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Thanks for the plant suggestions. How do you know the rep cal is bad? Where have you heard/read that? I'd like to look into it as well. What should we feed them instead? They do eat their greens, too though. [hr] Thanks, I will check it out.

Well the enclosure is 7ft x 3ft 3in. We are approximating their age, but we've only had them a month. One is 8in long, and the other is 7in long. How big do you think it should be? We do plan on keeping them in a garden in the spring and summer months once it's set up. We spray the tank 2-3...

Here's some pics of our first tortoise table. We house 2 5 yr old red foots in it. We don't have the lights permanently fixed yet, but I'll update with more photos when we do. We also want to add more plants. Let me know what you think.

We have two exo terra reptiglo 5.0 (26w), and 2 75w intense basking bulbs. [hr] Well, I went to take some pics of Donatella's watery eyes today, but they already looked better, much to my relief. I gave them a soak too, and she seems to be a little better. But I still think she isn't eating...

I can take some tomorrow, I hate to bug them while they are sleeping. [hr] Well the temp in the basking spot really is higher, the lights are just not on right now, and the sensor is not in the basking spot, just on the warm side of the enclosure. I will see what the temp is in the basking...

I think one of our torts is sick. She is a red foot, approximately 5 years old. We just got her about a month ago, along with another red foot, also 5 years old. They have always been together. When they came to us, the smaller one, Donatella, had a wheeze. She still has it, so I am thinking...

Thanks, I think we will give it a try and try to heat it in the oven to be safe. If it works it will be sooo much cheaper.

Here's my two, Grimlock and Donatello.

Hi everyone! My name is Heidi and I'm from South Carolina. I have been a member for a few weeks now. I've already posted a few questions, but I never formally introduced myself. I just wanted to let everyone how great I think this forum is. I have learned so much as a new tortoise owner, and...

We have 2 red foots and recently switched from coco fiber substrate to cypress mulch. Is there any difference in the cypress mulch you can buy at hardware stores and the kind you get at pet stores? Right now we have some from a pet store and spent $60 for 3 bags, whereas the cypress mulch we saw...

Thanks, Tom :)

Thanks, Will. I feel better about it then. Just wanted to make sure.

We have had our 2 red foots now for a few weeks. They are about 5 years old, and we got them off craigslist. We have been giving them tapwater in their water dish and in their soaks. When I went to the pet store the other day, I saw some liquid that you can add to their water; I can't...

Thanks for the information. I received the heatrope and it seems to be working well :) And we are trying the cypress next, once the new enclosure's paint cures for a few weeks.

Thanks for all the information, everyone. We have been trying to feed them at different times during the day, to see when they prefer to eat. They seem to eat more in the evening. They mostly spend time in their hide, but every now and then we see them out and about. I'm not sure if they...

Thanks, we just ordered a heat rope and are considering the plexiglass. May I ask why the cypress vs the coco? We are new to this.

We just got 2 5yr old red foots.We put a cage together and used coconut fiber substrate. Using heat lamps the temp says it gets up to 85, but the substrate feels cool to the touch, maybe because of the moisture? Do we need to worry about heating the substrate, or is this normal? Substrate is...

I'm new on this forum. My husband has been wanting a tortoise for some time now and is bringing 2 red foot tortoises home tonight. They are about 4 years old. My question is about red foot tortoise behavior--what do they like to do? Do tortoises play/do they like toys, and if so what kind...