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    feeding a diet high in oxalates affecting egg fertility/viability?

    we have 7, one male and 6 females, all have been raised with the owner since they were babies. (were raising up more aswell) the breeders are all roughly 35 years old and have only produced i believe the last 5-6 years. i dont personally know the genetics but i know he does, also dont personally...
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    feeding a diet high in oxalates affecting egg fertility/viability?

    were trying to figure out a hatch rate problem more than anything, me and someone else believe its a diet problem, trying to find actual documented papers to prove it to someone else cause that's the only thing that theyll listen to lol
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    feeding a diet high in oxalates affecting egg fertility/viability?

    does anyone know of any papers written about this topic or research done? bonus points if geared towards galapagos tortoises.
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    Keeping Hatchlings Outdoors?

    yes, i have it at 80-85° ambient and it can get closer to the CHE if it wants more warmth. and it has its choice of humidity as one side is dry (ambient humidity is 60% anyways) and then the other side is moist sphagnum moss that it can burrow into.
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    Keeping Hatchlings Outdoors?

    i should add, i have it at proper temps, just not most ideal set up lol hence why im looking for ideas. also i have humidity and all that covered, no worries.
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    Keeping Hatchlings Outdoors?

    hi! so im pretty familiar with redfoots and am very hands on with hatchlings quite frequently through work. however i now have one of my own, a disabled one at that. its about a few weeks old, its been eating fine (ive been the one taking care of it). i just brought it home with me today, weve...
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    Protein food sources and frequency

    hes 8 years old, my bad but hes still really small but starting to grow again with proper care, i should add that his eyes have gotten a lot better over the past couple months aswell
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    Protein food sources and frequency

    so i have a 7? year old redfoot who has been neglected the past couple years diet and humidity wise. his eyes are a little watery and puffy but no wheezing or anything of the like, ive been keeping soaks, humidity, and temps right for the past few months and hes finally starting to grow again...
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    4’x8’ enclosure ideas!

    this is kinda what we have now but on a smaller scale (6’x3’) this will be for a yearling sulcata, and a sub adult redfoot (two separate enclosures) this is what theyre both in now (4 month old sulc) and also, two of the same enclosures.
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    4’x8’ enclosure ideas!

    nooooot quite what i meant by sealed hahaha, i more meant closed chamber style. sealing i already have covered and its probably gonna be built out of just PVC so im not worried about waterproofness
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    4’x8’ enclosure ideas!

    im looking to build a couple 4’x8’ enclosures in the future, the problem is that weight is a concern, wanna build it as light as possible! was thinking PVC but a cost effective front has been the design issue so far.
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    Baby shell softness

    other forums (ball python and bearded dragon) and ive been apart of this forum for about 3 years (i feel like its been way longer). i just kinda come and go. this sulcata wasnt planned at all and was an impulse buy on my dads part (thankfully we have the space and financial security to handle...
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    Baby shell softness

    thats what i figured, is there any estimation on size/age where it should start to harden up more? appreciate the reassurance.
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    Baby shell softness

    sulcata, i thought i posted this in the sulcata section! sorry if i didnt
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    Baby shell softness

    heyo, ive had my baby about a month now, im not sure how old he is but hes about 90g right now. at what point does his shell begin to harden? hes sides are a little squishy but the top seems hard(ish). i have everything right, 95° basking, 80-85° ambient, 70-80% humidity, i feed a diet of mainly...
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    Compost Tea in enclosure

    yeah ive been thinking separately aswell, however he wouldnt have main access to the grass flats, but i would sporadically toss in some seed just so he can get some grazing enrichment. im just trying to use space efficiently honestly
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    Compost Tea in enclosure

    itll just be worm castings and molasses with a bubbler for 24-36 hours. basically i have two 10”x20” tubs that have holes in the bottom, was gonna build shelves for them to sit on that also had holes on it so it could just drain straight through
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    Compost Tea in enclosure

    i think likely the sugars in the molasses will break down before it really gets to the soil. the molasses is used as food for the beneficial bacteria in aerated compost tea
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    Compost Tea in enclosure

    hey yall, so im wanting to build something inside my 6’x3’ enclosure to grow some grasses for my few month old sulcata. i was gonna do outside the enclosure but id like to save space by doing it in the enclosure and using like a shelf system of sorts. however i was just going to have it drain...
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