Cleaning?

[Robney899]

How often should you clean a turtle habitat and if so, what would need replacing/cleaned? Thanks!

 

[Yvonne G]

Are we talking turtles (as in aquariums) or tortoises?

 

[Robney899]

Oops sorry my mistake. Tortoises

 

[Robney899]

How often should a tortoise habitat be cleaned and what should be replaced when doing so? Thanks!

 

[Maggie Cummings]

I just spot clean, pick out the poop and the old food, make sure the substrate is damp and if you stay on it your substrate will last a long time...Is that what you wanted to know? That is if you have a good substrate...

 

[Robney899]

Thank you. I was kinda wondering if i had to take out everything and then refill it with fresh things. You basically answered that though

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Robney I would pick up what the tort leave behind every day when I wash the food dish and water dish if it's in the house .


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[Ashes]

I just changed mine but only because it seriously STUNK. I don't know why. I only had it 2 months.

 

[Yvonne G]

I do like what Maggie said...I spot clean daily and when the substrate (I use orchid bark) starts to dry out, I pour water on it and stir it up with my hand. This keeps the substrate turned and freshened. I use the same substrate for a whole season.

 

[yillt]

I change mine once every 3 months and I spot clean daily. Also you should take out any accessories and wash them. Like plant pots it water bowls.