Can i use sand for my sulcata as substrate? he is over 5 inches and he is over 1 year old. is he old enough for me to use sand?
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/I was reading another forum and for my med spur thigh I was told a mix of sand and top soil.... I was using a coconut substrate before but I have a hatchling and she was struggling to walk on it.
If avoided the pellets, and been told hay is to drying. I'm very very confused as to what to do. I only out the sand and top soil in today and it was a disaster!!!
She's covered in the stuff, her little claws, face, even had it in her eyes!!!
I immediately took it all out and went back to coco but substrate mixed with a little hay.
What should I use?
She is 3 months old.
This is bad advice and will lead tot he death of people's tortoises.You can use sand mixed with almost any other light substrate. They love to burrow in it just as the do in their natural habitats. Most of their sand ingestion comes from it being attached to their food and water source. Keep your food and water clean and they can still enjoy digging in sand. Still remember to let them soak and drink.
Yep, I would have been better off keeping my newbie mouth shut. Thanks for having my back.This is bad advice and will lead tot he death of people's tortoises.
No worries man. I used to also recommend the old ways. Everyone has to learn some time.Yep, I would have been better off keeping my newbie mouth shut. Thanks for having my back.
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