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  1. Davidy

    Prickly pear pads for sulcata

    Hello all! I have just taken in an 8 year old sulcata rescue. She is 15L"X11W"X8H" and weighs about 30 pounds and seems healthy. We were not expecting her so I'm temporarily housing her in a large bathroom. She has a hiding spot under the built in vanity that I've hung a ceramic heat emitter...
  2. Davidy

    Beheading superworms before feeding?

    They wiggle around for quite a while after they are beheaded - anywhere from a few minutes to thirty minutes. My turtles attack them without hesitation.
  3. Davidy

    Beheading superworms before feeding?

    An employee at the pet store where I buy most of my turtle supplies informed me that I should always pinch the heads off superworms before I feed them to my box turtles so that the worms don't bite the turtles and cause internal injuries to their digestive systems. I've been doing that for...
  4. Davidy

    Hello from Texas

    I have several aquatic turtles: two red eared sliders (a male and female) that I've had for for 16 years, a male Mississippi map turtle for 9 years, a female Florida peninsula cooter for 9 years. All came from pet stores and were juveniles when I adopted them. I have one 13 year old male ornate...
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