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There is a bulb near the basking mound Incandescent and enclosure is quite humid and temperatures all right planning to add small wheatgrass trays near water dish and aloevera on the other side

This is my enclosure for pair of star tortoises i have planted aloe Vera and have grown wheatgrass which is not yet planted....will update soon substrate is coco coir any criticism is welcome kindly guide me

no I checked it online not here

I have a pair of Indian star tortoises from the past 2 years male and female. I have observed that the female once smaller ha now outgrown the male in terms of size but the male is still that way and not growing. also nowadays it is the rainy season here in Mumbai and the female is more active ...

actually I have searched everywhere for orchid bark but it just isn't available. enquired online as well as to other keeper and they use normal gardening soil with coco coir 20soil 80coir ratio. found few sellers on amazon but half don't deliver to Mumbai and the rest never seem to have it in...

Is coco peat the same as coco coir? Also attaching a screenshot...please tell if I should buy it for my pair of stat tortoises indian. Zoomed does not deliver in mumbai india nor are its products available online for shipping. This one is a 5 kg block. How should I use it and how much will it...

Thank you so much

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Where can I buy orchid bark and cypress mulch in Mumbai india Online I can just find blocks of coco pear or coco coir

and what's the substrate is that bark or mulch?

thanks a lot toddrick also what are your views about a moving doggie door? I saw one of the members doing that and felt that it was a good idea

I had two questions A tortoise hide should be humid but dry substrate and the place where he’ll probably retire to... Is this right? But then if it is a closed box kinda with an entrance should I be sure that there’s enough ventilation? I mean if there is a box with an entrance to I’ll he be...

I live in Mumbai where generally humidity is high around 65 to 85 percent now in monsoons it is 83 percent regularly I have provided coir and soil 50 50 as substrate and is quite moist it is not soggy just moist to the touch and falls apart easily what else can I do their enclosure is open top

I can moisten coco coir twice a day using spray water but how do I clean it?

yes they are quite young so a normal 100 watt incandescent would do for afternoon or evening hours?