Getting a new baby sulcata tortoises. Is this soil ok for their enclosure?

[RayMaraj]

It is Virgoro all purpose garden soil. Would it be ok for their bedding? Below is the ingredients in the pictures.

 

[Tom]

No. No soil. Soil is made from composted yard waste and there is no way to know what it is. Could be toxic.

Read this. Substrate is discussed as well as all the other current and correct care info.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Read this. Substrate is discussed as well as all the other current and correct care info.

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

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