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Hi - are you still looking for a new home? We had a cherry for 12 years but had to rehome her when we moved during covid. We would love to have another and have the perfect place in our new home in Missouri.

Are you still looking? We are in Missouri but could easily road trip back east. We had a Cherry for 12 years that we had to rehome at the beginning of covid. We very much miss them and have resettled we the perfect home. Lmk.

And my toes if I’m wearing sandals in the garden!

A related comment - I found heat mats that are used to start seeds a cheaper alternative than ones sold to the per trade. A hydroponics supply store can be a good source. I was even able to find one that could be used under an acrylic tank. The inside enclosure for my cherry was an old...

We have an 8 year old male cherry that needs a new home. Unfortunately we are moving and this boy needs to find a new home with other cherries. Very sweet. Please contact me if you can help!

Hibiscus flowers are the new favorite!

I just found the article posted on mixing - sounds like it is not a good idea in general. Is mixing always worse than keeping a single? I haven’t compared environmental requirements of sulcatas and cherries. Would cherries and yellows be ok?

Is it safe to house a single cherry with five sulcatas? I have an 8 year old male cherry that has grown up alone. Would it be safe to house him with full grown sulcatas nearly 3x his size?

Thanks - Bing like mango and sweet potato too but I’ll give papaya and hibiscus a try too!

I read that cherries were one of the tortoise species that “tolerates fruit”. Our cherry, Bing, loves fruit above most anything else - blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe - we feed him a mix a fruit and veg (including dandelions and other edible weeds) every day plus monkey chow every two...