Ok so hazels quarantine is up and her last month has been less than ideal in the emergency tote in the bathroom. I originally put her in the tortoise house but Ruby was determined to meet her and kept flipping over while trying to climb. So I took her out and we’ve been dealing with it. Now I’ve...
So....I found a friend for Rueben she’s coming next week. I will keep separate until it’s time to go outdoors again. I’m excited but super nervous also!!
Wicked commercial! Very cool job you have...and hobby! So sorry to hear about the poisoning! I am so adamant about no poison! I have a rat that I could not catch in my tortoise enclosure with 8 different traps. I resorted to glue if I was going to do an in humane one I was at least not going to...
Ok Ruby is in his winter house mostly full time now. I had an alert tonight that the temp was low so I run out to turn the heater on. Opened the lid and there was a giant roach! The palmetto bug/wood roach kind what do I do?? I don’t want them to multiply. I don’t want them to get in my house...
I used the shocks on my nightbox. I’ll try to find my thread
https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/it-has-begun-outdoor-enclosure-build.153194/page-4#post-1745936
There’s video on this thread of the shocks in action.
I haven’t updated in awhile, we are on the 2nd full year of our enclosure now and things are still going great. I hadn’t been weighing him as often over the winter because I could tell how much he was eating in his winter box. Now that’s it’s been warm enough to be outside 24/7 I figured I’d...
You also have to watch for rats in the enclosure. I have a camera in mine so I view the video and when I see one the snap traps come out. Lots of things to research here. Read the enclosure board for lots of advice
Hello! I lived in Grand Rapids for 20 years. We moved to Florida 2.5 years ago. I don’t keep that species so no advice but wanted to say hi, welcome, and you found the best resource place.
Why I try to tell everyone I know not to use rat poison. Too much collateral damage.
I’m catching up on this thread so I’m still pages behind. I’m happy/sad for Minerva and hope she is doing well. I was so excited to read about this new guy but then that quickly turned. I don’t know if my heart...
That’s up to you and a bit pricey for that in my opinion. I just put it at one end and get a general temperature reading. However mine is 4 and not as sensitive to temps as a baby might be.
i wanted to share about these sensors that I’ve been using for over a year. They provide updates via WiFi so I can monitor from anywhere. They provide alerts for max/min temp and humidity. They also keep a record which you can download. I have them in my enclosure plus other areas in my home. If...
after tiring of spending the money on the smaller bags of mazuri I broke down and bought the 25# bag. Has anyone had good success at repacking and storing in smaller quantities. I have a food vacuum would that work? Looking for your successful ideas.