ALDABRA TORTOISE BREEDER

Tolis

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My lawn has sod work also known as crambus and I am looking for a tort friendly solution to get rid of it. It has expanded in the aldabra enclosure and it is pointless to only spray the one side of the garden. You have acres of grass I assume you must have faced similar problems in the past. Any tips?
 

ALDABRAMAN

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My lawn has sod work also known as crambus and I am looking for a tort friendly solution to get rid of it. It has expanded in the aldabra enclosure and it is pointless to only spray the one side of the garden. You have acres of grass I assume you must have faced similar problems in the past. Any tips?
~ We have improved pastures (irrigated), never any issues. Suplliment during the winter/dry season.
 

ALDABRAMAN

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~ My new breeder barn is 18x36 and mostly concrete with industrial hurricane grade doors. It has a 46" solid poor stem wall with a 24x36 footer under the stem wall. The dirt is five loads of high quality dirt from a cow field that i had hauled in from over 100 miles away. The electrical outlets, switches and electrical breaker box are all elevated and are strategically located for future back up heating sources. The main heaters (one primary and one back up) are commercial grade, only one is needed at a time to sufficiently heat the entire barn in the coldest of nights in our region. All electrical supply lines, etc. are buried extra deep and fully encased for extra safety. The entire barn has a direct cut-out switch in the main residence that totally cuts all power in the entire fields. I think this should be very functional and efficient. One thing the electrician did was flip all the outlets, meaning the ground hole is on top instead of the usual location of being on the bottom. I asked him why, he explained it was an old electrician trick to help avoid triggering the breaker. Since he knew all the electrical cable plug ins were going to go upward and not downward, he thought it would be better and more suited. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
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~ My new breeder barn is 18x36 and mostly concrete with industrial hurricane grade doors. It has a 46" solid poor stem wall with a 24x36 footer under the stem wall. The dirt is five loads of high quality dirt from a cow field that i had hauled in from over 100 miles away. The electrical outlets, switches and electrical breaker box are all elevated and are strategically located for future back up heating sources. The main heaters (one primary and one back up) are commercial grade, only one is needed at a time to sufficiently heat the entire barn in the coldest of nights in our region. All electrical supply lines, etc. are buried extra deep and fully encased for extra safety. The entire barn has a direct cut-out switch in the main residence that totally cuts all power in the entire fields. I think this should be very functional and efficient. One thing the electrician did was flip all the outlets, meaning the ground hole is on top instead of the usual location of being on the bottom. I asked him why, he explained it was an old electrician trick to help avoid triggering the breaker. Since he knew all the electrical cable plug ins were going to go upward and not downward, he thought it would be better and more suited. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
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Is this at your new property? It doesn't look like the house I remember in the old pics from way back.
The doors for the barn are the roller ones?
 

Conservetheworld

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Wow this is beautiful. First post. Long time lurker. I'm based in Washington State, near Seattle... really really wanting an Aldabra in the future but I'm not sure if the climate can be modified enough for it :( planning an outdoor enclosure and everything for my sulcata but probably need a whole greenhouse for the aldabra. Thoughts?
 

Fluffy

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One thing the electrician did was flip all the outlets, meaning the ground hole is on top instead of the usual location of being on the bottom. I asked him why, he explained it was an old electrician trick to help avoid triggering the breaker. Since he knew all the electrical cable plug ins were going to go upward and not downward, he thought it would be better and more suited. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
As a contractor and a Home Inspector I was told it's done in commercial settings to prevent something from either dropping down on the prongs or something being placed there on purpose to short out the circuit. Think like a kid in school. I was also told they hold the plug better that way when a cord is being pulled on. Could all be a lot of hooey but it made sense to me lol.
 

SanctuaryHills

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Good day @ALDABRAMAN pleasure to meet you! I heard quite the recommendation from Wellington and was hoping I could get a hold of you. Looking for an Aldabra hatchling here in South Florida. Thank you very much!

Please feel free to reach out through here or my personal email:
[email protected]
 

twinrivers

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It looks like you have a main smaller holding area attached to their house, and that opens up to the grazing area. Can you provide more info on how often you let them have access to the grazing area?
I have four tortoises ages 1-4 and am trying to figure out how much of my land I need to dedicate to their grazing area. I want it to at least be large enough for the grass to be able to keep up with their munching (bending wondering if your animals get to be in the grazing area for the whole day.)
 

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