Cleaning Routines

[Vipera Berus]

I feel your pain. I got talked into adopting/rescuing a tortoise about two months ago. The thing is positively the nastiest, smelliest pet I have ever owned. I changed its diet and the smell improved some but I spend more time cleaning up after that thing than all my snakes combined.

I have 3 Testudo Graeca Ibera, and newspaper is your friend with torts. Also I suggest a lukewarm bath - since they almost invariably use it as a toilet and replenishing it after they exit reduces issues.

Oh and yes I am going to breed them when the two youngest are at least 4 more years older (both 3.5 years at the moment).