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Old 24-01-2017, 01:38 PM   #29
Merlin M
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Originally Posted by Gordon View Post
Totally agree with Sandy soil is the best if you are in doubt have a look ar pictures on the web as to where they come from and try to replicate it as best you can.
The amount of time I get asked as to what you should use is unbelievable but even then people still get talked into whatever the so say experts in shops say is best which is normally straw/grass pellets tortoise life wood chips etc etc.
Only last year I had a lady saying that the baby hermans I had sold her had bad legs and couldn't walk when I asked her what substrate she was using she said straw pellets so when I asked why she was using them she said that's what the pet shop said was best my reply was blunt and to the point and amazingly the next day when she put soil in it was up and running around as apposed to trying to walk on What must be like giant marbles to a tiny tortoise.

Rant over
This is not aimed at you
You tell um G!

I agree soil is best!
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