Lucky The Tortoise
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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 bioactive enclosures to clean waste?
Additionally, I would love to keep more animals. I have very little space for new enclosures and my parents won't let me get animals that take up more space. I was wondering if there are any animals, reptile or not, that can be safely co-habbed with russians. I'm especially interested in keeping praying mantises, and have read that leopard geckoes can be kept in near-identical enclosures to russian torts (and since one is a small, climbing insectivore and the other is a larger, terrestrial herbivore, they probably wouldn't fight or steal food.) I know I shouldn't keep Lucky with another tortoise lest they fight or mate, so any good co-habbing recommendations?
Somewhat unrelated, but my mom composts all our food waste and we have lots of roaches and worms to help decompose. When I chance lucky's bedding, would I be able to use it as compost? Thanks in advance.
Additionally, I would love to keep more animals. I have very little space for new enclosures and my parents won't let me get animals that take up more space. I was wondering if there are any animals, reptile or not, that can be safely co-habbed with russians. I'm especially interested in keeping praying mantises, and have read that leopard geckoes can be kept in near-identical enclosures to russian torts (and since one is a small, climbing insectivore and the other is a larger, terrestrial herbivore, they probably wouldn't fight or steal food.) I know I shouldn't keep Lucky with another tortoise lest they fight or mate, so any good co-habbing recommendations?
Somewhat unrelated, but my mom composts all our food waste and we have lots of roaches and worms to help decompose. When I chance lucky's bedding, would I be able to use it as compost? Thanks in advance.