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I live in the Lancashire area if that helps So does her table need to dry? What substrate would you use?
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15-09-2019, 04:58 PM | #53 | |
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Its just that some take a little more husbandry care than others. Outside enclosures need to be suitable as are plants:0) I kept a tunisian outside during the Summer months, for about a year until I found another home for her. As I keep ibera. I also hibernated her too, but for a much shorter time than my iberas:0)
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As for an indoor tortoise some will say no such thing but sometimes in the animals best interest it is necessary or you will end up pumping it full of antibiotics which surly cant be good. I have no knowledge of anyone keeping things like pancakes or Egyptian torts outside in the uk and a Tunisian is not much different. As for hibernating again mine never did it as that's what I was advised by a well recognised chenolian expert not to but it's good to let them cool down for a month which most non hibernating tortoises will do even my leopards Burmese browns Indian stars and pancakes will slow down for a bit no matter how warm you keep them. |
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It's to dry and if gets eaten can cause compaction and if it gets wet will produce mold spores. Go for top soil or as I use a good gritty sand as you wont find many tortoises in the wild living on shredded wood.! I suspect these are all the products the shop told you you would need. |
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15-09-2019, 08:17 PM | #57 | |
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Would you think a mix of topsoil and gritty sand (as in different areas not mixed together) would be a good mixture so she has two different substrates? Could I be cheeky and ask to see your set up? For inspiration
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15-09-2019, 09:27 PM | #58 |
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Here are some photos of my indoor and outdoor setup for my two 1 year old iberas - they are only 5cm long though! I find that the combined heat/light lamp works quite well and the heat diffuses across the table effectively according to the thermometers.
I have just plain topsoil after experimenting with coir, mixing it with sand which made no obvious difference. It is cheap and easily disposed of! I keep moist by pouring on water a couple of times a week aand gravel - which I think is controversial as some suggest they can eat it - though they are far too small at the moment to even get it in their mouths! https://imgur.com/gallery/1wYd33k |
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Just need to find a decent bag of topsoil that’s not too big and to put a liner of some sort in the table
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I use Wickes sterilised topsoil, Daniel. I’m sure Gordon will correct me if I’m wrong but I think a gravelly substrate is better for them to reproduce the sandy, stony environment they would live in naturally. It warms up quickly and doesn’t develop mould spores.
Pond liner is easily bought from garden stores, aquatic centres or online or cheap lino/vinyl to line the bottom of the table. I got vinyl offcuts very cheaply and they’re easily cut to size.
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