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Old 28-01-2012, 09:10 PM   #1
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Default My new little pancake hatchling table...

So picking up the 2 pancake hatchlings tomorrow, and after careful consideration and lots of useful advice i decided to give them a small starter table until they are confident enough to go in the 'grand designs' table that we are working on. So, just thought would share it with you all to make sure i haven't missed anything!

I have got a water bowl, a slate for feeding (on the orchard bark substrate), basking spot on a slab of sandstone, 4 hides (one under basking area-can be entered from 2 sides, one under log bridge- with limestone slab as the floor, one hollow log hide and space to hide under the log plant pot with the spider plant). UV across the side with Arcadia T5 12% bulb, ceramic heat bulb on a thermostat set to 32 currently temps of around 30.5, sand/soil substrate 30/70 mix and have a wide holed mesh to put over the top to prevent escape!

have i missed anything? would love some opinions Here are some pics....









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Old 28-01-2012, 11:13 PM   #2
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Looks good
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Old 28-01-2012, 11:17 PM   #3
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Looks brilliant, they are going to love it xx
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Old 28-01-2012, 11:23 PM   #4
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looks like a great table for them
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Old 28-01-2012, 11:40 PM   #5
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well i think i got everything covered.. ill give them a few days and see what they like and don't like, then i can change bits to suit them. if they are anything like my bossy turtle they will know what they want! Cant believe i get them tomorrow! eep Louise
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Very exciting getting new babies, you can modify things as you go along, i did and still am lol x
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Old 29-01-2012, 12:46 AM   #7
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Very exciting getting new babies, you can modify things as you go along, i did and still am lol x
i am so excited! i'm glad torts don't mind change.. because if there is one thing i like to do its arrange, rearrange and change it up again and again! i think im really going to enjoy pancake keeping!
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what did you plant the spider plant in? looks good x
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Old 29-01-2012, 01:02 AM   #9
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thanks its a Lucky Reptile Tree Planter.. its sort of a man made tree stump with a built in plant pot. its nice and wide at the bottom so i dug out most of the soil and now it is a hide too!! it also keeps the plants quite high to stop them being trampled but the leaves are still in reach. Ill soon see if they like it! Louise x
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Old 29-01-2012, 01:04 AM   #10
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Looks great Louise. Looking forward to seeing some photos of your pancakes enjoying their new home soon.
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