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TORTOISE SUBSTRATE LOAM ARID MIX 50/50
I USE ORGANIC COMPOST/ PLAY SAND B&Q. WEIGHT /DRYING IS A PROBLEM 3 - 4" DEPTH. I HAVE 3 TIER VIVIARIUMS 6 X 3FT FOR TROPICAL INDIAN STARS AND HAVE A TORTOISE TABLE
6 x 4FT FOR EXERCISE AND ON WARM DAYS IN SUMMER USE OUTSIDE LARGE PEN ENCLOSURE WITH PROTECTIVE OVERHEAD MESH.
IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT DRYING OUT THE SOIL FOR THE INDOOR ENCLOSURES MY STARS NEED VERY LITTLE HUMIDITY. ANY EXPERIENCE/ADVICE MOST WELCOME !
Hi Kelly,
You mention B&Q in your question, so I take it you're in the UK. I think you may have got the wrong soil. It's been a while since I purchased any (I've emigrated to Canada) but from what I recall, organic composts tend to be very high in moisture retaining organic matter and natural fertilisers (manures!)
What you really wanted was the non-organic but chemical free "sterilised top soil". This, I've always found to dry quite quickly. In fact it needs regular misting to prevent it from getting too dusty.
I also think you might be a bit mistaken about the requirement for completely drying the soil. Stars do need a "dry" environment, since they don't tolerate prolonged exposure to damp, but the whole point of using a natural substrate such as topsoil/sand mix is to allow the tortoises to dig down and reach levels in the substrate where humidity is higher and thereby reducing the risk of dehydration by moisture losses through the skin when using a dessicating substrate such as those often used by inexperienced tortoise keepers (hemp, etc) or ones that don't allow the tortoise to dig down and find a suitable microclimate scrape (e.g. newspaper, paper tile, or simply too shallow an appropriate substrate).
I've not been fortunate enough to keep Stars, but I have a good friend who has done for decades (in their natural range for a good while, but now in Europe) and she has mentioned to me in the past that their mating is triggered by (and their activity highest during) the monsoon rains, which would indicate that they are not going to be harmed by slightly moist soil!
The health risk would be if (a) the entire substrate was damp (which it wouldn't be - I would allow an area to dry completely and mist the rest periodically), (b) they were kept in a damp, poorly ventilated vivariums, where fungal growth would be likely and respiratory infections likely to ensue or (c) their temperatures were too low to create what you're aiming for, which is moderately low *humidity* in a warm environment, with an appropriate basking spot.
If kept cold and *damp*, yes, you're right - they will definitely suffer.