Building a enclosure

[2Sulcatas4Nicole]

I searched and cant seem to find anything for what i wanna ask, was wondering if its ok to buy an enclosure without pulling up my grass i see most peoples enclosures are all dirt.

 

[cemmons12]

I use coco coir for the floor for my Sully and my Russian.

 

[2Sulcatas4Nicole]

mine are still little so while in the tank i use the coconut bedding but would like them to experience the outside during the day and i notice most enclosures have no grass so was wondering if theres a reason why.

 

[LisaTurtle]

I think most people have dirt because torts like to dig in it. If you already have grass down I would keep it but add some dirt too for digging. Maybe do half and half?

 

[samsmom]

grass is fine, but they do need dirt/coco coir to dig in, actually my enclosure is dirt-mulch-coco coir with grass, weeds, plants... growing and filling in the bare dirt, have several hides with nothing growing inside for tort to burrow

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Is this an outdoor enclosure you are talking about?

Building an outdoor pen on all grass is ok. You can put a few flat stones down to feed off of. Add some rocks of different sizes for the tort to walk over and around. Maybe dig up one corner for a dirt patch under a hide.
Eventually the edges of the walls will be all dirt from pacing/walking the perimeter.

Sent from my TFOapp

 

[lynnedit]

Yes grass works for a Sulcata, because they eat it!
I think I would take more of it out for a Russian, for example.

So it kind of depends on they type of tortoise.

 

[2Sulcatas4Nicole]

ok yes its all grass but i dont mind making a dirt patch for them when their outside my husbands tortoise is becoming an escape artist i need to fix that issue lol