I am looking for some information on keeping flies at bay in my tortoise enclosure.
I have read places and heard through word of mouth that "cloves" (not clover, but the spice) are a good repellent for both ants and fruit flies.
Both these sites below say that cloves are safe for a tortoise diet, not that I would ever feed him that awful smelling stuff.
http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/450.html
http://www.petcaregt.com/Turtle/Horsfield-Tortoise.html
Is there anyone that believes this is an unsafe practice?
I have read places and heard through word of mouth that "cloves" (not clover, but the spice) are a good repellent for both ants and fruit flies.
Both these sites below say that cloves are safe for a tortoise diet, not that I would ever feed him that awful smelling stuff.
http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/450.html
http://www.petcaregt.com/Turtle/Horsfield-Tortoise.html
Is there anyone that believes this is an unsafe practice?