No worries, you’ll have a better idea once they arrive, chances are your humidity is fine, and yes it’s fine to mix themsadly the digital monitor hasn't arrived in the mail yet...and i could add more, but i'd end up mixing the orchid bark with the coco coir in the process. is that ok?
oh yes i have aloe (i think.) should i feed it to her?
okay thank youNo worries, you’ll have a better idea once they arrive, chances are your humidity is fine, and yes it’s fine to mix them
Yes, it has laxative effect. Try to feed as is first, if it doesn't work - mix with usual food.
what should i do if she doesn't even eat her normal food?
Make sure she is well hydrated (soakings), warm at night (75-80F). You may try applying mineral oil to cloaka area. @The_Four_Toed_Edward has recently fought with bladder stones - maybe can have some more hints.
i don't have mineral oil. i think i will buy some. might walk to walmart today. i just checked outside, and the aloe plant died haha. is there aloe you can buy that's safe for tort consumption?
it is 73 in the morning, but at night it is 75-81.
Probably, it would be easier to find opuntia cactus pads ("nopales") in Mexican grocery stores. It's better than aloe in terms of nutrients and has laxative effect too.i don't have mineral oil. i think i will buy some. might walk to walmart today. i just checked outside, and the aloe plant died haha. is there aloe you can buy that's safe for tort consumption?
glad to see the temps are okay
oof i only have a walmart in walking distance... i will try looking for those at walmart though. how do i prep it for a tortoise?
No special preparation is needed - just remove the large spines with a knife. Usually, you don't even need to cut it (they can bite off chunks) but for my redfoot I cut it in thin slices.
i gót this one. is it correct?
i managed to get her to eat aloe, by tempting her with a hibiscus flower.
Yes, these oval pads is what you need. Sorry for the late reply - it was a night across the pond
Small amounts of substrate should pass. You can place a shallow dish for food on top of the slate to reduce amount of substrate eaten.i managed to get her to eat aloe, by tempting her with a hibiscus flower.
...and she's definitely also eating the substrate that she drags into her food. she often grabs her food and brings to the edge of the slate, then eats it there and eats some of the substrate every time. hopefully that isn't too concerning. i just realized maybe that can make her constipated? it is coco coir btw.
i only noticed now because she dragged her aloe into the dirt as a watched, then gobbled it up. ...
If he is eating his normal food you can try rolling up mineral oil in a lettuce leaf, preferably with soaked pellets inside. This way you should be able to lubricate the whole digestive track. I did this on top of what Alex suggests. The thing is mine luckyli didn't stop eating. He had a short constipation period though.
can i use a terracotta pot? the flat ones ^^
shoot i forgot to buy mineral oil oh my god
do you have brands by chance? i might just order it off amazon. for now i'll keep trying aloe vera though, she seems to like it. how much aloe is too much?haha no worries. these aren't quite pads though, these are cactus pear. are they the same thing (?) (with the same laxative effect)
Fruit are not the same as pads - they have higher sugar content. Once in a while it's okay to give some but I don't think it will work as a laxative (pads are slimy inside, much like aloe and I think that does the trick).
