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    What is the right second tort for me

    Red foots/ cherry head! Perfect in florida
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    Mosquito spray

    I remember sears sold some humidifier looking device that u would put in the corner of ur backyard and it would guarantee to repel mosquitoes in a very large radius ..maybe thats what ur looking for
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    New Cherry head RF habitat

    I use a fogger for mine and I go thru about 2l a day.. It's on low and between that, me misting, and water being heated by ropes at the bottom and the top covered it is dripping in the tank... The substrate is just moist tho so i don't think ur overdoing it ;)
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    How is my red foot's shell? Am i overfeeding?

    thanks for the picture reference terry! I'm most worried about the thick lighter border around each darker scute, it looks like the border is a tad too thick compared to when i first got him a few weeks back no? It hasn't been a month since ive had him yet... diet is fresh spring mix...
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    How is my red foot's shell? Am i overfeeding?

    Hello tf! I notice that the space between the scutes are growing large, is This normal or am I overfeeding the little guy? First pic was a few weeks back.
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    ralph's (the red foot) indoor terranium enclosure 18x18x24

    i'm finishing my last semester of school, my room isn't too small and I probably can put in a tort table but I really don't see a point in establishing something so big only to have it cause moving issues later :) Not since I've gotten him has he gone out, which is why i had the mvb bulb
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    ralph's (the red foot) indoor terranium enclosure 18x18x24

    Hi everyone! This is ralph's tank so far. Ralph is under 4". weighing 75-77 grams and this is his enclosure. I am aware of how much space they need, i'm just using an old tank on hand for now, probably for the next 3-6 months max at which time Ralph will have his own table or a tank with the...
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    Wireless Webcam

    If unable an iPhone or iPad the izod cameras work well with them.. For surveillence and what not google brickhousesecurity they're running a hugeeee sale right now
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    New tiger neck baby

    don't mean to hijack the thread but has there ever been a true cherryhead with a northern-like plastron?
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    So I was supposed to get my baby hermann tortoise in the mail today but......

    GLad everything worked out well, interested to know what it is as well, as for the snakes I GUESS THAT'S HISS-TORY.
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    how wet is too wet for substrate?

    Hey all, all these posts are very helpful, taking notes and gonna apply them. CH for cherry head sorry did not realize i just went off on a tangent and made my own abbreviation!
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    New Cherry Head, could you guys check him out?

    Thank you for the info guys, I've only had him/her for a couple days, i will pickup some betadine iodine and antifungal cream....(i'm gonna google where to get those, but where do you guys get yours, never heard of either before in my life lol) I have about 4-6 inches of cyprus mulch with...
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    New Cherry Head, could you guys check him out?

    I think theres something going on with his plastron, maybe the beginning of shell rot or maybe its just shedding... I just got the little guy let me know what y'all think! he's been eating fine, active, pooping, everything else fine.. I'm making sure his substrate and environment is humid...
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    so many feeding plans, which one do you follow?

    So I'm still learning this whole red foot care thing, every morning I cut up greens and veggies to fill a jam jar lid and i keep it there the entire day in the tortoise's enclosure, until night by which then i would remove ... i sub in fruits every other day, but I don't want to be over feeding...
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