Well since it's an African Sulcata you can try Timothy hay cut up a bit for the play side of the pen. You can also add large pepples/rocks on that side. Just make sure it's large enough that the tortoise can't swallow it. I like large rock plates, since they can grin their beak and such. On the...
I don't know what it will do to tortoises but sphagnum moss is acidic and has been known to be used during wars in the olden day to stop bleeding. It's also a good plants fertilizer, so I'm guess it'll be O.K to use with your tortoises. I would suggest not to keep it too damp because moisture...
I don't have any tortoises atm but from what I've read, babies need more soaking than adult because the water help keeping it from pyramiding. Intuitively I say about 3 times a week, in luke-warm water. You can also keep one side of the pen moist and the other side dry with a water bowl. I've...
This is probably the stupidest question yet. I'm planning on getting Aloe Vera to put inside the pen as well as growing outside since my old man likes eating Aloe Vera. Is it safe to leave a pot of Aloe Vera inside the tortoise pen? How do you feed tortoise succulents? Just take out all the...
Thanks everyone for your answers. I'm just about to start planting a few plants before getting a tortoise. I already have Cat Grass for my bunny and thought I might as well kill two bird with one stone. :)
Are food for Greek differ from food for other type of tortoises? If so is there a list...
I just went through and read this article here (Nutritional Considerations for Tortoises). The article as well as other sources have mentioned the important of not over feeding your tortoises with fruits. However in the article, under the vegie section the author listed zucchini, butternut...
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I forgot to mention last night before I went to bed that I like shy torts, something that's not too active. I'm pretty shy myself so I think it will work out well. I think I want a tort that doesn't burrow at all or doesn't do it as much...
Thank you for your input. I don't quite know which tort I will be getting yet but I'm planning on building a fairly large wooden pen for it with some sort of plastic-like cover on the bottom. I'm also thinking of either putting in coconut coir (which I'm not quite sure where to get) or...
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I live in the northeastern of US (NY to be specific). I am planning on moving to California though. I really don't like redfoot. They seem to be harder to take care of and I prefer a herbavor. I do plan on letting my tort out (depends on the age of the tort...
Hi everyone! I'm new to this place. I have been lurking around here and there reading up info on tortoises. I don't want to get a tortoise without being prepared so I went ahead and registered. I have some questions about tortoises to ask and I hope you guys can help me. To start off here's a...