Best substrate for Marginated and Russian?

[Mark C]

Hi is this the best substrate for Marginated and Hermann tortoises?

The Tortoise Den - Coco Coir Substrate - Fine (soil), 20 litres

Made from coconut coir fibres that are extracted from the husk of the coconut. This substrate is 100% natural and organic so if ingested it is harmles...

www.tortoise-den.co.uk

Please advise
Mark

 

[Yvonne G]

Outside my russians live on whatever soil happens to be there. Indoors I use orchid bark (fir bark).

 

[Tom]

Hi is this the best substrate for Marginated and Hermann tortoises?

The Tortoise Den - Coco Coir Substrate - Fine (soil), 20 litres

Made from coconut coir fibres that are extracted from the husk of the coconut. This substrate is 100% natural and organic so if ingested it is harmles...

www.tortoise-den.co.uk

Please advise
Mark

The coco fiber or chips should not be used. Coco coir is dirt like in consistency and it works great for babies of both species. Fine grade orchid bark is best for adults.

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[Mark C]

The coco fiber or chips should not be used. Coco coir is dirt like in consistency and it works great for babies of both species. Fine grade orchid bark is best for adults.

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

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Great I'll order this coco coir soil then - thanks Tom!