So, in many of the night box/outdoor enclosure threads (including @Tom 's boxes) everyone says they need a heating mat AND an oil heater. Is there a reason they need both? if there's a mat can/should you keep a lower ambient temp? Can you get by without a mat if you can maintain an adequate...
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I'm new to the forum and I don't yet own a tortoise, but today I decided to go for a short walk and ID some plants around my neighborhood to maybe show other people how easy(and cheap) it is to feed a baby tortoise correctly, no matter where you live. I know a lot of the tortoise...
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So I live in NE USA where the winter can get down to -10 degrees, which is very cold for a sulcata. I was wondering what a decent size for an adult sulcata's winter time enclosure would be, as for at least 2 months a year it will be too cold for one to just walk around outside. Toms...
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So, I know a lot of people let their torts snack on prickly pear cactuses (opuntia indica) and its safe to feed em the pads and the fruits, I was just wondering if all/other opuntias are safe to feed the pads flowers or fruit of? If anyone has any experience in this it...