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tortoises101 said:That's a fairly good substrate for a radiated tortoise. Yes, play sand from Home Depot is fine. Just make sure you wash it to get all the dust out. You're still asking questions about Eco Earth and such, so I'll just snip you some pics of radiated tortoise habitat to give you a sense of what I'm talking about when it comes to substrate.
1. Note: only the first pic is radiated tortoise habitat.
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The first and 3rd pic didn't show up apparantly...
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Radiated said:tortoises101 said:That's a fairly good substrate for a radiated tortoise. Yes, play sand from Home Depot is fine. Just make sure you wash it to get all the dust out. You're still asking questions about Eco Earth and such, so I'll just snip you some pics of radiated tortoise habitat to give you a sense of what I'm talking about when it comes to substrate.
1. Note: only the first pic is radiated tortoise habitat.
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3.
The first and 3rd pic didn't show up apparantly...
:/
Thanks
Which is the great substrate? So I could also do a 60/40 mix of play sand and plantation soil or Eco earth?
Thanks
Radiated said:Hi tortoise 101
Thanks for the photos! I see that the soil is red, should I use play sand or beach sand? I am planning to mix 60/40 with play sand(beach sand)/Eco earth. Is that good?
Thanks
Radiated said:Hi tortoise 101
Thanks for the photos! I see that the soil is red, should I use play sand or beach sand? I am planning to mix 60/40 with play sand(beach sand)/Eco earth. Is that good?
Thanks
Sry take the part back with the mix. But should I use the beach sand?
Radiated said:Thanks, would beach sand work? Isn't that more natural and similar to the play sand?
Radiated said:I see that the soil is red
emysemys said:Play sand is packaged and labelled "Play sand". It IS what people put in children's sand boxes. It is clean and free of any glass particles. It comes in a bag and the bag is clearly labelled - PlaySand.
TylerStewart said:So it'll say "Play" and "Sand" both on the bag? Two words or one? I'm just trying to clarify, this has been hard for me to grasp.
TylerStewart said:emysemys said:Play sand is packaged and labelled "Play sand". It IS what people put in children's sand boxes. It is clean and free of any glass particles. It comes in a bag and the bag is clearly labelled - PlaySand.
So it'll say "Play" and "Sand" both on the bag? Two words or one? I'm just trying to clarify, this has been hard for me to grasp.