We had hermit crab sand and coconut bark mixed but have since taken out the sand. Particles too small and he could possibly breathe them in. At least that’s what the rep at PetZoo told me.
I’m having to deal with fire ants as well! Our tortoise is only a year old so he won’t be out in the yard where all the ants are for a while. I used the baking soda and vinegar method on an ant nest and haven’t seen many here since. But I have seen a few. I read that ant nests or colonies? Can...
I’ve been using ZooMed Grassland Tortoise Food in place of actual grass as we live in an apt complex and they use pesticides on the lawns. It has added vitamins and minerals as well.
Thank you, I did read that somewhere lol, probably here. I cut out all broccoli from his diet. Tried the dandelion greens but he’s not really interested, he’s now only eating grasses with an occasional treat. And maybe a nibble or two of the dandelion greens.
Yesssss I love Criminal Minds! And he is a great judge of character...he loves me ♀️☺️ Spencer Reid is my fav character (CM) so it was either him or Morgan..and the name just didn’t fit ♀️
My Sulcata only wanted to eat broccoli. So I took the broccoli away and give only grasses and dandelion greens. I make sure the grasses are moistened and sprinkle on the greens so I know he’s at least getting a small bit of the grasses. Everything I’ve read says grasses are the most important...
Thank you for the info! I’ve intordiced grass to my little one but he seems to want broccoli instead. I’m going to reduce the amount of broccoli daily so that he’ll be eating grass. We are moving in a couple of months to a house with a backyard that has grass. Can’t wait!
Awesome! How big is your enclosure? I was recently gifted a Sulcata (Spencer Reid) and while we are moving to a house with a backyard, I’m wondering how big I should make his initial enclosure outside once he’s big enough.