum moss.
I was wondering how I can improve the pen:
-what plants can I use? I was thinking about Hostas and spider plant
-How can I make water drain out? Should I replace the bottom board with hardware cloth?
-how wet should the substrate be? Should the dirt be like stuck together but not muddy?
-Anything else you think I should add/change
I was wondering how I can improve the pen:
-what plants can I use? I was thinking about Hostas and spider plant
-How can I make water drain out? Should I replace the bottom board with hardware cloth?
-how wet should the substrate be? Should the dirt be like stuck together but not muddy?
-Anything else you think I should add/change
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