snailpeekoutofshell
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This is the ReptiBark
This is the coco coir
After prepping my outdoor area for Beans I've been thinking about how I can get some clean fill dirt in his enclosure... but it would be a lot of labor to move that amount of dirt on my own and I would also have to purchase a wheelbarrow and something to put it in for transport and rent a truck. Very unfortunate that all my friends that have those sorts of resources either don't have them anymore or have moved away and aren't currently in town LOL
So I'm considering a mixture of either ReptiBark/coco coir or Reptibark/topsoil because I think the price would be equal to the price of tools to move the dirt + hours in labor as a weak small baby (me) but also it seems that fir based orchid bark is not available in my area in bulk.
I live in Las Vegas so I'm quite concerned about being able to maintain the level of humidity for him as it's very dry and hot here. The dirt here is also very dry... He has been enjoying burrowing into the more humid ReptiBark that I set up for him temporarily, but he also has some injuries so I'm worried about him getting too messy in another substrate.
Dirt would be the ideal choice, but I'm just weighing my options because I don't already have the tools to move the dirt on hand so it would actually probably be equal if not more to try and get the dirt. Aside from the price (where dirt would typically be cheaper if you already had the resources to move it) is dirt particularly better than other substrates for an outdoor enclosure or would these be okay or is there anything else preferable that would be better for a Russian tortoise?
This is the coco coir
After prepping my outdoor area for Beans I've been thinking about how I can get some clean fill dirt in his enclosure... but it would be a lot of labor to move that amount of dirt on my own and I would also have to purchase a wheelbarrow and something to put it in for transport and rent a truck. Very unfortunate that all my friends that have those sorts of resources either don't have them anymore or have moved away and aren't currently in town LOL
So I'm considering a mixture of either ReptiBark/coco coir or Reptibark/topsoil because I think the price would be equal to the price of tools to move the dirt + hours in labor as a weak small baby (me) but also it seems that fir based orchid bark is not available in my area in bulk.
I live in Las Vegas so I'm quite concerned about being able to maintain the level of humidity for him as it's very dry and hot here. The dirt here is also very dry... He has been enjoying burrowing into the more humid ReptiBark that I set up for him temporarily, but he also has some injuries so I'm worried about him getting too messy in another substrate.
Dirt would be the ideal choice, but I'm just weighing my options because I don't already have the tools to move the dirt on hand so it would actually probably be equal if not more to try and get the dirt. Aside from the price (where dirt would typically be cheaper if you already had the resources to move it) is dirt particularly better than other substrates for an outdoor enclosure or would these be okay or is there anything else preferable that would be better for a Russian tortoise?