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    Ernie's Redone Enclosure [again!]

    wow that is a nice setup.
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    new little friend

    thank you for all the advise. i cant wait till the show comes, i look forward to having a new little buddy. most people i talk to say to get a young one but not a baby. this time i hope things will go better,
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    new little friend

    will do. pics will be posted on the 20th. also what are the differances on raising a russian tort, heat, humidity, lighting requirements, food etc.
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    new little friend

    ok. so i have all the stuff for a sulcata tortoise, and i am ready to get a new little friend, hopefully things go better this time. does anyone have any recomendations on where to go or how to find a tort in good condition? we have a reptile show coming up on the 20th of march and i want to...
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    too cold?

    what tort would be recomended for an ohioan, i will be looking soon for a little buddy to join my family, this way i can figure it out and read up on some info before i get another.
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    Iggie passed

    yes that is
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    Iggie passed

    i would like to thank everyone who helped me try to raise Iggie. he passed today due to what the vet called Hatchling Failure Syndrome. allthough i had the wrong info about how to raise him in the beginning, i spent alot of time and money on products to help him out, i soaked him regularly and...
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    once a week

    i have it roughly 20 in away from the substrait. if i move it much further he will not be getting enough heat[hr] he does not roam much. its about 50 50 he hides sometimes and is out in the open. i soak him every day for an hour per my vet. am getting a humidty device on payday
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    once a week

    think i should pick up a smaller(100 watt) uva uva bulb? the grass i had sitting in the area he could walk on so its kinda dead and trampeled. around the table it ranges from 75 to 90 now. where i have the products i bought it used to be all open for him but somebody replied a month ago and said...
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    once a week

    i kinda wonder if i need to take him to the vet again
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    once a week

    ok here is iggie's table version 2.3[hr] if you notice the grass is not doing so great.lol
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    once a week

    well i was using {coil style} and i think it was maggie that said these cause eye problems. so now i am using a 160 watt mecury vapor lamp uva uvb, and a 100 watt heat glo red lamp. the 2 coil style i have are a repti sun10 uvb and a reptiglo 10 uvb the say they are for desert torts, they...
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    once a week

    ok. also do you know why he would be using his arms to scratch his eyes, it has been going on for 8 weeks, i have been putting eye drops in his eyes the vet gave me, i just started using the coil lights 2 weeks ago so i know its not that .
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    once a week

    ok. that sounds good. what about the spinach in spring mix, do you think i should take it out because it contains calcium oxalates which inhibit absorption of calcium. i just got home from church so i am going to redo iggie's light setup and take out the coil bulbs and leave just the red...
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    once a week

    ok... i will do only spring mix, the only reason i do the apple, pear, peach, tomato fruit stuff is because it says in the food and diet section they are to get 10%, i have been moistening every day. thank you for all the input,i do apreciate it
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