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SasquatchTortoise

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Hello. I am planning on putting my tortoise in my greenhouse over this winter. I thought about painting a "moss slurry" on the stone surfaces to work as an all natural insulation. Does anyone know if moss (not sphagnum) is safe tor sulcatas to eat? thanks.
 

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Hello. I am planning on putting my tortoise in my greenhouse over this winter. I thought about painting a "moss slurry" on the stone surfaces to work as an all natural insulation. Does anyone know if moss (not sphagnum) is safe tor sulcatas to eat? thanks.
I like your creative thought process, but as an avid moss gardener, I have some inconvenient truths to share. Propagating moss from a slurry takes 6-8 weeks to see any cultivation results. Add to that getting any moss to grow large/thick enough to insulate surfaces over the winter is highly unlikely. Mosses are very slow growers compared to flowering plants. However, it seems that ingestion/impaction is also highly unlikely.
 

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I like your creative thought process, but as an avid moss gardener, I have some inconvenient truths to share. Propagating moss from a slurry takes 6-8 weeks to see any cultivation results. Add to that getting any moss to grow large/thick enough to insulate surfaces over the winter is highly unlikely. Mosses are very slow growers compared to flowering plants. However, it seems that ingestion/impaction is also highly unlikely.
Hey Mrs. Jennifer, thanks for your thoughtful response to this query. I hope it has been of some use to the enquirer, although we have not yet received an acknowledgement of your advice.
 
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