i planted hens and chicks.....and aloe vera is that ok for him in his enclosure?
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i planted hens and chicks.....and aloe vera is that ok for him in his enclosure?
I don't know about the Aloe, but everything else looks nice. I am making a new enclosure for my Russians today using a 4' round kiddie pool. Also, nice set up.
according to the tortoise table (http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/tortoise_home_1.asp
both of those ought to be safe, though it says that aloe vera should be fed in moderation.
both of those ought to be safe, though it says that aloe vera should be fed in moderation.
Sweet looking! but wait for the experts to chime in.
I think the aloe makes a nice decoration.. looks good...
i took the aloe out.... he decided to try and burrow right under it... ripping it completely out!! but i just got home and there also is a lot of claw marks and a few nibbles out of it :]
Aloe is fine!
They are both fine. I would make the suggestion that you might not want to plant things along with perimeter where he will be walking over it all the time. Digging under a plant is pretty much natural. I know if you went out to my Russian enclosure outside right now, just about all of them would be buried half under one plant or another, rather then in the hides.
Yep, the aloe was fine, but Jacqui is right, try planting it more in the middle. They really seem to like pacing the perimeter. Of course, if they want to burrow under it, good luck. You could try placing a few larger rocks around it, still may not help, lol.
I went to Michael's Craft Store for that very reason and got a few fake plants. they don't eat them, but if they 'uproot' it at night to burrow, I can straighten it out the next day (to be uprooted again...). They love to burrow under the fake prayer plant when they are inside.
So you can mix fake and real plants that way.
PS. Tortoise table says Echeveria are hens and chicks, so are fine (there are so many different names).
It also says 'feed in moderation' for a lot of plants. I have some with that advice in my outside enclosure, and the torts seem to eat some days, not others, so they KNOW. amazing.
I went to Michael's Craft Store for that very reason and got a few fake plants. they don't eat them, but if they 'uproot' it at night to burrow, I can straighten it out the next day (to be uprooted again...). They love to burrow under the fake prayer plant when they are inside.
So you can mix fake and real plants that way.
PS. Tortoise table says Echeveria are hens and chicks, so are fine (there are so many different names).
It also says 'feed in moderation' for a lot of plants. I have some with that advice in my outside enclosure, and the torts seem to eat some days, not others, so they KNOW. amazing.
the hens and chicks is a Sempervivum 'Black'. i have read its almost the same as the other and is also safe for them :]
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