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    Anyone could shed some light on aldabra tortoise subspecies ?

    Hi everybody, After 2 years living in a tortoise-free home i decided to take the plunge and buy an aldabra tortoise, while doing some research i came across that there are recognised aldabra tortoise subspecies ? I hope anyone would shed some light on this topic so i could identify what...
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    Magnetic ballast for t8 uv tube ?

    Hi all, I recently bought a light fixture for a t8 tube uv light. The fixture has a magnetic ballast. Will the t8 uv bulb work fine with a magnetic ballast ? I have no idea what I'm doing honestly. The size of the fixture is 60cm and the t8 tube is 18w
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    Help ! My indian star has orange poop

    Hi, I have a juvenile indian star tortoise which pooped orange poop while soaking. Is it normal ? He ate his first hibiscus flower last week (pink flower) could it be the flower ? Sorry it looks like there are poop flying everywhere cuz the bucket is shaked while pulling it.
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    When soaking my 2 baby sulcatas, only one of them releases urates. The last time I have seen the other one release urates was months ago. He is more than a year old and his plastron is still soft. Is this normal ? And he didn't grow as well.
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    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!! Urgent!!!!! (how to I.D. tag a cham.)

    Hi I'm travelling now and I'm giving my chameleon to a friend who has his siblings, all are neonates and he's taking care of him until I come back How can I tag him to diffrentiate him from his siblings ?
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    Baby veiled chameleon with no uvb

    Hi, I recently bought a baby veiled chameleon since he was 2 weeks old, now he's a month old. And I have no UVB bulb. I sunbathe him 20-40 mins every day or 2 in unfiltered sunlight. Is that enough ? And he's getting proper supplementation.
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    Shy ?

    Hi, Today I got my juvenile indian star tortoise and he seems very shy that when I get close to him he tucks himself in his shell and it would take too long for him to go out
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    Puffy neck ?

    I noticed that my greek tortoise has a puffy neck. Is that normal ?
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    Sprouted bird seeds ?

    Can my sulcata tortoise eat sprouted canary bird seeds ?
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    Bladder stone ?

    Just a general question, are there any signs that a tortoise has a bladder stone ? Inactivity ? Not passing urates ?
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    Sad news :(

    Yesterday I bought 3 wild caught hatchling golden greeks for about 9$ Two of them were showing odd behavior and lethargy, that time I knew it reached at a stage that we cannot do anything about, and they passed away today. And the survivor seems healthy and active. and here's the other...
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    Edible ?

    Today I picked up cactus pads around Ferrari world. Can I feed them to my torts ?
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    Is his shell fine ?

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    Permanent outdoor enclosure ?

    Can I set our garden as my hatchling sulcata's permanent habitat ? Summer is coming and I live seaside and humidity reaches 80%-90% and temps rise up to 50C during summer.
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    Weeds from a nearby park ?

    Can I collect weeds from a nearby park and rinse them with this ?
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    My new sulcata !

    currently keeping him in a large glass tank temporarily. Tomorrow I will spend a hefty amount of money just to make sure he's healthy. Any tips and advice ?
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    Worm ?

    Can I feed this worm to my chameleon ? Found it while my mother was peeling corn.
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    ID please ?

    This is my greek tortoise I got a year ago that passed away. I got curious to know what subspecies is it. Would anybody tell me what subspecies is it ? [hr]
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    Tell us what do u think

    A friend of mine who runs a pet store on uae has recently imported cuttlebone powder. Tell us what do u think of it because if it was unhealthy to use he would stop importing it. Tell us what do you think of this product [hr] And is it good for all reptiles ?
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