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[Adellecase]

Hi all. I just want to post to make sure I am doing everything ok. My parents bought 2 tortoises last year, Flo and Wilma. Wilma became a little aggressive towards Flo so we have decided to separate them. I now have Wilma, I have attached a photo of my set up. Please can someone give me any advice or if I am doing anything wrong? Wilma seems happy so that’s good but any comments are welcome! Anything to make her happier! (I have checked temperatures and they are fine). Thank you in advance ?

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Its great that you separated them. As you have already learned, tortoises should never be kept in pairs.

Your set up looks okay. Thicker substrate and more space would be good. Here is the current and correct care info. Most of the care info you find is simply wrong.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? 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. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Adellecase]

Hello and welcome. Its great that you separated them. As you have already learned, tortoises should never be kept in pairs.

Your set up looks okay. Thicker substrate and more space would be good. Here is the current and correct care info. Most of the care info you find is simply wrong.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? 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. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you that’s really helpful! Previously we were using sand and soil but I have just changed over to coco coir which I’m reading different opinions on but I will see how Wilma finds it.

 

[Tom]

Thank you that’s really helpful! Previously we were using sand and soil but I have just changed over to coco coir which I’m reading different opinions on but I will see how Wilma finds it.

Use a thick layer, hand pack it, and give it time to settle. Keep it damp, but not sopping wet.