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    heating cable question

    hello all! well when i pick up my tortoise and give him a bath he feels cool. he is spending most of his time hiding and i am afraid being in his hide he isnt getting warm enough. i have two bulbs that provide heat. a 90w regular bulb and 100w ceramic heater. i place the ceramic heater right in...
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    New baby leopard tortoise onwer

    hello welcome! i bought my seeds from http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/ i bought some a few weeks ago and my grass started to sprout in 2 days! so it does grow quickly. there is more info on the site too. hope that helps!
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    New red foot tortoise

    i havent soaked tetris since saturday, should i soak him? he only goes far enough out of his hide to eat then goes back in. i wanna be sure hes hydrated. ive been misting him in the morning and early afternoon.
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    New red foot tortoise

    well made Tetris ( torts name!) a nice salad today. collards and bell peppers. was hoping he'd come out after i put some food in there but he hasnt budged. so leaving him alone to see if he will come out on his own time. i did try to take a picture! was really tough lol i used my iphone to...
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    New red foot tortoise

    yea i have been noticing everyday he *has* been coming out but he comes out when i am not around! lol ill see little clues in his cage, like little foot prints and the cuttle bone has been moved. hes kept in another room with the door closed so he cant get used to his new home with out me...
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    New red foot tortoise

    i replied! sent yea like a small essay haha sorry about that!
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    New red foot tortoise

    when i brought him home i gave him a soak. i wanted him to get used to his new place before stressing him out to go to a vet. plus he hasnt pooped yet so i couldnt do a fecal anyway. today while i was out buying more plants for him i did notice he did indeed eat! i made him a salad of collards...
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    New red foot tortoise

    aww lots of warm welcomes! thank you :) my real name is Erin if you wanna call me that thats fine. i am from Maryland, so its pretty humid here most of the time. its just winter so to cold to bring him outside just yet.
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    New red foot tortoise

    hello all! well i have been doing tons of research about red foots, lurking on this forum and just reading every caresheet i can about them. iv been slowly buying everything to get a tortoise. bedding, cuttle bone, plants, i even bought some seeds from carolinas pet supply and have been...
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