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    Coconut coir messy and getting into eyes of baby tort

    Hi sorry for the late reply. The white vent is part of the standard vivarium I have. It also has 2 similar vents at the top of the same side. I use these vents to also slide in the wires for temp, uvb, etc. Thanks for the rest of the advise everyone. I dropped in plenty of coir into a bucket...
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    Coconut coir messy and getting into eyes of baby tort

    Ok I’ll try that. Thanks I took out his hide yesterday as he was climbing on top of it and nose diving and tipping over.
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    Coconut coir messy and getting into eyes of baby tort

    The tort is almost swimming in this amount of coir already so I don’t know what to do.
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    Coconut coir messy and getting into eyes of baby tort

    Hi I’ve recently switched to using coconut coir for my baby Redfoot. Previously used bark chip but found humidity to be low and coir was highly recommended on forums. Problem I have is that once in the vivarium, the tort is getting very messy. His food and water trays are almost full of coir...
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    How many tortoises/turtles do we have on TFO ? Let`s count !

    1 Redfoot so 1252+1= 1253
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    Redfoot Newbie

    Hi there Seeking some urgent help. We have just purchased a baby Redfoot today. I’m looking to buy the new equipment tomorrow, as I’ve already learnt the pet store has sold me a few bad items. I live in the UK. I was hoping to get some help from you. I have a vivarium with ventilation slots...
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    Redfoot Newbie

    Thanks for mentioning that. I’ll re-type and post here again
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    Redfoot Newbie

    Hi there Seeking some urgent help. We have just purchased a baby Redfoot today. I’m looking to buy the new equipment tomorrow, as I’ve already learnt the pet store has sold me a few bad items. I live in the UK.<br /><br />I was hoping to get some help from you.<br /><br />I have a vivarium...
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    What is a CHE?

    Is that particular CHE adequate? (With or without guard)
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    What is a CHE?

    Hi is this CHE ok? I can select it without the guard as well
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    Beginner - Redfoot - heat map??

    Is this CHE ok?
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    What is a CHE?

    Thank you! I’m learning so much already here! So just to clarify CHE with a guard ? And I’ve heard no basking lamp so I need to ditch that now.
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    Beginner - Redfoot - heat map??

    Thanks this is great advice. Really appreciate it! Oh and the pet store did also give us a basking lamp! I’ll go through your list today and get started. I’m sure I will be in touch soon especially with pictures [emoji4]
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    What is a CHE?

    Pet shop gave me a heat mat and our redfoot is due to arrive tomorrow. We have a vivarium setup. I was directed to this thread and glad I was. I’ll be moving to a CHE tomorrow and if not then by the weekend! I’m based in the UK and it’s gets colder here so want to ensure everything is setup...
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    Beginner - Redfoot - heat map??

    Thanks both of you. I will look into the closed chamber threads. I’m just sooo confused. Every pet shop gives different advice. First time owning a tortoise and amazes me the endless possibilities. Some are pro heat map and some are against it. I’m guessing everyone’s tortoises are still...
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    Beginner - Redfoot - heat map??

    Hi everyone My first post so please be gentle! So glad I came across this community. We are taking delivery of our baby redfoot tomorrow. Have a vivarium setup. A question about the heating. I like in the UK and our room temperature is approx 19 degrees C. So I’ve been advised to use a heat...
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