fangurley
New Member
Hello everyone!
The last time I changed out my leopard tortoise's substrate it seems like some pests tagged along. They look like little white mites to me. It doesn't look like any on my tortoise and from what I've seen on other posts I think they might be harmless but they are annoying. I should be getting my new substrate today, I saw people suggesting to freeze it.... How long does it need to be in the freezer to be sure I killed anything in it? Is there a specific way I should clean the enclosure?
Also another thing is I'm noticing a ton of cat hair is getting into the enclosure, the cats do not have access to the tortoise but all their hair is getting in there. I'm going to try brushing out my cats so they shed less but is the cat hair harmful at all to the tortoise?
Thank you for any advice!
The last time I changed out my leopard tortoise's substrate it seems like some pests tagged along. They look like little white mites to me. It doesn't look like any on my tortoise and from what I've seen on other posts I think they might be harmless but they are annoying. I should be getting my new substrate today, I saw people suggesting to freeze it.... How long does it need to be in the freezer to be sure I killed anything in it? Is there a specific way I should clean the enclosure?
Also another thing is I'm noticing a ton of cat hair is getting into the enclosure, the cats do not have access to the tortoise but all their hair is getting in there. I'm going to try brushing out my cats so they shed less but is the cat hair harmful at all to the tortoise?
Thank you for any advice!