well winter is just around the corner almost done with winterizing my turles home. (shoot for got the plants) any ideas?
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my ornates new winter home.
grogansilver
Oct 12, 2010 03:11 AM
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Paradon
Oct 12, 2010 06:45 PM
Yu can rake up some leaf litter from the outside and put it in there to make it look natural. That's what I would do.
Linda G
Oct 12, 2010 08:24 PM
Cool enclosure. What is it? do you have a baby or adult? What are you using for substrate? Pothos are hardy and inexpensive for plants and you can get them at Lowe's. They do well in enclosure environments (in hide areas) as they don't prefer bright lighting. The also add alot of color and help to raise humidity. They can also be eaten by the turtles.
Linda
grogansilver
Oct 12, 2010 10:56 PM
its a childs sand box, and my two adult ornate box turtles live in there as seen in this picture. substrait, Eco earth, sand on bottom. i will put the pothos in tommorrow.
terryo
Oct 14, 2010 09:42 PM
One suggestion....I also took in my Ornate for the winter. I would put a large plant saucer a little deeper into the substrate, and put some flat stones around the water dish so they don't get the substrate in it. I also put some Cypress mulch over the substrate which also helps hold humidity, and is a little cleaner. Just what works for me.
