bedding for baby tortoise

[rickyn0792]

Be better to get coco soft chip or fiber bedding?

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

I am unfamiliar with coco soft chip but I use coco coir and cypress mulch. I know it holds moisture to keep up the humidity.

 

[rickyn0792]

i wouldnt know where to get those around here... newbie lol

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

I've never used Coco Soft Chip, but it appears to be chips of coconut husk. In that case, it's of the same material as coco coir and coco fiber, but made of bigger pieces. That means it would have less surface area, so it would not be as good at creating a humid microclimate as coco coir or fiber. Actually, coco coir is made of even tinier pieces of coconut than coco fiber, so coir would be the best at retaining moisture.

 

[rickyn0792]

So coco fiber is in the middle

 

[Hauntmom]

I used the coco fiber and it worked really well. My sullys are pretty smooth and I think the coco fiber is what helped. I must have changed the bedding 40 times before I found something I liked.

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

So coco fiber is in the middle

Yep. In order of increasing particle size, and decreasing moisture holding capacity:

Coco coir < Coco fiber < Coco chips

 

[rickyn0792]

Thinking going fiber cause the red foot is gonna go with then I hope they all get together fine

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

I may have misunderstood you, but I thought it sounded like you were going to keep your red foot with your sulcatas and if that is the case I thought I would let you know that it is not a good idea to mix species, different germs. If I misunderstood you, then I am sorry you probably already knew that.

 

[rickyn0792]

Its OK yea the red foot and sulcata seem to have the same care just red foot seem to have more shades and protein then the sulcata

 

[rickyn0792]

Almost done and they love is now opinion if spot light in the middle or on the right side