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    Does my tortoise recognize my voice?

    Thank you all for the input! I should have considered all of his senses.. t Will do; it's been fascinating to see how quickly and strongly he responded to it. I did some dog obedience training in 4-H back in the day, and during one summer program, we were given a chicken to train for a few...
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    Does my tortoise recognize my voice?

    Hello all, So, I was curious about this. I have a 10 month old cherry head so is very friendly (not shy at all, follows my hands, comes out of his hide nearly every time I am lingering near his enclosure for more than a moment.) I have also been target training him, to touch a red ball on a...
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    Advice needed: Molding on reptibark?

    After searching the forum a bit, I am afraid I got the layer of reptibark on the surface too wet?
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    Advice needed: Molding on reptibark?

    I cleaned the biggest spots up before I thought to take a picture. One is quite zoomed in, otherwise it's hard to see.
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    Advice needed: Molding on reptibark?

    I should also add: the first night I had the enclosure put together, the humidity was only in the low 60s, so twice I misted the surface of the substrate so as to increase the humidity before adding my tort.
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    Advice needed: Molding on reptibark?

    Hello all, I need some advice... Over the weekend I got my 6 month old cherry head set up in an AP T8. I have T8 uvb tubes the length of the enclosure, and at one end a CHE on a thermostat which is set to 95 degrees. The "basking spot" is 93-95 degrees, the cool end is 81-83 degrees, and the...
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    Lifespan of Cuora flavomarginata?

    Thanks guys! I appriciate the feedback.
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    Bobby died last night

    I am so sorry :( I hope you take the time you need and fall in love with another tortoise someday. It would be lucky to have you. We got a hatchling cherry head from Redfoot ranch about 3 months ago. Luckily, it seems to be thriving. We are already very attached to Todd, but I can only imagine...
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    Lifespan of Cuora flavomarginata?

    Hello! I have been hunting for an answer to this question and haven't found much. Few pages I found that contained generic info about the species said 10 to 20 years (wild or captive was unclear) and I read one detailed article that also gave this as the expected lifespan for this species ib...
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    Do tortoise yawn?

    My 3 month old cherry head RF yawns once virtually every morning after his light comes on, but before he comes out of his flower pot for food and drink. I've been trying and failing to get a picture of this. He yawns and I go "Awwww" and miss the photo op. It's completely adorable.
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    Garter snakes?

    Hello! I was curious to see if anyone on here knows of any garter snake breeders in the states. Garters were the first reptiles I kept and I learned alot from keeping them. I found them to be active, responsive and rewarding little creatures to keep. I've wanted to someday keep California red...
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    Bolivians

    Oops! I was talking about "Hercules" in these shots.
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    Bolivians

    Do you breed Bolivians as well as those stunning cherry heads @allegraf ? This guy is just beautiful. What a face!
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    Tiny white circles on plastron??

    Hello! I have had my hatchling cherry head, Todd, for almost a week. He seems perfectly healthy, active and doing everything he should be. Today when I soaked him, I noticed these tiny white circles on his plastron. It doesnt look like shell rot, and I found an old thread addressing mystery...
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