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    Gun ownership thread (GUN CONTENT)

    Every American should own multiple guns as soon as they can handle them! . Just saying. That being said, what is the easiest, smallest gun to operate for me if I want personal protection with me at all times? Not that I'm afraid at all. I sleep w my windows open here in Houston....but I'm...
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    Rasputin eating method

    Pobre Rasputin! Running for his life when he is safe. The few times I've put him in the wide open back yard he has run for cover but he does the same in his enclosure which is cozier and has bushes overhead. It is what it is. Thanks for the explanation. Maybe when he grows up a bit, he will...
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    Rasputin eating method

    if Rasputin poops, I replace the water for sure. He lives outside in an enclosure with Houston temperature in Houston humidity and natural lighting. I did add a Kane mat and ceramic heat source last week to his garage-area enclosure. The Kane mat keeps the temp at 37 degrees above ambient, not...
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    Rasputin eating method

    I soak Rasputin in warm water each morning and then I feed him in the same container before I put him back in his outdoor enclosure. I've never seen him drink from the water dish in his enclosure...he always spends his entire day in his hide, sleeping or burrowed under. He's about 1 yr old and...
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    Rasputin's Space (baby Burmese Brown)

    Yes, you're right. I called Kane to ask them. Their concern was the temp getting through, so that's why I put only a light covering of mulch and leaves.
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    Rasputin's Space (baby Burmese Brown)

    Here is Rasputin's space. The inside space is in my garage. It's a small space with walls of insulation and wood. It containers a Kane mat covered with a small amt of mulch and leaves and his hide on top of the mat. I only soak him 1/day now, inside my house. As soon as I put him back out, he...
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    First spa day

    I soak my Burmese Brown when I shower. The configuration allows me to keep him warm-soaked without risk of soap/shampoo. He walks the perimeter of it too.
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    Herman tortoise

    Is this the case for my Burmese Brown, too? That they mostly sleep until they are 5yrs old? He never roams around the yard. He is always hiding/not moving. Every morning, I find him, soak/feed him and let him loose...he always goes back to his hides.
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    How to sell or donate a tortoise

    How about teach your son to follow through on responsibilities and monitor/enforce his continued care of his pet?
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    Rasputin the baby Burmese Brown Mountain tort

    Does this look like male or female to yall? I’ve had him for six months.
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    Lost Hermann found after 9 months!

    His story supports having them outside (with appropriate shelter) instead of in enclosures. What a moment of pure joy and blessing to find a lost pet, esp after so long. Happy for you.
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    Injured during soaking

    I put my Baby Burmese Brown in the shower with me most nights. It provides a warm, long soak. He usually walks around the perimeter, trying to get out and often times, he does poop in there (it is fully washed down the drain). Depending on his food intake that day, I may put kale or his...
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    Ceramic Heat Emitters vs. Heat Panels

    Tom, which wattage on the RHP?
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    Ceramic Heat Emitters vs. Heat Panels

    For Houston winters, should I use a Vivarium RHP or a Kane mat? Which wattage if the RHP? I have a small Burmese Brown Tort that lives outside with access to a "door" that leads into a small enclosure within my garage.
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    Rasputin’s shell

    Can anyone tell me if the little, light green, curly cue design on Rasputin’s shell is a problem or is it normal? It definitely was not there two months ago. It seems to have developed gradually.
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