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Heya people
Just a quick question on what types of subtrates to use. I have a Russian tortoise that loves to bury himself. It's amazing some days I will even out his subtrate and he will go into one corner scoope all of the sand into there so he has built like a trench and then hide himself inside it. Also in the garden soil you always find him with his hind legs sticking out the grass lol. So currently I have calci sand wich Is not good because it's in his water and gets on the juices of his food wich then he eats.
I have heard that pine chip are bad because of the toxic fumes they release. I have heard compost is good but I would not like it trapcing in the house.
My other alternative is hemp but that I have been told can be really shard and can get Injured on little spikes.
Cypress seems to look good to me and is easier to clean. But is it nice for him to bury himself inside? Also acording to the tortoise trust mites are attracted to it
so what substrate do you use and recomend?
Just a quick question on what types of subtrates to use. I have a Russian tortoise that loves to bury himself. It's amazing some days I will even out his subtrate and he will go into one corner scoope all of the sand into there so he has built like a trench and then hide himself inside it. Also in the garden soil you always find him with his hind legs sticking out the grass lol. So currently I have calci sand wich Is not good because it's in his water and gets on the juices of his food wich then he eats.
I have heard that pine chip are bad because of the toxic fumes they release. I have heard compost is good but I would not like it trapcing in the house.
My other alternative is hemp but that I have been told can be really shard and can get Injured on little spikes.
Cypress seems to look good to me and is easier to clean. But is it nice for him to bury himself inside? Also acording to the tortoise trust mites are attracted to it
so what substrate do you use and recomend?