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    Shell Rot??

    Agreed. They need to dry off. Did someone also change out his kiddie pool water occasionally? That’s long time to be living same stagnant water.
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    RFT really need help with eye problem, and diet problems

    Looks good! Loving the cage and setup. If you want to boost the humidity a little more plant your plants in clay pots. When you water the plants soak them in a bowl to water them from the bottom. It will encourage downward root growth and the clay pots will give off a lot of moisture. I go in...
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    My small herd photos

    Hah! Right! Thanks for the compliments and help everyone. I did lose Louise a couple months back. She was fine, eating a lot, and the next day I founder sitting in the water bowl. She was having a hard time getting up and walking around. I thought maybe somehow she over heated or.. me and...
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    Shell rot?

    I had some thing similar not too long ago. I bathed them, with a soft tooth brush applied Hibiclens 1:10 ratio with water. Dried and applied cream. I did a 50/50 of athletes foot cream and triple antibiotic cream. With 2-3 days It looked like it never happened. :)
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    Hydration tip

    I catch mine drinking once in a while. It’s a cool sight
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    Hydration tip

    Omg. They love it. Plus like you said they’re gulping up water lol
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    Hydration tip

    This is working so well for me now. Thanks, they seemed to love their bath and at the same time super hydrated lol
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    RFT really need help with eye problem, and diet problems

    I use Reptisun 5.0 also in the 22” T5HO tube size. 10.0 is for dessert species
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    Is this a real species

    Right! I usually see painted turtles. When I was 17 I found 2 Red Efts crawling in the grass. So cool when we come upon these rare moments!
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    Is this a real species

    Saw a babie softshell on Lake Erie shore here in Northeast Ohio yesterday. Very cool and cute. I thought he may have been injured. My brother touched him and he scrambled into the lake. He was fast!
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    Baby redfoots and outdoor enclosure

    Awesome enclosure, I love it! Congrats on the babies.. good luck with not adding 2+ more. They’re irresistible. [emoji171]
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    Nice!! Feels good not to battle and rapidly fluctuating humidity
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    Yes That’s right terra cotta absorbs and give off humidity. Good point!
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    You’ll need a step drill bit to punch clean holes through plexi, if you go that route. The issue will be your heat lamp. That’s a lot of scoring. The simple fix would be go the route Toddrick reccomends. It’s inexpensive and buys you time to plan for a larger enclosure.
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    Like Tom said it helps to have a custom built enclosure that will hold in humidity by being almost sealed. Aside from wire holes and door seams it’s sealed.
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    Right I should have expanded on that. I have a taller enclosure that allows me to keep plants in pots. It allows the light to expand. T5s put out quite a bit of output. I used to grow coral of all types under a 4 bulb hood. At that time people said T5s were no good .. then they said leds...
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    humidity problems in closed chamber

    Yea heat will dry things out for sure. The biggest contributor and what hold my humidity the most is three tropical plants. So much, that I only must the plants to keep humidity in the upper 90s. Maybe that would help? I know when the plants need watered because I drop into the 80% humidity
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    Hydration tip

    This may be fun just to watch lol
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    Yearling bathing

    Mine aren’t a year old yet and I watch them soak and drink, so I backed off the soaks. When I soak they seem too not enjoy them as much as when they were hatchlings.
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    Is this fungus?

    One little spot left on Winston and Baby. Caught it quick, whatever it was and the regiment worked good. It’s almost like it never happened.
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