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So far my plants are doing ok as long as I water. They do not do well with the TX drought and heat combined. Once Mulberry is established it will tolerate the drought very well. I'm only seeding the grass and clover where I can water with a sprinkler. Once I tried a broader distribution and it...
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I'm watering a couple of areas to encourage the native ground covers to fill in. My Sulcata loves that. I'm also seeding with a grass / clover mix to fill in bare spots. Things like Hibiscus, Mulberry, Blackberry are being added strategically to give...
I'm looking into options for a small heater for this enclosure. Not sure which one I'll use, but I ordered the plug in thermostat from Amazon.
Does anyone have experience with these?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011296704??tag=daddykirbs-20
I have a few more images in this album:
http://imgur.com/a/hN07Z
There has been a bit of work done in the enclosure to make Jack Jack happy. We have sowed some grass / clover mix and potted up some flowers that he can eat. The top rail of the wall was added to make the wall more rigid.
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I have about 30 ducks and about 40 chickens. Before getting the torts I liked to free range the birds to give them a greater variety in their diet. If I confine them to a small area they will decimate it. I will find a solution, but it's not going to be overnight.
My tort searches out poop in the yard. Is there harm if they find it and eat it? I have 7 dogs, 4 cats and a big herd of ducks and chickens... there's no end to the poop. Hopefully there won't be much inside the enclosure but we try to take him out a couple times a day to graze other pastures.
This enclosure is progressing along nicely. I'll have more pics up soon. The farm cats like hanging out in it too. Has anyone ever had a problem with cats mixed in with the torts?