Which substrate for a Russian tortoise?

ElisTortoise

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What substrate should I use in a Russian Tortoise enclosure and why?
 

thetortoiseguy

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Coconut coir as it raises humidity only keep it a little moist though :smileyface: :) that's what I use for my Russian lightning
 

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I like using a mix of a lot of plain topsoil, and some coconut coir. This mix allows me to get away with misting the substrate once a day, then doing an overall moistening of it. I used coconut coir in the past, it's okay, but I didn't personally like it, so I mixed it with topsoil, and it works great (for me). I also found that topsoil is extremely cheaper than coconut coir. I paid, I think around $14 for two small bags of coco coir, and under $2 for the topsoil which probably has more of it than the coco coir packages.
 
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