philipgreece
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Hello all! What's the best material for caves for my russians! I use plastic caves for 4 years! Should i buy ceramics ones. Thank you!
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I prefer plastic. It is impervious to moisture and it is not abrasive on their shells.
philipgreece
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Thank you but i have seen in summer the plastic caves are very hot compared to ceramics!
I don't use plastic outside. I use those indoor in closed chambers.
Outside I use wood and build the size and shape that I need, and then bury it under dirt.
Any hide used outside will need shade over it. Check this out:
The importance of DEEP shade
Ok, folks, we need to talk about SHADE. You have probably (hopefully) heard tortoise keepers talking about the fact that tortoises need "DEEP SHADE" to retreat into on a hot Summer day (really any day that has air temps above 80 degrees). What do we mean by "deep shade?" - this is NOT...
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philipgreece
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Ok thank you so much!I don't use plastic outside. I use those indoor in closed chambers.
Outside I use wood and build the size and shape that I need, and then bury it under dirt.
Any hide used outside will need shade over it. Check this out:
The importance of DEEP shade
Ok, folks, we need to talk about SHADE. You have probably (hopefully) heard tortoise keepers talking about the fact that tortoises need "DEEP SHADE" to retreat into on a hot Summer day (really any day that has air temps above 80 degrees). What do we mean by "deep shade?" - this is NOT...
