hmm i dont think you can paint it after, it worked great for me, i used Minwax Helmsman but just went w/ a satin finish over my plywood tort table. just make sure you give it at least 48hrs after the last coat, so it can fully cure
RE: What breed is he/she?
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what mill thickness is that poly sheeting? at first i was going to use black visqueen but my Russians claws would rip right through the liner. looks nice and big, but man you better hope they dont really try to escape, all it would take is for one to climb on the back of the other and they are...
So i know my female is still too small to breed from my understanding. what is a rough size/age range that Russian tortoise become sexually mature? im sure it varies, ive read usually 5" for males and 6" for females, but there are reports of females as small as 4.5" laying viable eggs.
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you can either staple it at the top and corners, or you can just put it in there and forget it or use an adhesive glue and adhere it to the bottom and up the sides a bit.
yeah that is one of those petsmart shell/hides. the male never uses it, even at night i just find him in one of the corners of the tub sprawled out head, stickin out of his shell all the way. he definitely feels more comfortable in his new enclosure than the female. she still hasnt eaten, she...
the porcelain fixtures are for incandescent or self-ballasted MVB. they are for the screw-in type bulbs not the tubes. you can either use the standard T-8 fluorescent 36"-48"(48" fixtures are more common and the bulbs draw the same amount of power as the 36" usually) or you can secure the...
i measured them both yesterday, and they were almost identical they were within 1/8in of eachother. both are 4-1/2"L X 2-7/8"W X 2-1/4"H havent gotten a weight on them yet. i only used 2 bricks of coir in the left tub, ive got 2 more, the one on the right has repti-bark which i know isnt a great...
when you are buying a digital scale make sure you look for the total capacity and the increments. i have a small 300grm scale but it is sensative all the way to the 100th place so like 0.00 where as most scales go 0.0 to the tenth. the ones at walmart that measure grams usually go up to...
Hey there, so a few weeks ago when I first got my male RT from Petco I noticed that the local guy had a female RT, but he was asking $180. I talked him down to $100. I checked the sex before i made the offer, turned out to be a nice looking female. im not sure if she is naturally just a lighter...
i thought it wasnt a good idea to keep torts in all glass tanks? they dont understand invisible barriers. anyway it looks like you did a good job, i was looking into building a large aquarium(over 125gal) that way but it's just cheaper to buy a used one usually
if you bought it at a Hydro store, those are probably just UVA most plants (if any) dont need UVB. are they T-8/12 or T-5? chances are those fluorescent tubes are only designed to emit 6500K-12000K lumens. and the nanometers is more like 450-650nm its mostly visible light
if you could get better close up pics of their tails we could probably be able to tell what sex they are. just from the video im goin to say either both are males or possibly have a pair. the second one in the vid tail looked a little shorter than the 1st one. try to get close up or even turn...
before i take my RT out for a cruise around the house i make sure and soak him for 15min or so, he normally goes pee/poop in there, then i will kinda clean him up w/ a paper towel and he's off! you could look into those seedling mat heaters. they are like a reptile mat but larger, not as big as...
you could try just using the "tops" of the strawberries, the green leafy part and maybe just a little bit of the white part, but in general you should stay away from fruits
I used Minwax Helmsman clear satin gloss. once it's cured there is really nothing to worry about, as far as it being a petroleum product like some say dont use it. i have heard of people useing a masonry water sealer called DRYLOCK/LOX
fish tanks generally dont make good enclosures, they are too tall and torts dont understand what glass is, if they can see through it they will just sit there for hours trying to walk through it. look for an old bookcase to make a cheap tort table. even a small kiddy pool would work for a...