If you want cheaper coco-coir, go to a hydroponics store. They sell Pre-expanded ones in huge bags for around $20.00
...as long as you dont mind dealing with their half-baked associates trying to ring you up with their bloodshot eyes
At least lowes marks them down. At Home Deopt, they just throw it away. Sometimes, we throw away perfectly good plants just because the vendors need the room for their new shipment. Its such a waste.
back when I had russian torts, every time I soaked them, I would scrub them with a soft toothbrush just to get the caked dirt off. (they were outside torts)
I would buy a few feet (depending on the size of your enclosure) of pond liner at a hardware/garden store. Its very durable and will last you up to 10 years maybe more.
DO NOT use treated wood! Its not safe for you or your torts. The preservative that they use is laced with arsenic. (poison)
I was told that baby sulcatas dont like grass. Is it because its not healthy for them (stomach cant handle the fiber yet), or because they haven't developed a taste for it yet?
I planted some rye grass seeds on my tort house 4 days ago, and I already have shoots up to 2 inches high. I"ve...
The first thing he did was run straight to his hide, dug a shallow hole, and slept! I think the uvb flourescent light is bothering him because he never comes out when its on. But he ate a ton yesterday and poops frequently.
BTW, Sir Galahad is in quarantine right now, I just put them close...