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Our Leopard was very similar. I ended up chopping his food up into tiny pieces and lightly spraying it with water. That way grass, or whatever i was trying to introduce, stuck to it and he would start to accidentally eat it. After a week or so he would eat with no problems. As for cuttlefish...

I completely understand where you’re coming from. Another challenge with rehoming is inheriting existing problems. When we got Sunny, we ended up spending a fortune at the vet in the first few months just to get him back to good health. I would drop everything to work at a sanctuary 😍

Yes, this is becoming quite clear. Some of the places I initially thought seemed acceptable have been quite dismissive when I began asking questions over the phone about how the animals are raised, which I believe is a perfectly reasonable thing to ask. It has made me start thinking quite...

Hi everyone. I’m looking for a trusted breeder of Horsfield tortoises in the area. (East of England) We’re currently waiting for the keys to our new house, so I won’t be building the enclosure until we’ve moved in. Once the enclosure is set up and everything is ready, I’ll be looking to...

Wow. That's a lot more than I expected. I will wait to hear from them.

They live fairly close, so I might go and speak to them in person. We won't be moving in until April/May probably, so once I figure out exactly what I want and talk to them, i'll let you know. Have you contacted them at all? or still looking into it? Thanks again for the help!

I will do it right now, thank you so much!

Hi all, We are moving house soon and upgrading our Leopard's indoor enclosure. Can anyone recommend a viv maker in the U.K? The places I have seen which make a 2400x1200mm are made with melamine, but i'm only really interested in PVC enclosures. It is proving extremely difficult to find places...

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I have boston ferns and tropical hibiscus in my enclosure. The hibiscus I grew from seed and the growth was incredible in those conditions. He absolutely loves the hibiscus, the fern he uses as cover, but occasionally nibbles on it. My enclosure is 4x2 and he's now coming up to 1 year old, he...

A little late to the thread and you may have already added plants but .. I have tried several inside the vivarium. Tropical hibiscus thrives in the vivarium and he loves the leaves, probably his favourite food, the other plant that always seem to grow really well in there is boston ferns. He...

Sorry I completely misunderstood the post. I see what you mean now. I can't see anywhere on there, what kind of wood it is. It just says treated, might want to check that. It says there is pre drilled holes for cables. It seems very expensive though to be honest. I think Tom made a post about...

I'm fairly new to keeping a tortoise, but I'm in the process of making an outdoor enclosure for when he's an adult. He is almost a year old but I did build a temporary outdoor enclosure for him for his first year or so, over the winter, it's roughly 15'x12'. I made it out of sweet chestnut as we...

Much appreciated. Thanks very much

I went back to where I got him from after a couple of months and you're right, he was started pretty terribly. Everything seems pretty good now though, just wanted to check that. What made you say that about the brooder box out of curiosity? The part above his tail in the pic?