Hey all! I am new here, from southern california and have 2 little baby desert tortoises. My gram has 2 that mate every year so this year i was lucky enough to get 2 of them. I have been trying to read up on what i need as far as substrate and have seen different things. Right now they just have paper towels flat and shredded for their bedding in a small tank. I plan on buying them a bigger tank today so am trying to figure out what all i need to do to make it perfect. I have seen to use cypress or orchid bark but then gave seen that they can carry mites and bugs? I have looked the the new set up thread http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/new-setup-good-read-for-beginners.661/ and that is amazing! We have dogs so no place to make something as neat as that so i have to go with a terrarium and try and make it somewhat as cool. Any and all help is welcomed as i know plenty about dogs and am trying to learn more about these babies.