how often should I clean out my enclouser

[Mammyjuls]

Hi how often do I need to clean out my full enclouser including the substance and putting fresh in ??
I have been doing spot cleaning and turning the substance over ect....

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It would depend on the tortoise and the waste production.
I guess if you spot clean and for whatever reason it seems unpleasant to you. It's time for a full clean out.
Trust your instinct.

 

[Mammyjuls]

No seams ok at the min but I have a very messy tortise lol
I think it will be ok at the min but I am thinking about once a month

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Truthfully I raised a tiny Redfoot for a year and I never did swap out everything.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Ok I will just keep doing what I am spot checking and turn the soul over but not take it all out thank you

 

[johnsonnboswell]

You may want to tweak the substrate if you need to do more than spot clean regularly.

 

[Mammyjuls]

You may want to tweak the substrate if you need to do more than spot clean regularly.

What do you mean by tweak it turn it over or take some out and put new in ????

 

[johnsonnboswell]

I don't know what you're using. I find that the right ratio of coir & finished compost works remarkably well for my crew. More coir for the tortoises, less for the box turtles. Right is defined by function here. There are other combinations that also work. That's what I mean by tweaking. I don't remember how long it's been since I dumped all the substrate & replaced it, not since I cat proofed it, because it hasn't needed it.

 

[Mammyjuls]

I am using coco coir .
The hung is I am not saying it dos need cleaning yet I was just asking so I now .
It it's more me as I am one of them people that cleans things all the time .
I will not really need clean only been in about 4 days so it deffnetly won't need cleaning yet

 

[johnsonnboswell]

Continue spot cleaning.

Some of us have pill bugs to aid in the cleanup of organic matter.

 

[Jodie]

I change mine once a year, and not all of it. I put pill bugs in it when the flies get heavy. I spot clean daily.

 

[Careym13]

I just go in each morning and pick out any droppings that were deposited the day/night before. I also clean up pieces of old food that didn't get eaten but that is about it.

 

[Yvonne G]

There really is no set rule of thumb. If it offends you or if it looks dirty to you, clean it out.