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
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...
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 have two star tortoises in India
Temperatures range between 10 to 40 degrees extreme
Mostly round the year they are 25 to 35 degrees celsius
What lighting should I provide
Torts need heat light and uvb
I can provide light and sunlight natural without screen for most of the days
Is it enough?
I live in Mumbai India which is quite humid you can check the weather
I have two star torts whom I want to soak
How long should I soak them
When should I soak them like in two days in a week or so
Water should be warm or lukewarm or hot??
I am attaching the temporary enclosure of my two star torts male and female
I want to know more ideas
Small space drygarden soil and compost substrate,....some wheatgrass and carton for their home with small water container beside
Kindly suggest ideas for substrate ornaments plants home water...
What substrate should I provide for my star tortoises?
Right now it is just plain old garden soil with dry compost and I want to improve
I’m in Mumbai so humidity is bit more but sunlight is normal
I have planted lots of wheat in a corner of my star tortoise enclosure. Now there are small about an inch shoots that have sprouted and my tort loves to eat them.
But I am concerned that along with shoot he eats the root and the wheat as a whole maybe some dirt as well
Should I remove the...