bioactive

  1. J

    New setup

    Finally got around to getting my torts a new set up. I wanted something that they had plenty of places for them to explore and hide. My other tortoise got a similar set up in his tank.
  2. F

    Isopod Mother Drowned

    Sadly, I walked into the room to soak my leopard tortoises and found a tragedy. In one of their water bowls, there was a drowned isopod. Not just an isopod, but a bunch of white specs in the water and a few on the belly of the isopod. Upon, closer examination, the white specs were actually just...
  3. o.singer1972

    Your enclosure experience - what is your best view on Husbandry needs

    Hello folks, I wanted to start a thread on husbandry needs for various of tortoise species like REDFOOTS, HERMANS, LEOPARDS so on.... Many tortoise species exist in the world, with Russian Tortoises, Redfoot Tortoises, and Leopard Tortoises being some of the most commonly kept as pets. Adult...
  4. M

    Going Bioactive

    So, I have a pair of Russian Tortoises male and female (they live in a large indoor bin enclosure and have never fought and just left each other alone and have been incredibly docile for all the years I've had them. I do have an old backup glass terrarium as a backup though) and I plan to go...
  5. zbarry

    Bioactive setup questions

    Hi I was trying to get some advice on making a bioactive setup for my Russian tortoise. I've done a little research but I figured there might be some experts here that could provide good advice. So really I would like to know what kind of subrate would be recommended for a bioactive setup and...
  6. The Anonymous Fander

    Waiting before putting my turtle back in her setup?

    So I've been upgrading my eastern box turtles setup to a bioactive setup and I've heard that you have to wait 2 weeks to a month to put your reptile back in, is there any danger to putting my boxie in early? I don't have any plants added btw, so that might affect things? Idk, any help would be...
  7. Lucky The Tortoise

    Co-habbing/bioactive enclosure

    I've heard of lizard, ant, and snake owners having bioactive enclosures, with animals like springtails and isopods being used to decompose waste and uneaten food. Since a lot of reptiles kept with springtails have similar temperatures and substrates as russian torts, can russians be kept in...
  8. Tortoise_Tarzan

    Should I change a UVB bulb for a plant growth light??

    i have a BioActive tortoise enclosure and I want the plants to do a little better. I currently have an Arcadia light which lets of UVB and UVA so he gets most of his UVB there but I also have a long tube UVB light. I was wondering if it would be okay if I switched over to a Arcadia jungle dawn...
  9. tinytortoise

    Enclosure remote viewing!

    Hey there, throwing this onto a separate thread as it could help people interested in this topic. So yesterday I received a wifi enabled camera and set it up inside of my enclosure. It has motion detecting, and I can select the time range for it to detect, and then it sends mobile...
  10. tinytortoise

    Purging gnats, saving the residential Amber Snail, ordering Seed Mix, and planning for Roly Polys...

    Here's a little splurge of an update; posting here as to be open to insights, criticisms, etc. Okay where to begin, Since day 1 my substrate has had some gnats, I'd kept calm as they're just gnats - but this weekend I decided IPM has to be addressed as I've approached my closed chamber with a...
  11. Capybara25

    Bioactive / Planted Enclosure

    Hello Tortoise Forum! I've spent a lot of time lately researching bioactive and planted indoor tortoise enclosures. I'd like to create one of my own for my 4 month old redfoot. I have found a great deal of conflicting information, and I was hoping I could get some input from those of you who...
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