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    Assessing body condition in African helmeted turtle

    We’ve had Lazarus for 6 weeks now and have been feeding once or twice a day, until he/she is less enthusiastic. He gets tilapia, shrimp, earthworms and crickets. He is not a fan of pellets. How do I tell if he’s getting too much? Here’s his weights: 4/23/23 172 g 5/20/23 190 g 6/4/23 201 g I...
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    African helmeted turtles - okay to keep together?

    So I recently introduced Lazarus, the African Helmeted turtle we got from Petsmart. Thanks for the species id and care suggestions. I am stupidly head over heels for this turtle. I have other reptiles, tortoises, lizards and snakes - but something about his little crazy face and bottomless pit...
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    Stella update, pyramiding questions

    Stella is my 2 yr old Burmese star, who was temp incubated for female. I've noticed in the past 6 months or so she's pyramiding a little and I haven't changed anything with her diet or enclosure. She's in a closed chamber with minimum 80% humidity. She get greens, weeds, hibiscus daily and...
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    Setting up indoor tank for African helmeted turtle

    So it's looking more and more like Lazarus has eaten all the fish that went missing in the pond (two 8" shubunkins, two 6-8" dojo loaches) . We had barriers and cameras up, saw no raccoon activity, and our huge dojo loach was gone this morning :( So we're thinking instead of having Lazarus in...
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    New African side neck in outdoor pond

    We have one of the Kim's pond kits outside in north Florida. Its 300 gallons and has been been set up since last November. We have 6 goldfish, 3 dojo loaches, (although some are currently missing, ugh) anacharis, hornwort and a floating island with a canna and another trailing plant. I got 2...
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    Redfoot eggs hatching? Help please for next steps

    My redfoot laid eggs 7/31 (1) and 10/16 (7). They've been in the incubator at 88 degrees. I check them daily, but had kinda given up hope that they were fertile. Today I noticed a crack in one of the October set, and assumed it had ruptured from going bad. Those were eggs that I was sure were...
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    Open top tank vs closed chamber for baby Burmese star

    This is Stella, an 8 month old Burmese star tortoise. When I first got her 2 months ago I kept her in a 20L as a temporary enclosure while I awaited my PVC cage from Dragonhaus. Even with foil over the top it was impossible to keep the humidity up high enough, so I made do with misting and daily...
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    Rosa the redfoot laid 7 more eggs

    Rosa surprised us with a clutch of 3 eggs 11 weeks ago. I was able to save one, and it’s in the incubator looking fertile. Today I was hooking up her heat panel because it’s supposed to be in the 50s tonight and couldn’t find her. She was behind a coleus plant laying more eggs. Total for today...
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    Redfoot egg, what changes occur after a month?

    My redfoots surprise egg is still going at 39 days. I’m incubating it at 88 degrees and 80% humidity. We saw chalking in the first week or so but not much has changed since then. Is there any other indicator that the egg is still good? Is it likely that she will clutch again? Trying to keep a...
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    Surprise redfoot egg

    I bought an adult female redfoot in May. On July 31st she laid 3 eggs. Unfortunately I had no idea that she did and cracked two while cleaning her garden. I managed to save one, and it appears to be chalking. Does this mean it’s most likely fertile? I have the egg in a hovabator that I hastily...
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