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Hi all, does anyone know if persimmon is safe for MEP's to eat? Leaves and fruit. I have several Japanese persimmon trees dropping ripe fruit. Seems a shame to let it go to waste. I have Red Foot's too. Think they can have some?

Greetings again to everyone, after months of waiting, we are finally getting our first MEP! It's in southern Cali right now and will soon be here in south Louisiana. Obviously it's not acclimated to our colder temps at all. Right now our plan is to keep it in our greenhouse on cold...

My Redfoot has a ridge that has developed on his shell. Should we be concerned? It seems to be worsening.

Hi! this is the first winter we will have our RF's. Hatched in January. I've read everything and am more confused now than I was when I started my research. Hoping for some guidance. If we build a 5'x5', high sided wooden enclosure that will be in an area that receives lots of natural light...

Hi! this is the first winter we will have our RF's. Hatched in January. I've read everything and am more confused now than I was when I started my research. Hoping for some guidance. If we build a 5'x5', high sided wooden enclosure that will be in an area that receives lots of natural light...

Hi all - We have two RF's that were hatched in January. They have been living in their outdoor enclosure all summer. We bring them in at night and put them out in the morning since they are so young - don't want any predators having access to our babies. Winter is approaching and we are...

Hi all, let me start by apologizing for these silly questions. My wife and I have two Red Foots that are doing well, happy and healthy. Before we acquired the Red Foots we really wanted Asian Black/Brown. We live in Louisiana so humidity is a constant and we have a 2000 square foot greenhouse...

Do their shells look ok? They have that slight indention...is that normal? They are smooth with no ridges and stay well misted. Lots of humidity. They get calcium. Great diet with lots of variety. Just making sure their little shells are ok. I think we are doing all the right stuff. They have...

Is it ok for a RF to eat a Tomato Horn Worm?

Hi All, We have two new RF's and their indoor enclosure has cypress mulch with some dampened sphagnum. I'm wondering what is the best practice to keeping it clean? Remove solid waste? How often? How often do we change all the substrate?

Wasn't sure where to post this....couple questions on outdoor enclosure plants. We have read all the links and posts on edible plants and landscape plants but there is conflicting information. Couple Q: Are banana trees ok? We have some dwarf bananas we could plant. Any hibiscus? Oak tree...

Hi All, We just joined the forum today in hopes of learning as much as we can to make an educated choice of the best tortoise(s) for us. I'm Stephanie and my husband is Severn. We are animal lovers - we have 3 dogs (Great Dane, Boxer and Doxie) and 4 cats (2 Manx, 1 Amer Bobtail, 1 Amer short...