Hi! Just wanted to introduce myself.. I'm Tamara and I reside in Arizona.
My bf got me an awesome tort for Christmas.. he knows I love turtles.
I named him Hacksaw Jim Duggen, yes.. after the WW(f)E wrestler, but I just call him bubba.
I've had turtles in the past.. but they were all box turtles.
I think i've done everything wrong with this wee one. So I do have a dozen or so questions...
His shedding/substrate* is all wrong. The guy at the pet store told my bf that alfalfa pellets were fine. After "snooping" around this site... looks like we just committed a cardinal sin.
And I think I just found the reason for my sneezing and my itchy eyes. So I can only imagine what my bubba is going through .
So my first set of questions would be.. is it ok if I just use just the Cypress Mulch for his substrate.. or would I also need to mix something else with it? If yes.. what else do I mix with it? And where do I buy that stuff from?
Where can I buy this Cypress Mulch from? Home Depot seems to carry this stuff.. I just want to make sure I'm buying the right kind.
Is there a particular brand that I need to buy?
Help!!
My bf got me an awesome tort for Christmas.. he knows I love turtles.
I named him Hacksaw Jim Duggen, yes.. after the WW(f)E wrestler, but I just call him bubba.
I've had turtles in the past.. but they were all box turtles.
I think i've done everything wrong with this wee one. So I do have a dozen or so questions...
His shedding/substrate* is all wrong. The guy at the pet store told my bf that alfalfa pellets were fine. After "snooping" around this site... looks like we just committed a cardinal sin.
And I think I just found the reason for my sneezing and my itchy eyes. So I can only imagine what my bubba is going through .
So my first set of questions would be.. is it ok if I just use just the Cypress Mulch for his substrate.. or would I also need to mix something else with it? If yes.. what else do I mix with it? And where do I buy that stuff from?
Where can I buy this Cypress Mulch from? Home Depot seems to carry this stuff.. I just want to make sure I'm buying the right kind.
Is there a particular brand that I need to buy?
Help!!