Boggy Bedding!

[tyler0912]

I made the wrong choice of putting organic topping soil in my torts eclosure?
i put his water dish in and he dug inder it and tipped all the water everywhere....all the compost/soil is boggy and discusting really wet im also scared when it dries she may get stuck..im going back to ZooMed Forest floor...
A.S.A.P!

 

[african cake queen]

hi tyler, maybe you could a a heavy water bowl that she cannot tip over. thats what i did.check out pancake in a pool thread. good luck, lindy

 

[tyler0912]

I have a zoo med it is very heavy but she dug under it and tried to hide but her shell tipped it.

 

[jackrat]

Does she have other hiding places? If not,you should provide some. Dirt gets wet,then dries out-that's what it does. Torts get muddy in the process-it's what they do. I guarantee you she won't get stuck in the mud. If you're looking for a cleaner substrate,try putting a thick layer on cypress mulch over the dirt. It holds moisture well but the top layer dries out fairly quickly. It's good stuff.

 

[tyler0912]

yes she has a wooden hide and a garden pot hide.

 

[ascott]

I agree with jackrat.....a tortoise is suppose to be dirty....slop in mud from time to time and in an indoor enclosure I bet there is not a getting stuck issue . Let her slop around a bit....great humidity spike LOL

 

[coreyc]

Yep just kick back and enjoy her stop sweating the small stuff