Konstantinos
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What soil does my Greek Spur-thighed Tortoise want? And can i add some sand and mix it?
What soil do I want
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Do you want to keep it inside or in the yard? Outside in the yard, if the soil is well-drained you don't need to do anything special.
If you are building a space inside the house then coco coir is the safest choice but yard dirt can work too (adding sand for indoors tortoises is not a good idea).
Would be great if @Tolis can share how he keeps his tortoises.
If you are building a space inside the house then coco coir is the safest choice but yard dirt can work too (adding sand for indoors tortoises is not a good idea).
Would be great if @Tolis can share how he keeps his tortoises.
Konstantinos
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I am in the proccess of constructing an outside enclosure because my yard doesnt have dirt. So what can I use?
If your yard is floor tiles or concrete, you will need a drainage to avoid flooding during rains and on top of it you can source some soil from nature: just find a piece of land outside the city where μολόχες (mallow) grows well and there is some distance from farm fields.
Don't use soil in bags from shops. Usually it's low quality soil with lots of rubbish.
You don't want store bought soil or sand.
What is in the area where the enclosure is going now?
Konstantinos
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In my yard
If your yard is dirt, you don't need any "substrate". Just make the enclosure on the dirt. Like these:
Konstantinos
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If my yard is not dirt?
Konstantinos
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It's made of ceramics
Cover the area where you want the tortoise to live with at least 10cm of dirt.
