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  1. Thad

    New Indian star tortoise

    your tort is stressed. give him/her a week and you will see a difference in attitude. just make sure your temps and humidity is on point and everything will be all right. As i dont own a star tort check out the subsection for more info about the details of caring for this species!
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    creating climbing enrichment

    As many of us i now have more than enough time to improve my habitats. I started with using expanding foam on 2 sheets of styrofoam, and cut out a hole to put in a feeder plant so he had to climb to get some of his food. I then cut some flat rocks out of the styrofoam and used some cheap...
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    tortoise table fluorescent tube fixture

    I personaly think Tom is exagerating a bit. I use zipties in my professional life constantly and i almost never have issues with them. That beeing said i personaly would not hang this up the way you did as i do expect issues with it aswell. I would take 2 pieces of wood and just drill out a hole...
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    Tank likes to climb on his pansy’s ?

    Wish we knew... my friend came home from work and he was upside down in the water bowl. Similar to the one you are using BUT it was dug in the substrate. We assume he went in the bowl and flipped while getting out. There where scratch marks on the bowl so we know he tried to get right side up...
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    Tank likes to climb on his pansy’s ?

    My friends star tortoise drowned this way so its very important to take this in mind! You could buy some pebbles and put them in the bowl ( after a good wash!!). you will notice he will walk over the pebbles etcetra but when he's thirsty he will just move some until his head fits. if he rolls...
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    creating climbing enrichment

    Thanks for those links! I saw stuff like that around the internet and it was my first idea to do that aswell. Unfortunatly i am a bit worried about the weight, so i am trying to find an alternative... Currently i'm thinking of making something with expanding foam and styrofoam that i can coat...
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    creating climbing enrichment

    Hey guys, I've recently bought a pancake tortoise. So far he is doing amazing but i'm noticing his table could use some improvements. When reading up on this kind of tortoise i learned that they are climbers. During my research i found a zoo who had them and went over to check them out, there i...
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    What does the switch do on Arcadia controller

    They do also break seperatly from the bulb so dont forget to change them out when replacing the bulb!
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    What does the switch do on Arcadia controller

    looks like the bulb starter to me ( might be a bad translation) but fluorescent lights need help to give light. normaly you can give it a quarter turn and take it out if the lamp doesnt start its the starter.
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