I've been culturing an army of springtails and isopods to make his enclosure bioactive but, earlier today, I noticed a bunch of bugs swarming his food dish. Are these bad? Google lens is no help. A few months ago I put some leaves from my mulberry tree and grape vines into the enclosure without...
The first thing I did was to try and rule out boredom. Usually when I move around some of his rocks and stuff, it reinvigorates his interest in his surroundings. He didnt really seem to care.
So it's not something to be worried about for him to start hiding/sleeping almost all day? It's october but, in california it's still plenty warm. In my house, where his enclosure is, the temperature is basically the same. The only difference is that the sun is hitting his window at a different...
My russian's enclosure, until recently was open topped. He has a plastic tub for a humidity hide that he started sleeping in. Since the weather is going to cool down soon, I finally got around to covering his enclosure. I got a bunch of plexiglass slabs that I covered about three quarters of his...
How long after applying it before I should put him back in his enclosure? How much should I add? Should I moisten the substrate first? After? Should I mix up the top layer of substrate a bit after I apply it? I'm sick of these dang gnats. Thank you.
Got some of these for my plants and it came with a lot more than I expected. If it wouldnt hurt my tortoise, I figured I might as well put some in the next time his substrate needs to be watered. I've read that they're safe for children and pets but just wanted to be absolutely certain that that...
This was an absolute disaster. Wasnt paying attention and overwatered a tray of succulent seedlings. Turned what was supposed to be a facsimile of the south african desert into the florida everglades gnats and all lol
For a while I was putting mulberry and grape vine branches in my russians enclosure and I guess I left them in for a little too long(three days). He trampled and crumbled the dried leaves. I've been picking the flakes out bit by bit but just cant seem to get them all. How big of a problem are...
Ok thanks. They dry up really fast. I guess I will have to switch out the branches every day. For isopods, could I just gather some pill bugs from my yard or should I buy some?
I've been putting branches from my mulberry tree amd grape vines into my tortoise enclosure. They dry up quickly and break into a million pieces. How important is it that I pick out every last little scrap of leaf? Will they dry up enough and just become part of the substrate or would that...
He's back to normal. Today he started eating his spring mix before I added anything else to it. Maybe the bell pepper finally opened his eyes to the joys of non-romaine? :)
My russian is acting a little different. Or, at least he was for a little bit. He seems normal right now. Just curious of things to keep an eye out for. He's a picky eater. I give him spring mix, greens from the tortoise supply broadleaf testudo seed mix and soggy mazuri pellets(mixed with a...