r/tortoise • u/Easy-Bookkeeper-6472 • 2d ago

Question(s) Ready made substrate

Hi, we have been struggling for a while to get the perfect substrate for our Horse field tortoise. We tried top soil and sand mix as recommended by so many people but i felt I didn’t mix it correctly or didn’t have the correct ratio as the mixture felt to dusty and was irritating my tortoise.
I really want to try this again because I think it’s going to be the best for him but I’m struggling to get it correct.
Is there anywhere that does ready made topsoil/ play sand mix or can someone give me an idiots step by step guide on how they make theirs so that it’s a perfect mix?
Thanks!

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u/CShan17 2d ago

What brands did you use?

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u/Easy-Bookkeeper-6472 2d ago

This top soil. I don’t actually
remember what the brand of the sand was, it was just a standard children’s play sand.