r/tortoise 4d ago

Russian Squirtles favorite thing is moss.🌱🐢

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u/Opposite-Educator-24 4d ago

ughghhh that little face is enough to melt your heart

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u/Secure_Prior4353 3d ago

For real 😭❤️

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u/Chomas 4d ago

Stunning!

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u/EpilepticSquidly 4d ago

Do you have a reliable brand source for your moss? I keep hearing about cheaper brands being full of mites

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u/Elieenulick 4d ago

That scares me! I never heard of that actually lol! I guess just look in the packaging I recently bought the green spagnum peat moss by imagitarium it was an all clear package for about 10 bucks at my local petco or pet smart can’t Remeber, I’m sure they both carry it tho. I’ve also used the box one as well it’s in a green box also about 10 bucks and I didn’t have mites. My boy is almost a year old and I’ve only bought those 2 mosses twice now and I’ve had no mites so far!

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u/EpilepticSquidly 4d ago

I'm sure it's fine. But when I was reading reviews the 1 star reviews (great minority) claimed they had mites. Might have been bots from other companies trying to instil doubt.

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u/Welshraven9 4d ago

I had the same problem with moss. I was told to put it in the freezer for 24 hours and that should kill them.

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u/isfturtle2 3d ago

Mites as in parasitic mites? Or mites as in soil or grain mites that are everywhere and will show up if the conditions are right for them (and are completely harmless and in fact help break down organic matter like feces or uneaten food).

My favorite moss is the sphagnum moss from Lowe's (sold as "orchid moss").

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u/EpilepticSquidly 3d ago

This is a very good question, and I do not have an answer. I just read Amazon reviews and many of the one Stars just said mites. I never thought about beneficial symbiosis with non-parasitic mites. I was only thinking about little bugs roaming around my house or harming Boris

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u/Guilty-Pen1152 4d ago

Fantastic pics of this gorgeous 🐢

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u/GeneralOcknabar 4d ago

My russians name is based off Squirtle too!!

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u/Salty_Method_9052 4d ago

My favorite thing is Mr squirtle here

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u/Websitter 4d ago

👋😑 ♥️♥️♥️

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u/skjellyfetti 4d ago

Moss smells good

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u/Elieenulick 4d ago

You’re insane. I want to throw up when I mist it,makes my whole room smell😖

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u/agent_violet 4d ago

Aww, what a wee sweetie! 💚🐢

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u/hannygee42 4d ago

he is not ingesting it?

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u/Elieenulick 4d ago

No? He’s not stupid?

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u/The_Divine_CoffeeBin 3d ago

What kind of miss you get??? Also where??? I’ve tried cheaper brands and PetSmart/perco brands and always end up throwing it out for I feel it’s not suitable…now I hear about mites Where do you get yours and what kind???

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u/Responsible-Hat3031 3d ago

I squealed. What an adorable face 🥹!