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    How hot is too hot?

    You are going to need a much bigger enclosure in 6 months or less. 40 gal terrarium has too small of a footprint to allow for the growth rate of a sulcata. So either get something bigger now, or plan on spending even more money again shortly. I don't want you saying "why didn't anyone warn...
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    But, there might be a way to accomplish that???? We'll give it a try. Ran this by my son. He says the problem is the inner walls are cement board, and so far, nothing wants to stay in it. there is a stud in the center of the back wall in each unit. Obviously there are studs in the corners...
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    The tabs that came with the heaters connect on the short sides, not on the top and bottom. So while the heater fit in between the side walls, in order to use those mounts there would need to be at least 6" of space on each side to screw the connections in. There is less than 1/2" of space.
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    NO, I'm talking about 100 watt radiant heaters. We were going to use both. Or do you think we'll only need the pig blankets?
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    So sorry for the delay. Between the family being in from CA for Thanksgiving and doctors' appointments for myself & my sister, I just didn't get to it. Now that we have 18 x 28 floor heaters that will be replacing the 18 x 18 ones pictured. First we need to build plywood floating floors so we...
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    Ron should be home any minute! I'll get some on here ASAP.
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    We considered L brackets and Z brackets. With those you still can't get behind the face to reach the screw placement; the face extends over the back panel where the brackets are by an inch on each end, and a half inch on the top and bottom.
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    Help! How do we attach the radiant heaters to the wall???

    We purchased 2 100 watt Sweater Heaters from Kapidolo Farms with the intention of mounting one in each side of the tort condo. Didn't see any dimensions on the Kapidolo site. When they got here, we quickly found out that they would just fit on the back wall, but then there is no way to...
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    Sun shade cloth advice

    The best price I've found for bathing suit/action wear fabric is from Etsy. But for all of these years I've gotten it from JoAnn's, in store or on-line. I'm not sure who I bought it from, but my last shadecloth that I bought on-line is fence cloth, so it's 50' by 6" and you can cut it in...
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    Shell rot - what can i do til my appt next Friday

    BY the way, your tortoise is an escape artist, so a screened lid that he cannot push up would be a good addition, My granddaughter purchased one, had it in a container up on her kitchen counter. The first Monday that she had Tortellini, she came home for lunch and he was gone! She searched...
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    Can I feed this plant to my tortoise?

    That is definitely a tree seedling - a very messy and invasive tree, and painful at that! It grows wickedly fast, has lots of thorns. When it gets hot and we have little or no rain, it drops its leaf branches so as to support the main trunk of the tree. Even the trunk and branches are green...
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    Sun shade cloth advice

    I have mine attached with narrow strips of bathing suit fabric ties. I've been making bathing suits for my grand and great-grand daughters for over 25 years, so I always have leftover pieces I can cut up, I've also found that adding more grommets between the ones that the tarps come with helps...
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    How many Prickly Pear plants should I grow?

    Let it be known that the jack rabbits with their tiny mouths will devour and destroy any size cactus plants, spines and all. So I don't worry about those going to my torts. When we first moved here, the previous owner had aboit a 10" cactus with long spines growing inside a ring of chicken...
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    There isn't anything wrong with it, but to clean it well it works better if it also has a plexiglas top. You can make the top in two framed pieces, hinged at the back. Especially for those of us that do not have long arms, reaching your baby against the back wall can be a challenge! Many...
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    Tortoise shell

    It may take him a while to get over his triple move. From your yard to the neighbors, then to your house, and last, to his burrow. Just a thought, but are you sure he escaped from your house, and wasn't taken?
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    Your baby sulcata more than likely hatched during the last rain storm along with its nest mates. If the nest wasn't securely enclosed with a fence that went all the way to the ground all the way around, including the gate, the babies would definitely be able to explore. They are capable of...
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    I think my Russian is fat + dehydrated?

    That is absolutely normal. Pretty much the tortoise treadmill, and great exercise for him.
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    Expert help please

    Keep in mind that most of these interlopers will be happy to forage on tortoise poop.
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    Dry Poop Stuck

    Sorry for the typos! My new keyboard likes to skip.
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    Dry Poop Stuck

    PLEASE read and follow the Care Sheet Tom pointed out for you. Also note, there are many different types of lettuce. Not all are nutritious. Iceberg lettuce is useless unless all you want is crunch. Not even good for humans. Whatever vegies you introduce to your tortoise, but them up very...
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