Going to be getting my first tortoise next month and saw something like these at the pet store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WM33GBI/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20. Thought a couple would look nice in the enclosure, but is there any danger it would try and swallow them? Is there a minimum size of rock to put in an enclosure? I would be getting a younger tort at a reptile show, probably a Mediterranean species.
Decorative rocks?
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I wouldn't put anything smaller than their head in there. Tortoises try to eat things that aren't food too frequently - especially man made coloured things. The glow-in-the-dark feature doesn't seem nice for animals to me either - nighttime should be dark.
I agree. If it can be swallowed, it's a fair bet it will be swallowed.
Tortoises need complete darkness in order to sleep properly and I would be worried about what is used to make these glow in the dark, even though it seems to be safe for fish.
Tortoises need complete darkness in order to sleep properly and I would be worried about what is used to make these glow in the dark, even though it seems to be safe for fish.
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I totally agree with @SarahChelonoidis and @Tidgy's Dad: torts could swallow anything small. So please take care.
Don't forget to post pics of the tort and the enclosure.
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Bright colors look like food to a tortoise.
Even regular, actual rocks often get eaten if they will fit in a tortoises mouth.
Even regular, actual rocks often get eaten if they will fit in a tortoises mouth.
A few spider plants does it for me.
