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    Reminder: Christmas Tree Boxes for Closed Chambers

    Just got 2 of the Xmas tree bosses at Fred Meyer for $33 each.
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    Haven't been here for awhile

    I'll try to get some current pics. Have made improvements to the triple decker turtle condos. Sight barriers on the ones that had plexiglass fronts, heat emitters instead of incandescent bulbs, larger humidity boxes, more temperature control. The new growth on the redfoots is flat, the...
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    Haven't been here for awhile

    Hi All I'm Halfnelson and I've been a member for a couple years at least but haven't been here for awhile. I live in Anchorage Alaska. I have 3/2 Three Toed Box Turtles, 1/1 Red Footed tortoises and 1 Russian Tortoise. They are all housed indoors year round with short trips to the backyard...
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    HELP!! Outdoor Enclosure: Predator Prevention

    I agree with using hardware cloth, and a strand of electric fence around your enclosure might be a good idea too.
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    Good Morning. We are first time tortoise owners from Alberta Canada.

    Hi, I'm in Anchorage. Not sure how well stocked your store is, but I have good success with collard greens, mustard green, endive. Is there a health food store there? Ours carries dandelion greens. Dandelions also grow well in pots in a sunny window in winter. Sprouting is an option too...
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    Raising tortoises in winter weather. Share YOUR experiences!

    Mine are inside year round, with supervised walks outside when it's warmer than 65 degrees. We plan to build an outside enclosure but they would still have to be supervised.
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    Best On-line shop for tortoise supply

    I've shopped at many of these sites for various products. All of them charges ridiculous amounts to ship to Alaska. I get all I can locally at hardware stores, but our only pet store choices are Petco and PetZoo. I recently bought a Kane heat mat from Kane Manufacturing rather at a much lower...
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    Cypress mulch and flies

    I fight a constant battle with fungus gnats. They don't seem to like sphagnum moss. I have heard mixing sand in your substrate will kill the larva.
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    Finally...Tortoise-friendly Television!

    It could clue people in as to how big Sulatas get and make them think twice before getting one.
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    Where do you shop for supplies?

    Pet Guys is pretty good. I ordered some stiff from LLLReptile but 2 days later they emailed me and tripled the shipping charge. I have found stuff on Amazon.com that offers free shipping.
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    Flies in Cypress Mulch!

    no it doesn't. The larva feed on decaying wood and vegetation
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    Dover Tries Pumpkin

    Do you cook the pumpkin first?
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    Flies in Cypress Mulch!

    If they are fungus gnats, I read somewhere that mixing some sand into the surface of your substrate should kill the larva. I catch some with sticky strips and I occationally water the potted plants (but not the substrate) with soapy water.
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    Mikey

    ? and where exactly did I say that I did not want to give him 'that care'?
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    Mikey

    Okay, the plan for this weekend will be bo either cover the plexiglass so Mikey can't see out or replace it with wood. Replace the light bulb in the clamp light with a ceramic heat emitter and add a second clamp fixture with ceramic heater on the 'cool' end, replace UVB light with a regular...
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    Mikey

    Do the gnats not survive in cypress mulch? I can do the sight barrier, I'll put some paper over it until I can get to the hardware store. If I shut off the UVB light is it okay to leave the clamp light over the basking area?[hr] Mikey was given to me about 3 weeks ago. To learn is why I'm...
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    Mikey

    One of them did for the first week but now she ignores it. I plan on building another triple decker and I think I will remove the plexiglass, cut each piece in half so it is 6"X6' instead of 12"X6', and put a 6"inch high strip of wood on the front so they can't look straight out. Or maybe not...
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    Mikey

    If what you have is fungus gnats like I do, it's my understanding that they breed in decaying vegetation. Usually in the soil of potted plants where the larva eat through the roots and can eventually kill the plant. I use forest floor moss in the hides and the gnats quickly infest that, bed a...
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    Mikey

    Only that it is too dry. Plus, I'm not totally using it as substrate, I just contain the substrate in several interlocking trays and provide a hide full of damp moss. If I had a separate building for the turtles I would cover the whole floor with substrate and not worry about the gnats. They...
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    Nasco Turtle Brittle

    I posted lots of pics in the thread titled 'Mikey':D
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