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Cleaned these guys up and gave them the once over so had to take a group photo. Developing nice and growing well
 

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WOW, really nice. Did you use turtle wax:p :D like that hasn't been used before:)
 

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wellington said:
WOW, really nice. Did you use turtle wax:p :D like that hasn't been used before:)

HaHa just a quick bath with warm water


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Looking good Ed. Nice growth on those guys too.

Thank you sir, trying my best to let them develop properly. I read one of you other posts about a substrate mixture you use but I forgot your mixture. What type of mixture would you use for these guys
 

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The hibiscus adds a great touch to this photo. Beautiful tortoise.
 

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Blake m said:
The hibiscus adds a great touch to this photo. Beautiful tortoise.

It does add good color, Ive used them in pictures before. They can also really devour lots of them
 

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You talking about the decomposed granite mix?

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You talking about the decomposed granite mix?

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That would be the one, where do you get your decomposed granite and what else do you add to that mix. Thank you
 

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Its not cheap I can tell yah that. Home depot has it in bags for like 10 bucks. But they are small. I always get a yard of it from a stone/mulch place. Its 80 bucks for a yard and that fills my truck bed up. Mix it with mulch and dirt. Or by itself. I like mixing it with top soil because straight granite will get very hard over time then you have to break it up.

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Nice collections all shining, I like the yellow head is cute. :)
 

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tortadise said:
Its not cheap I can tell yah that. Home depot has it in bags for like 10 bucks. But they are small. I always get a yard of it from a stone/mulch place. Its 80 bucks for a yard and that fills my truck bed up. Mix it with mulch and dirt. Or by itself. I like mixing it with top soil because straight granite will get very hard over time then you have to break it up.

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Ok thanks for the info
 

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When I ran around the San Gabriel foothills, outside of L. A. I would just collect it there on the trail side. The rocks and soil were/are mostly decomposed granite. We'd take the rocks home and crush them against each other.
 

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Looking good Ed, email me I might have something you would be interested in...
 
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