I'm from Southern California.
Has anyone tried the California native grass mix seeds from home depot to feed grass eating tortoises?
I have a leopard and a burmese star
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Landscape-Solutions-1-lbs-California-Native-Grass-Mix-91110-9/206500785
I tried that one and it died after few months. I watered almost everyday and didn't mow it.
I still have some seeds leftover so maybe I'll try again. I wonder if it being overgrazed.
I also have windows in my house and it reflects the sun on to the grass making the area drier. I wonder if...
What I have is a night box. We open the door in the morning and close it in the evening. My leopard tortoise spends about 6 hours outside mostly grazing. And he pees/poops in the backyard garden but also sometimes does it at night in its box
I remove my orchid bark substrate if it's bad and dump it all in a bucket of hot water and leave it like that for a day.
Next day I lay it on the driveway or a flat surface and spray it with garden hose with pressure.
All the sand and liquefied poop washes off and the orchid bark stays
I hooked up a mister to my night box which is powered by the smart sprinkler controller I have for the lawn.
I spent less than $20
It mists about for 30 seconds every 5 hours