Indoor substrate help - Page 2

**Alan1** · 23-06-2011, 08:55 AM

I would choose hermanns but I am biased

Eremiel · 23-06-2011, 06:41 PM

I pay about £7 a bag and use a bag and a half a month

kkenny · 23-06-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eremiel

i use tortoise life and spray it was water if it gets a bit to dry but mine love it and its easy to use

So do I - as above, I like the Pro-rep texture and it's clean. I mix it with Readi Grass which is nice for bedding.

I have a cactus in there but he just climbs it, doesnt eat it.

derrick · 30-06-2011, 06:41 PM

if I use topsoil/sand as substrate how often do I need to change it?

LincsBren · 07-07-2011, 08:51 PM

I've mainly seen 50% sand 50% topsoil recommended, but is that for outside enclosure which would get rained on and so need a sandier composition to help them drain? I had assumed I'd need the 50/50 mix indoors as well but sounds like that's not the case.

Do they not eat readigrass?

Mrs Frog · 07-07-2011, 09:26 PM

what is tortoise life?

Anita Sayles · 07-07-2011, 09:41 PM

I've just started using it and I'm really pleased

http://www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk...ates-186-c.asp

Doodle-Bug · 08-07-2011, 08:23 AM

I use tortoise lif too, shop around for the best prices, it is cheaper to buy the 25kg bag if you can store it. I am also using it in the small clear food trays to grow weeds in for grazing with great success

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07-07-2011, 08:51 PM	#15
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Anita Sayles Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon UK Posts: 1,163	I've just started using it and I'm really pleased http://www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk...ates-186-c.asp __________________ ... Be young, be foolish, but be happy... Life is too short to worry about unimportant things. Reach for the sky, touch your star, and then you find your dream... TheTams - 1965

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23-06-2011, 08:55 AM	#11
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I would choose hermanns but I am biased

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derrick Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1	if I use topsoil/sand as substrate how often do I need to change it?

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Doodle-Bug Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 421	I use tortoise lif too, shop around for the best prices, it is cheaper to buy the 25kg bag if you can store it. I am also using it in the small clear food trays to grow weeds in for grazing with great success

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