Forum: Housing
24-06-2015, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Housing
24-06-2015, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 10
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I purchased large concrete mixing tubs and...
I purchased large concrete mixing tubs and combined 4 of them to make a 4x6 tortoise table. I made the table to fit the tubs, basically. Then the tubs were filled with cypress mulch (I have a...
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Forum: Housing
24-06-2015, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,283
UPDATE! I did it!
It worked out really well. Got 2 of these cold frames and created a warm area 3x6 feet in size within Beasley's large outdoor enclosure. Right now it's HOT here so the roof is propped up and I...
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Forum: Housing
02-06-2015, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 13
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Still working on this. So I need a heat source...
Still working on this. So I need a heat source in the cold frame. What can I use that is OK outdoors? I'm assuming that this thing may not be 100% perfectly waterproof, and it's very humid here. ...
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Forum: Housing
28-05-2015, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,283
OK--I've already ordered them. I think that by...
OK--I've already ordered them. I think that by raising them up so much I will have plenty of room to place the heater without it impacting the plastic at all. Beasley is pretty big--about 10" long...
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Forum: Housing
28-05-2015, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,283
Re-working cold frame
Hi all--I haven't posted here in a while, but my female redfoot, Beasley, and I are still going strong. She turned 17 this year! :)
I live in Tennessee, which is a pretty good place for redfoots....
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Forum: Housing
25-04-2008, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,237
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
23-04-2008, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Of course! The more the better! You need a...
Of course! The more the better! You need a predator-proof enclosure, of course, and in the UK you really have to watch temps. Set up a heated house the way many folks over there do so that if it...
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
22-04-2008, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,536
Yeah, that's a great site. But remember that...
Yeah, that's a great site. But remember that it's British. The Brits have a LOT less UVB than we do in the Southern US. :) I just wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Since you have a safe place...
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
22-04-2008, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,536
There is plenty of UVB in Florida, Russ. ...
There is plenty of UVB in Florida, Russ. Remember that redfoots are forest torts -- not dense forest, but the edges. There is also plenty of UVB even in dappled shade. Make sure the enclosure is...
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
17-04-2008, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,327
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
17-04-2008, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,294
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
17-04-2008, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,327
Welcome, Russ! Glad you joined! :) Yeah, I have...
Welcome, Russ! Glad you joined! :) Yeah, I have to say that I rarely saw Beasley's poop when she was little unless she did it while soaking. I soaked her daily for the first year or so, then every...
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Forum: Non Med Species - Information & Questions
26-03-2008, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,932
I use sphaghum moss w/ no problems. I soak it...
I use sphaghum moss w/ no problems. I soak it well, then spread it out well throughout the very large enclosure. So it's not all packed in one area and it's not all in the hide area. You can...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
20-11-2007, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 15,298
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
19-11-2007, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 130
Views: 15,298
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
16-11-2007, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,188
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
16-11-2007, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 26,324
Ah, but it does! Rabbits also require a huge %...
Ah, but it does! Rabbits also require a huge % of long-stem indigestible fibre ane pellets do not provide that. Rabbits require hay primarily, w/ a small amount of pellets (more as a vitamin pill...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
15-11-2007, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 26,324
My biggest issue w/ this whole thing is EJ's...
My biggest issue w/ this whole thing is EJ's apparent interest in "good" growth (meaning, from the sound of it, FAST growth). That runs counter to everything we know about how tortoises are supposed...
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Forum: Housing
15-11-2007, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Housing
14-11-2007, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,512
You have to be really careful w/ that stuff. ...
You have to be really careful w/ that stuff. Many of those glazes contain lead. B/c they are not meant to be eaten out of, the lead is allowed in some products (at least in the U.S.). I do not use...
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Forum: Housing
14-11-2007, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
14-11-2007, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 26,324
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-11-2007, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,551
Cloacal "drinking"...
Cloacal "drinking" (http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FBRE%2FBRE73_04%2FS000632319800521Xa.pdf&code=cf3c588ab9fc67d4db323feb4fadd1e3)
The theory is that it's absorbed through the...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
14-11-2007, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,362
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