The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Yeah, since it is for plants we need to make sure that there aren't any additives or anything
I buy the stuff in 10 pound compressed bulk blocks from the garden center. But be careful. Make sure there are no additives, and be sure to get "coco coir" or "coco peat". Do NOT get "coco fiber". It can be confusing with so many different names, but chips, fiber, and coir are all different things. Coco coir and coco peat are the same thing with two different names. But don't get coco peat mixed up with "peat moss" or sphagnum peat moss. Coco peat is ground coconut husk with no stringy fiber. Its not peat at all. Peat is something totally different that is not good for tortoise substrate.Ur right guys. I’ll cover both areas so she can walk and explore freely.
I already bought all the woods to build the enclosure. So for substrate as u both suggested i will use coco soil but on amazon i found coco soil for reptiles and coco soil for plants (that costs half the price) are they different or just marketing? Can i use whatever deidrated coco fiber right?
ill attach some links guys i didnt know those differences, glad ur helping.Yeah, since it is for plants we need to make sure that there aren't any additives or anything
That 3rd link is the one you want to go for, the others are fibre far as I can tell🙂@Littleredfootbigredheart @Tom
ill attach some links guys i didnt know those differences, glad ur helping.
1) https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0128FZEP0/?tag=
2) https://www.amazon.it/dp/B08PDF1YX4/?tag=
3)https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07DRMSS1M/?tag=
the price difference is noticable from the reptile one to flover one
Perfect, i will get it then. what about the lights.That 3rd link is the one you want to go for, the others are fibre far as I can tell🙂
1. This is a good bulb. Use it in a ceramic based fixture with a large aluminum dome. Adjust the height of the fixture to get the basking temperature around 36C directly under the bulb. To test the temperature, lay a digital thermometer on its back directly under the bulb at tortoise shell height and let it cook there for an our or more. Adjust the fixture height to get the correct temperature.Perfect, i will get it then. what about the lights.
I was thinking about buying the
1) arcadia basking floodlight 75W that should ensure around 34° C
2) the uvb T5 fluorescent tube (but the arcadia one on amazon costs around 84euros....) can u help me find a cheaper but still valid alternative?
i was thinking to not buy forn now the Ceramic heater cuz its summer and i already will have the basking floodlight. what do u think?
2) the uvb T5 fluorescent tube (but the arcadia one on amazon costs around 84euros....) can u help me find a cheaper but still valid alternative?
Sorry for the delay! Hopefully the other responses helped!Perfect, i will get it then. what about the lights.
I was thinking about buying the
1) arcadia basking floodlight 75W that should ensure around 34° C
2) the uvb T5 fluorescent tube (but the arcadia one on amazon costs around 84euros....) can u help me find a cheaper but still valid alternative?
i was thinking to not buy forn now the Ceramic heater cuz its summer and i already will have the basking floodlight. what do u think?
If you want to grow something edible, you can get some seed mixes like https://www.agrobs.de/en/testudo-saatgut-p3236/ or https://www.tortoisesupply.com/TestudoMix and use two or three planter boxes (one in the enclosure, one growing and one maturing). If you want just some grass for shade/hides - no problem using potted plants like carex/sedge, festuca and so on. Make sure you have good ambient light in the enclosure.hi guys sorry if i disappeared but it has been an hell of a month, i had to leave my baby herman to my girlfriend's mother cuz i had to go to another country and she took well care of her.
overall she's doin great, no lights or bulbs for now cuz she has access to direct light.
soaked every day.
eating good fresh stuffs, she hates the bone i dont know why... but she get sometimes calcium powder on food.
rn she only has the first box 1m x 50cm cuz i had no time to finish building the second one, in about half a month she will have all ready + uv and heating cuz in my house she hasnt direct sun light.
she also had a closed top from a clear plastic hard stuff.
ill attach some pics they sent to me.
she is so stubborn but freakin cute.
i hope that in a week we can finally be togheter.
thanks everyone for always being there to help
edit u can see a pile of grass bottom left, she loves it from the first time we let her walk outise in the garden so we put some in there, we are planning to plant some fresh grass in the other box, could be good?