Nov 15, 2013 #1 tkoehle Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 2, 2013 Messages 62 Hey building a closed chamber for my leopard tortoise, and was wondering what a good substrate is, like one that doesn't mold.
Hey building a closed chamber for my leopard tortoise, and was wondering what a good substrate is, like one that doesn't mold.
Nov 15, 2013 #2 Scm133 Member 5 Year Member Joined Sep 22, 2013 Messages 117 Location (City and/or State) Calera, Alabama Coconut Coir/ Exo Terra Plantation Soil is what I am using in my Sulcata's viv. Keeps humidity up and does not mold.
Coconut Coir/ Exo Terra Plantation Soil is what I am using in my Sulcata's viv. Keeps humidity up and does not mold.
Nov 15, 2013 #3 DeanS SULCATA OASIS 10 Year Member! Joined May 6, 2010 Messages 4,407 Location (City and/or State) SoCal I've been using an 8:2 mixture of Coconut bark:coco coir for 5 years now...and I'm still on the same batch...no mold...no bugs...no nothing...but thriving tortoises.
I've been using an 8:2 mixture of Coconut bark:coco coir for 5 years now...and I'm still on the same batch...no mold...no bugs...no nothing...but thriving tortoises.
Nov 15, 2013 #4 tkoehle Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 2, 2013 Messages 62 Okay thanks that's what I have been using but I just wanted to make sure.