Eastern Box turtle burrowing.

[Vicious_Fish]

As of now the turtle is in a 60 gallon terrarium.. i believe its 3 feet by 2 feet by aroundd 2 feet. Its quite small right now, im guessing around the size of the bottom of a water bottle. Should i mix half the pine chips i have now with half of the bed a beast? and will regular potting soil be fine for the burrowing portion?

Please DO NOT use pine or cedar chips. They are poisonous to reptiles. Bed a beast is fine and so is most organic mulches. You can use soil from a garden center but make sure it's not potting soil with the little white beads in it.

 

[Bagshaw]

Can i use the pieces of bark mixed with the potting soil as an entire tank substrate si he could burrow anywhere?

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Tell you what, why don't you go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy a bag of organic garden soil. They're like $3.00 bucks for a 50 lb. bag. That's much cheaper then buying bed a beast. And it doesn't really matter if you mix it with soil, any type of bark that is or has pine in it is bad for your turtle.

 

[Bagshaw]

OKay well i am positive it isnt bad for him.. hes been in it for years. However i think i will purchase the organic potting soil and mix it with some bark.
Thanks alot for the help Vicious.