Plastic in tortoise substrate???

[iliketortioses]

I got a Hermann tortoise last week and I have noticed that there have been glass shards and small pieces of plastic in the substrate. The pieces are small enough for him to be able to eat. I have not put them there and I think that the substrate just came like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problems as me.

 

[Yvonne G]

Get rid of it and buy new. What brand was it?

 

[Tom]

I got a Hermann tortoise last week and I have noticed that there have been glass shards and small pieces of plastic in the substrate. The pieces are small enough for him to be able to eat. I have not put them there and I think that the substrate just came like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problems as me.

Not okay. Remove and replace that substrate ASAP.

Here is the care info which includes substrate choices:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[zolasmum]

I got a Hermann tortoise last week and I have noticed that there have been glass shards and small pieces of plastic in the substrate. The pieces are small enough for him to be able to eat. I have not put them there and I think that the substrate just came like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problems as me.

What make was this substrate - I would like to know, to avoid it. What a good thing you noticed this contamination.
Oh, and welcome from Devon -I have a Hermanns tortoise too - He is nearly 22 - and wonderful !!
Angie

 

[TammyJ]

I think I saw something just like this recently on this forum. Dangerous!!!