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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    Ooh, where abouts in Wales are you? We are buying from a reptile shop and she seems ok? I have downloaded tortoise table already (they recommended that in the shop) and my son (who's tortoise it is) has asked for it on his iPad as well. We also have access to a field that will hopefully provide...
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    Its only until I get terracotta ones.
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    We actually chose a vivarium to start with as we also have a dog and four cats and I had visions of the cats sleeping in an open tortoise table. The shop actually said it was better for the leopard tortoise to help keep the temps up. I actually prefer a hot house as well so always have the...
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    I dont have a terracotta one, but have plastic ones. Can I use that until a terracotta one arrives? Do I also need a slate for basking and one for eating? The enclosure has a UV light and a ceramic light for heat.
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    Ok, have ordered some fine grade orchid bark. I assume that's ok?
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    Thanks. I am in the UK if it makes any difference? All the other things I had planned / ordered match with the link I was given. The only thing clashing was the substrate. Does it have to be in a tray? I was thinking of cutting a section of grass with the soil and popping that on top? that said...
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    ok totally confused now. Even on the other UK tortoise groups they have said soil/sand mix is fine. Also above someone says they don't like grass, but the link says they eat grass along with weeds etc (I planned for a small section of grass in the enclosure).
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    Garden Soil for Substrate?

    Hi All, We are about to collect a leopard tortoise (son's birthday present). My reading suggests a soil/sand mix for substrate. We were going to use soil from our garden, from the molehills. We dont use chemicals or additives in the garden (we also keep bees). I just wanted to double check this...
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