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  1. Emily Deshar

    2 year redfoot for sale

    Is there anyone near Nebraska? My husband doesnt want to find a place to build a bigger enclosure.... I told him how big she would get and how big her enclosure would need to be.. Also, we just had our second baby, and I'm in school plus work so she doesnt get as much attention as she should. So...
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    Enclosure dimension questions

    Oh wow. Ok. Thanks.
  3. Emily Deshar

    Enclosure dimension questions

    Ya i have a redfoot. Ok. Thanks guys. I do have 2 show cases and we were gonna put then together so it'll be 6x4ft, but then we dont have a good place in the house to put it..
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    Enclosure dimension questions

    My tortoise right now is only 2 years old and almost 5 inches. I live in Nebraska. What do you think is the minimum size enclosure?
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    Enclosure dimension questions

    So i have a 6 foot by 2 foot show case. Is it ok if I use this an an indoor enclosure? Is that a good size? Is glass ok to use? My husband is going to build a wooden lid to attach the lights and heat on. I use a che lamp and a uvb light right now. During the summer she will be mostly in her...
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    Questions about glass for enclosures for redfoots..

    Yes we are cutting the bottom and lowering it and will add some wood then put pond liner over it or paint it. Yes. I figured if she runs the sides I will paint or put some paper around the sides. Thank you for your input.
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    Questions about glass for enclosures for redfoots..

    Yes. I figured if I noticed my tortoise walking around the sides I would have a sticker or paper around so she couldnt see out. She does that now sometimes and she is in a blue plastic tub and cant see out.. it's rare she does it, but sometimes she does. Specially when it's been nice so I let...
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    Questions about glass for enclosures for redfoots..

    I've heard that glass sides are a no no, but no one has really expanded on why.. I tried googling it because I want to know before we build my baby her forever enclosure. So when I was researching, there were different opinions.. some say it's ok and others said no. The reason why not to was...
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    Question about calcium and mazuri

    Oh ok sounds great thanks guys!
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    Question about calcium and mazuri

    Some questions: 1) How often to sprinkle calcium on the food? 2) How often to feed Mazuri? 3) Can I offer calcium and mazuri? For example, one day I do dandelions with a sprinkle of calcium and the next day do mazuri? 4) Is there a certain kind of calcium powder that is best? Thanks in...
  11. Emily Deshar

    Random questions about Aldabras

    Thank you so much. I will take all this into consideration.
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    What in the world am I doing wrong?!

    Wow.. dont need your help anyway.. other people have given good advice, I'll work with them. Im not sure what you mean by tube and I'm at work so at this moment I cant give you measurements. So just dont reply. Thanks bye
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    What in the world am I doing wrong?!

    The uvb? I dont remember exactly but I'm pretty sure it is 18" tropical uvb strip.
  14. Emily Deshar

    What in the world am I doing wrong?!

    This is just temporary until July when we make her her 7ft enclosure.
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    Random questions about Aldabras

    So I really really want an Aldabra so badly! I live in Nebraska and i was trying to figure something out for the winters. So if we had an unfinished basement and let the aldabra have the whole basement for the winters and nights would that work? I figured I would block any pipes or anything so...
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