04-09-2011, 06:29 PM | #1 |
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Wilma and Beatrices new home
Hope its ok please feel free to tell me if there is anything I should change
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Maybe just observe them in it to begin with and make sure they dont go climbing stuff too much...the smaller they are, the more inquisitive and that means probably climbing things they shouldnt. By doing this they may fall onto their backs.
So I would observe. Maybe the plant would be something they would try and climb...or the logs - perhaps bury the logs into the soil a bit more so that its not too bumpy and high up for them to think..."yeeeeeah...lets go up this thing!" ?? But Again, I cant be sure... Just think about their size, and if its something they are likely to climb...or lose their footing. I would place a few small stones around the basking area too. This will protect them - in that if they do fall on their backs or end up on their backs there - they have the stones to try and help right themselves. The basking area is the one place you do NOT want that happening as it can be fatal. Hope this helps - the rest is superb! Very nice Job Sue xx |
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Looks great to me
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They love it in there, the bark looks high but it isnt really, but i will dig it in a bit, and I will scatter some stones around the basking area, though William did take the time to show me that they are pretty good at getting themselves upright again if they flip over. It seems I am there every 2 minutes checking them, just to be sure they are still there lol!!!!
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Looks great to me; perhaps add another hide like an overturned pot, but you really have done a good job.
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I bought some terracotta pots for hides, but really didnt consider the size of the babies lol, they would be completely lost in there!!!! Thinking of adding a small plastic plant pot, or a small plastic coloured beaker the kind you cant see through?
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05-09-2011, 12:31 PM | #7 |
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You could just have a look at the Habba Huts - like the log hides. They come in about 4 different sizes. They might sell them in the SW Shop but also sell them here:
http://reptilekeeping.co.uk/hideouts...page=2&sort=2a |
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The table looks lovely!
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Looks lovely and natural and yes as Rach has said a little hut or a log tunnel hide.
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I might be being blind but maybe add a water bowl?? Mine loves nothing better than trundling through his little pool, dragging everything with him, so i'm forever cleaning it out
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