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    New enclosure- opinions

    So over the recent weekend I moved my 18 month old ish RF into his new 5ft x 3ft enclosure. It's a Pro-plast plastic vivarium from pro-vivs here in the UK. Seems to be holding temp and humidity with ease, 27 - 29 degrees Celsius, 80 - 85% humidity. I have done some landscaping, he / she seems...
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    Alternatives to cable clips/ screws

    Hello. Just planning a new enclosure for my red foot. I have gone with a 5x3ft plastic vivarium from Pro-Vivs. I really don't want to use screws or cable clips for lights etc. inside the enclosure as this would break the seal and let moisture in. Can anyone recommend any alternatives?
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    New enclosure ideas

    Hello, following on from a discussion in another thread I thought it best to start my own. I'm looking at a new enclosure for my 18 month old RF. Unfortunately due to current size restrictions I am limited to a 5ft x 3ft but I would like to get peoples opinions on either...
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    Advice needed (Disinfection)

    hello Unfortunately today we lost one of our beautiful cherry heads, he was not himself last week so we got him to the vets and he wasn't get better so we took the decision to have him put to sleep. The vet couldn't give a definitive diagnosis but all signs / symptoms point to a viral...
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    Bugs

    I have searched the site but can't seem to find what I am looking for. I have a cherry rf enclosure. It has been up and running for 5 weeks now. The enclosure is a vivarium with a coco fibre and bark substrate with moss carpet in places, I have a few wooden hides and a few plants. Temps and...
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    Advice needed (Swollen neck)

    Our cherry head has a swollen neck and as you can see from the picture we think he has cut himself. We also noticed yesterday he was struggling to open one of his eyes but it seems ok today. Him and his buddy are in a 3ft vivarium with coconut fibre / bark substrate, with moss as a bedding...
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    Meet sheldon and voldetort

    Hello from Manchester UK. Last Saturday I took two little cherry head red foots from a local reptile store. They are apparently 5 month old. I have let them settle in for a week and so far so good, they are eating well, so far their favourite has been mushroom but I am alternating their diet...
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    Foot injury

    Hi all, I need some advice. Yesterday I brought home my new cherry head and it was only when we put it in its enclosure that we noticed an injury to the right foot. As you can see from the picture, it looks like an abscess to me but being a new tort owner I thought I'd ask the community and see...
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