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Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by winnie |
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Queenie is now in her new indoor enclosure at last but I've noticed her doing some things I'm a little concerned about. She's been eating a little of the substrate as she's been going round, I have used the play sand and top soil, is this normal?. Does she just need time to settle in. Also she's wriggling her back legs in the soil to. This is something I've never seen her do before. Have I got anything to worry about? | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by vivtpgadmin |
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Hi Winnie, glad to hear Queenie is in her new home. Nothing to worry about they do occasionally eat the substrate, its because its new to her, try adding cuttlefish bone and large pebbles to distract her! The same with the wriggling, sounds like she is testing the substrate she will probably start digging down into next. Keep up the good work! | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by tpgAli |
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Hi, | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by tortoise7 |
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Hi Keya does that whenever I change her substrate, she settles down after a couple of days. It is almost like they are putting their scent on it! | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by winnie |
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Hi Ali, I have got rocks in the enclosure of all different sizes. I even put a small flag stone in so I could use it to put her feed on and she's been biting that but I haven't put any plants in yet as was wondering which ones and are they ok to put in if they've been bought from a garden centre. I was looking forward to watching her dig so I put the substrate quite thick (think it would cover a few torts stacked on top of each other). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by tpgAli |
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Hi, | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by winnie |
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I seen the ornamental grasses, about 3 different types, are they the ones you use?. Can I put in heathers. Do I leave them in the pots or plant them in the substrate. Do you put in the whole pansie plant or just the flowers. Soz for all the questions but I just want to make it right for her. ps: mine is also a horsfield | |
Re: Moved in at last Posted: 21/05/2009 by tpgAli |
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Hi again, | |