What Substrate do You Use? - Page 5

DAISY · 21-05-2008, 10:33 PM

Wow Laraine, your table looks great, bet they are loving it.

**Eire_Ade** · 21-05-2008, 10:35 PM

Hi Laraine,

The Leo table is looking fantastic.

Ade

Laraine · 21-05-2008, 10:58 PM

Thanks Louise and Daisy, Rach and Ade, the plants are now showing serious signs of a rare blight........Leopard tortoise frenzy! I will have to replace them tomorrow, and they made mud pies in the water dishes! They had such fun!

nina · 22-05-2008, 03:18 PM

Don't know how I missed this post earlier. Those enclosures look fabulous, Laraine! Lucky little torts!

Laraine · 22-05-2008, 03:55 PM

You didn't miss it Nina, you were the first to reply,

I posted the pictures because I chenged my substrate to soil from a mix of Aubiose and soil in trays.

Broade · 29-05-2008, 01:20 PM

Table looks fantastic.
Do you use just top soil or sand / soil mix?

Angeeeeee... · 29-05-2008, 02:04 PM

I've also changed to just topsoil for both my Indian stars and Horsefields (when they
are indoors). I find it dries out and becomes dusty with sand added and I gave
up on hemp ages ago after stabbing myself under the finger nail when cleaning out...Ouch
They are only on soil outside so I thought it more natural doing the same indoors.

Laraine · 29-05-2008, 05:14 PM

I use the Levingtons organic topsoil, the same as we put in their enclosures outside to replace the heavy clay we have in the garden.

carriemags · 30-05-2008, 07:58 AM

Fantastic enclosures Laraine

Love the size, layout and everything

Clever you! and lucky torts.

Carrie

21-05-2008, 10:33 PM	#41
DAISY Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LIVERPOOL Posts: 2,763	Wow Laraine, your table looks great, bet they are loving it. __________________ Rach Mum to 12 horsfields, 2 redfoots, 2 spur-thighed, 4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 guinea pig, 3 chipmunks, 3 african pygmy hedgehogs, 4 bearded dragons, 1 goldfish. 2 daughters and 1 husband.

21-05-2008, 10:35 PM	#42
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Laraine, The Leo table is looking fantastic. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

21-05-2008, 10:58 PM	#43
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	Thanks Louise and Daisy, Rach and Ade, the plants are now showing serious signs of a rare blight........Leopard tortoise frenzy! I will have to replace them tomorrow, and they made mud pies in the water dishes! They had such fun! __________________ Laraine ________________________

22-05-2008, 03:18 PM	#44
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	Don't know how I missed this post earlier. Those enclosures look fabulous, Laraine! Lucky little torts! __________________ http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk l

22-05-2008, 03:55 PM	#45
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	You didn't miss it Nina, you were the first to reply, I posted the pictures because I chenged my substrate to soil from a mix of Aubiose and soil in trays. __________________ Laraine ________________________

29-05-2008, 01:20 PM	#46
Broade Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 66	Table looks fantastic. Do you use just top soil or sand / soil mix? __________________ Ez

29-05-2008, 02:04 PM	#47
Angeeeeee... Member Hatchling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cornwall UK Posts: 517	I've also changed to just topsoil for both my Indian stars and Horsefields (when they are indoors). I find it dries out and becomes dusty with sand added and I gave up on hemp ages ago after stabbing myself under the finger nail when cleaning out...Ouch They are only on soil outside so I thought it more natural doing the same indoors. __________________ Andrea XXX

29-05-2008, 05:14 PM	#48
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	I use the Levingtons organic topsoil, the same as we put in their enclosures outside to replace the heavy clay we have in the garden. __________________ Laraine ________________________

30-05-2008, 07:58 AM	#49
carriemags Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 380	Fantastic enclosures Laraine Love the size, layout and everything Clever you! and lucky torts. Carrie

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