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Tom, Adopting a young Redfoot in Colorado. Will have an outdoor enclosure but the tortoise will be inside too. Would your 4X3X3 enclosure doubled meet her space needs as a full grown Redfoot? Current pricing with shipping (80526) and availability? We bring our RF home on 03/19. What approach is used with your enclosures to be sure the humidity is at the right level?

Hi Tom planning on buying grass seeds or seed mix from groworganic.com, i want to add to all of my 3 outdoor enclousures (sulcata, leopards(babckoki and giant) and aldabra) a mix of grass seeds(maybe bermuda, orchard, rye or timothy) or the horse pasture mix that you recommend, my question is should i buy all of the above and make a mix to all 3 enclousures?

Tom hope all is well, going thru some really cold weather . I have my adult Indian stars in a 8 ft enclosure in my garage. I have 2 che’s and 2 heat lamps and a UV bulb. When it gets really cold I also have a heating unit in the garage. I want to get the heating and lighting correct once and for all. What should the heating temp be on both sides and should I be using a thermostat to keep the temp consistent ?

Hi Tom. These days whenever I hear the news about California floods and bad weather I always think of you. I hope you and your torts are safe and doing well.

Tom, you have helped me so much in the last 10 years and I just wanted to say THANKS! People always chuckle when I tell them that I learned all about caring for Samson from Tom The Dog Trainer, also from this forum. So thanks again and have a wonderful New Year!

Hello Tom. I have a quick question about enclosure temps for 18 mo sulcata. Should I be monitoring the air temp or the surface temps? Noticed that air temps have been several degrees cooler than surf temps taken with calibrated IR therm (ex: today, CHE temp controllers were reading low 80s but surface and tort shell temp showed low 90s). I don't want to "slow bake" my tort.

Hi Tom, I have been reading on here and you give out a lot of great information. I was wondering if you set up affiliate links anywhere so people can order what you order. At the same time you can get a kick back?

Hi Tom. I’m looking for a few Burmese stars (platynota) to bring home. When will you have babies next?

Hi Tom,
I've been wanting a radiated tortoise and I live in Cali. Do you have any breeder you would recommend?
thank you

-adam

Hi Tom! Thank you so much for your guides, all of it are very hefpul!
I have a few questions for my baby sulcata.
The temperature in the enclosure is around high 80s and low 90s during the day, do I still need to turn on the UVA light for 12 hours?
I read in your guide that baby sulcata needs to get direct sunlight for 1 hour for every inch of the tortoise. Does that mean 1 hour per day?
Thank you so much!

Hey Tom new to the group and tortoise husbandry, I read your article on care for leopards and found all the information fascinating.
My question is….is this information and guidelines just for hatchlings? I believe I have a yearling and I want to make sure I have everything correct.
The enclosure is a 4x4x8 ft everything to your specs as well. Just wondering when to switch to different specs as they grow

What supplements do you recommend?

Hi Tom, I live in So. Cal. With the drought and water restrictions going on I need to significantly reduce the lawn irrigation. I have a sulcate desert tortoise who loves his back yard and eat the fresh Bermuda grass. I’m considering using the grass and lawn amendment AquaSmart, I would appreciate any input/advise whether this is safe for my tortoise or not. I would appreciate your input so I can order it. Thank you!

Hi Tom,
New to site. so here's my question? I built the cinder block burrow for my tortoise put the cover on it but before covering it with dirt I peeked in on her and she's digging under the cinder blocks.. How do I prevent the blocks from caving in on top of her. She's got her head under one as I write. help..removing her from burrow for now..thank you
Bonita and Brownie..

Hi Tom! Quick question: do you have a youtube channel? I think it would be really fun and informative if you had a video of a nice setup or videos of your tortoises and such.

Hi, Tom, I saw ur post (https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/big-sulcata-egg.43503/post-421232) about Sulcata laid broken eggs. I had some problem with my Sulcata yesterday. She laid 20 broken eggs. Can u tell me how many times to add calcium and cactus in her diet?

Flint Flume recommended you for a sulcata? Do you have any babies for sale?

Do you have any Burmese star for sale?

Is grass hay good to out in a baby sulcata enclosure or grass clippings from the lawn ? I feed him mustard greens , kale , bell pepper with sprinkle of calcium powder over each fresh serving. I have not tried flowers yet but have been seeing that 90% of their diet needs to be grass or hay .

Hi Tom, can one use castor oil instead of mineral oil for a constipated Sulcata? Thanks!