Yeah I wish we still had Bert with us. By the time I found out about his existence he had already passed :(. I'm thinking I may buy a few of his books as well as "The Lizard King". I've seen some pictures of his collection and it looked amazing. I really wish I could have met him while he was...
Yeah mines currently sleeping in his enclosure. That's why I made the post, I want to move him outside in the spring. I live in Alabama so it actually doesn't get too cold during the winter, Though we can have snow some years. I was wondering if I could keep him outside in the summer months...
Hey guys, I have been having a hard time with ideas on figuring out an outdoor enclosure for my tegu. Through keeping him the last three years I've noticed how destructive he can really be :/. I tried an outdoor cage with hardware cloth, and learned that he can actually tear through it when...
One of the reasons I wanted a three striped mud was because I read it only needed shallow water. Would this make filtration easier? I plan on doing everything right the first time. What type of filters should these little guys have?
Things for that source. It had a very detailed article on the three striped muds. They have diet and cage requirements that I can easily provide and exceed. the idea of a paldarium style tank intrigues me :). A 20 gallon minimum as a tank is nothing. I'll probably give it a 40 or 55 gallon...
From what I've read about Mata matas is they need a 5x5, which I can provide. However, they seem far to advanced for a newcomer. The three striped muds get about 4 inches so I'm assuming a massive enclosure is not needed, though I would give as much as I could.
I have been researching turtles the last week. The only ones that really catch my interest a three striped mud turtles and Mata mata's. I only know the basic care of each, but I have few questions because of conflicting information online. First, the three striped mud turtles. Do they need a...