A few questions (flipping and plants)

EvaRose

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Hi everyone!
I have two lovely 9month Iberas; Botsworth and Hoardsley.

Recently they weren't eating as enthusiastically as usual, but thanks to the forum I solved that problem - I had been turning off their lamp for short periods during the day when no one was home to check on them, incase they flipped.
So their lamp is now on all day, and it seems to have done the trick!

However now I'm worried that Botsworth and Hoardsley might flip over. Someone suggested putting plants and moss into their enclosure to help them right themselves. So I was just wondering what plants everyone recommends? They seem to try to eat any object that is brightly coloured, and especially green! so are there any plants that they won't eat?

Also... I have attached a pic of some rocks in their enclosure. Are they too big/hazardous in terms of the tortoises flipping over?

Thank you for reading everyone and thanks for helping :)


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Levi the Leopard

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I don't think your rocks will be a problem.

Here are some decorating ideas:
I like to keep my baby enclosure busy with plants, moss, hides, rocks and things they have to walk around and investigate.
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But before I used live plants, I used the fake ones and it looked like this:
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Hope this helps :)
 

EvaRose

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Team Gomberg said:
I don't think your rocks will be a problem.

Here are some decorating ideas:
I like to keep my baby enclosure busy with plants, moss, hides, rocks and things they have to walk around and investigate.
155jxjn.jpg

ayvu3p.jpg


But before I used live plants, I used the fake ones and it looked like this:
2zrfevq.jpg

2z8aphs.jpg


Hope this helps :)



That's great :) I shall buy some fake plants from a pet shop to begin with to make things more interesting for them :)
Thank you very much from Evie, Botsworth and Hoardsley!
 
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