Our enclosure

[mons4bz]

Is this adequate? We are in SoCal. We call her touche

 

[Ashes]

Is that sand?...

 

[yillt]

Massive cage. Looks great.

 

[mons4bz]

Yes it is..not good??

 

[Ashes]

From what I have read on here, sand too easily causes impaction if ingested by your Tortoise by accident, so sand is not a good idea for a substrate.

 

[Ashes]

I use the Eco earth bricks - I like em.

 

[mons4bz]

Thank you

 

[Ashes]

You're welcome! this place is like every tort encyclopedia ever.

 

[mons4bz]

Awesome..

 

[crimson_lotus]

Careful of the little rocks too, my tortoise likes to pick out the few rocks in her dirt and eat them for fun..she has a hard time pooping the bigger ones out, and it could cause blockage. i changed my dirt.

 

[mons4bz]

Will do thanks all

 

[wiccan_chicken]

The echo earth gets a little expensive, so maybe mix echo earth with top soil, I use that for my Boxie and it helps keep things moist when lightly hosed once a day. Love the room I bet your guy will be able to use it for years to come! I'd recommend a few places to hide as your guy is tiny still and would love to be able to get out of the sun so he doesn't overheat. Maybe a little burrow by the water bowl when you remove the sand, dig down a little, put down three bricks like so I _I With the blank side being the opening and lay some plank wood over the top to keep it from caving in and put dirt over it, this'll keep your guy happy and cool on hot days.

I wish you two many happy years together!

 

[mons4bz]

Thank you ツ
You cant tell but thats exactly what she does, she burrows down under the rock..once we moved it ...lol...she was not happy