tdt86
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Look for fun tips to put in my sulcata tortoise tank like plants maybe a mirror so it could see him and her self. Also is there any toys you can buy for them ?
Looking for good ideas
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Plants are great. so are small rock piles (nothing high, just a hill maybe) half logs, etc. They do not understand the concept of mirrors so I would skip that. Some have been known to push around balls. I have bright colored ping pong balls in mine but neither pay any attention to them.
In my opinion, a mirror would NOT be a 'good idea.' Tortoises are solitary. They like it that way. If you have one tortoise, he bonds to you, the good god. Once you give him a 'friend' whether it's a mirror or a real tortoise, he no longer interacts with you. He only wants to get at that other tortoise.
Yes, I agree, I wouldn't add the mirror. Plants are great if they stay alive, I've found it's really hard to, um, sustain them?
The rocks are great too, but make sure he can't swallow them (even by accident!) so, nice biggerish ones.
The rocks are great too, but make sure he can't swallow them (even by accident!) so, nice biggerish ones.
My Torts enjoy the occasional new rock! They approach it and bite it. Then wander elsewhere. 
Mirror are good with some bird or cat. For tortoise will think there is another guy wants his territory.
Put some rock as sight blocker, so they like to walk around it to explore.
Put some rock as sight blocker, so they like to walk around it to explore.
Yes but that's only cuz you have a plant terrorizing tort
Yes but that's only cuz you have a plant terrorizing tort
I don't even know what happened! All I want is some live plants
alex_ornelas
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Try pumpkin. I fed Oliver some and I guess a seed was buried in his coir and started to grow.
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Clearance plant racks. Buy, install and replace as needed. Don't buy expensive plants. When I find plants on clearance I type the name of the plant on my phone with "EDIBLE?" after the name and in a moment you can see if it's safe or not....No matter the plant, some nut somewhere has tried to eat it!
