Where to buy plants for redfoot enclosure?

[hawktheredfoot]

Hello everyone! I am building a new enclosure for my redfoot tortoise. Im starting to introduce plants into her enclosure and I’m not sure where to buy them. I can’t get answers anywhere other than to not buy them from Home Depot/Lowes or any large stores. Where do you guys buy your plants? Would buying them from an organic Etsy shop work?

 

[wellington]

Organic would probably be the fastest way to use them.
However, if you are getting them for coverage not for food right away, then you can get them from home Depot, etc. wash the dirt off them and replant in safe soil, no pesticides or the little white fertilizer pellets and then by winter you could feed them.
You can also start them from cuttings from friends and family plants.
Hope that helps.

 

[hawktheredfoot]

Organic would probably be the fastest way to use them.
However, if you are getting them for coverage not for food right away, then you can get them from home Depot, etc. wash the dirt off them and replant in safe soil, no pesticides or the little white fertilizer pellets and then by winter you could feed them.
You can also start them from cuttings from friends and family plants.
Hope that helps.

If I bought from an organic Etsy store, how long would I have to wait before using them?

 

[wellington]

As long as they haven't used any pesticides or fungicide on the plant and in its dirt, they could be used right away. Just be sure to ask them and let them know what you are using them for.

 

[hawktheredfoot]

As long as they haven't used any pesticides or fungicide on the plant and in its dirt, they could be used right away. Just be sure to ask them and let them know what you are using them for.

Okay! And I just have one more question. If I bought a plant and it has perlite in its soil, would I be able to change the soil and plant it the same day, or would I still have to wait for it to get it out of its system?

 

[wellington]

Same day is fine. You just don't want the perlite in the plant as tortoises nay try to eat it.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

@Alex and the Redfoot might have some tips on keeping the plants safe from the tortoise!

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

@Alex and the Redfoot might have some tips on keeping the plants safe from the tortoise!

I have some. But it depends on the plants and the enclosure. I'm here if there are any questions