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  1. Meena

    Cherry Head expert help - New growth lines? (10 month)

    (sorry for the blurry images, I had just sprayed her enclosure) Just checking that this is normal? She's had these white lines around her scutes for couple months now. I've read a lot of different opinions about it but I trust this forum best. She's a healthy active gal, in her "starter"...
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    Ponds + turtles + fish

    Hello! We actually have a koi pond in our backyard, around 1200gallons. It's been one of the best things we've ever done! You sort of need to ask yourself these types of questions - they can dictate what is possible 1) Is this a fish pond? 2) Is this a turtle pond? 3) Is this for aqua scaping...
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    What edible plants to grow in tortoise yard?

    I am new here, but I wanted to share I added a small aloe plant to my enclosure. I buried it in it's pot into the substrate. She's only a baby but she's knocked it around a bit, never taken a chomp tho. I also use clover which grows rapidly. Once a week I pick some clovers from my yard for...
  4. Meena

    Iceberg Lettuce?

    Ah ok. She's a baby cherry head. Just wanted to make sure I do right by her. She never drinks which made me wonder about lettuce. But she is soaked daily 15 minutes, and her enclosure is never below 70-95% range.
  5. Meena

    Iceberg Lettuce?

    I was wondering this EXACT thing! For hydration reasons would it be OK? I am 100% newbie to all things tortoise. But I am a little nuts on research. When our breeder saw her enclosure he said "this is one of the best enclosures I've seen". So I take it all very seriously! That said, I follow...
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    Light tan/dry looking marks around inner scutes of baby cherry head

    Hello! New owner to a 4 month old cherry head - and we're in love :) My husband and I are new to tortoise care. We live in Southern California and (after careful research for almost a month) received our first cherry head hatchling 2 weeks ago. The breeder lives in SoCal as well, he has a...
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