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Do you have any extra closet space? If so, I'd sanitize it after use and then store it in there. I have a pvc enclosure and some larger tubs I'll put my reptiles in when I clean their enclosures. When not in use, I keep them in a closet and sanitize them before putting them away. This makes it...

I appreciate your help. It looks like the 12 pack may be the best value right now but they do offer some smaller packs. I'm going to keep searching and will share any good sources I find with the forum. But for now the 12 pack will give me peace of mind and keep me set for a while. One thing I...

Thank you, everyone, for your feedback. I'm going to check out that other thread for additional recommendations. Tom, I don't know how I didn't see those - I will purchase them. But my, oh my, 75 dollars for 12 bulbs? Here in Jersey, that same pack was 25 bucks in 2022. (Still a heck of a lot...

With the newer lighting restrictions incandescent flood bulbs are no longer available to purchase anywhere by me and I'm not able to find them online. I've been purchasing bulk packs of Philips and GE branded bulbs in bulk for years and I just ran out of my remaining stash. Has anyone else...

I'm so sorry for your loss ?<3

Is that a snapping turtle? Last year when we got a lot of rain and flooding in my area, one of my neighbors discovered a decent sized snapper in their backyard. We live right by a lake and river, so figured it must of made its way over somehow during the storm. I know I'd be shocked if I walked...

Thank you for reaching and I'm so sorry to hear you're battling this yourself. Sending lots of positive vibes your way and hoping your torts will continue to make great strides and your other ones won't get it ? It's very scary thinking about how easy it can spread but it sounds like you're...

How is your tort doing? Sending positive vibes and saying a prayer for you ? This instantly reminded me of when I was growing up, we had a black lab, Gabby, who was the nicest dog but would attempt to eat everything from remote controls, pizza boxes, you name it. One day we saw the remnants of...

Like others have commented, my Sulcata would also munch on the pothos from time to time and it presented no problems at all. My tort loved them for additional shady spots and areas to explore ?

That's awesome, I'm happy to hear about your new endeavor and that your torts went to a great home. Thank you very much for the carsheets and all of the experiences you've shared on this forum. It's very real and genuine stuff and helped me so much in learning about tortoises, how to care for...

Hi Tom, May I please ask why you're getting out of Sulcata breeding? I unfortunately got a baby from a breeder on this forum that was not thriving well and started to break out in yellow bumps, and I had to put the tort down. My other reptiles are fine thus far but I was really hoping to...

Hi JT, I highly recommend going with Tom or one of the sources he recommends if you want a healthy sulcata tortoise. There is a disease impacting sulcatas and other reptiles going around called austwickia chelonae, which is lethal and no cure for. It is also highly contagious to other reptiles...

Link is so cute! And has such a happy face :)

OTE="Bullfrogman, post: 1926829, member: 132737"] My tortoise lives in an outside enclosure and my dog managed to get inside and attack my tortoise and I’m in a panic of what to do should I try to save it or put it down Sending prayers for your tort and I hope you were able to find a vet that...

Thank you, this is a really cool idea as well. I've been thinking about creating a trellis-esque type feature this time around to keep some of the pothos growth off the ground to protect it from trampling/provide higher up natural shade in a section of the enclosure, and this is now giving me a...

Thank you! I Iove this and it would give me the same type of flexibility I had with those cross beams in the tent.

Hi Everyone, For those of you using PVC and high impact plastic type closed chambers for your tortoises, may you please let me know or show pictures of how you install your incandescent flood bulbs for the basking area? I used a grow tent for my last one and the cross beams in the top allowed...

Anytime and again, I'm no expert but this my understanding of what is best. That's great to hear about the orchid bark, it really does work very well. As I understand it, the humidity is essential to smooth growth but also, the humidity is important in helping make sure your tort stays hydrated...

This is also the caresheet here on the forum, which I've used that delves much further into all of their care: https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-a-sulcata-leopard-or-star-tortoise.181497/

For a leopard tortoise their minimum humidity should be maintained at 80% and above. The humid hide, should also be kept very humid(above 80%) just ensure an absolute minimum of 80 degrees, night and day, in the coolest corner of your closed chamber. (Cool temps under 80 mixed with high humidity...