What do use as substrate for your box turtles? How deep should it be?
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substrate ?
boaman1369
Jun 13, 2003 06:41 PM
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btc1.2
Jun 13, 2003 11:50 PM
My Box turtles live outside. So they cover themselves in soil all the time! What kind of box turtle do have or are thinking of getting?
Greg_978
Jun 14, 2003 07:10 AM
A good topsoil/sand mix, cypress bark mulch (no other bark mulches are good), or just plain loamy soil. You can also use commercial products like bed-a-beast (ground up coconut shells).
3-4 inches deep is good, they love to bury themselves.
>>What do use as substrate for your box turtles? How deep should it be?
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valerie
Jun 14, 2003 10:23 AM
Why does no other bark mulch work? I went to the hardware store looking for mulch and all they had was "western hard wood" mulch so i bought that. Why would cypress mulch be the only mulch that works?
Steve_5201
Jun 14, 2003 11:11 PM
Some woods (mulches) have oils that can be toxic to reptiles.
nathana
Jun 16, 2003 08:40 AM
those oils are in pine and cedar mulches.
I use hardwood mulch (also the cheapest mulch) by the truckload in my outdoor pens.
valerie
Jun 16, 2003 01:49 PM
Thanks, I knew some where bad since they have oils but i thought i would check again since he said no other bark was ok to use.
Steve_5201
Jun 14, 2003 10:12 AM
A mixture of topsoil and peat moss works just fine for me.
