I have recently had problems with fungus gnats breeding in our indoor redfoot enclosure. The moist orchid bark substrate just proliferates them and they spread into the house. I switched to a mixture of 3/4 cypress mulch, 1/4 orchid bark and have ordered some gnatrol (BTi-WDG) to try and...
Our redfoot tortoise was grazing in our yard under the fig tree and I caught her eating some unknown wildlife scat, most likely from a raccoon or a coyote. Should I be concerned? Go to the vet for a fecal right away or.....?
Just wondering if other keepers may notice it.
Our adult redfoot, Bubbles, sometimes sits and stares at the TV screen for hours while in her enclosure. Maybe it's the lights flashing or.....? :cool:
Bubbles is a very sociable tortoise, btw. :tort:
Well, I finally got around to spend 3 days creating a new indoor enclosure for our mature red foot tortoise, Bubbles. She was previously in a 40 gallon tank which was getting too small for her mature size. I customized our old coffee table into an enclosure! There are two 10.0 UVB fixtures on...
I read somewhere that rays from a UVB lamp are affected when directed through a screen. Is this so? What about the type of screen material used? Perhaps the type used on screened doors (also the type used on terrariums designed for reptiles) are not metal screens, but a type of tough plastic...
My wife wants to know....;)
Bubbles seems to be wagging her tail alot and wants to know if it has anything to do with emotion!
....let the commentary begin!
Just purchased a 7" red foot tortoise last week for my 11 year old daughter. :) She seems healthy, eats & poops and is very personable and outgoing (for a tortoise)! Picture to come.
"Bubbles" is in a 40 gallon long glass terrarium on fir bark with a cork hide and large ramped water bowl...