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I am building a new enclosure and want to have ideal substrate depth. If I remember correctly it is 12"? I have read some places that the length of the tortoise is sufficient for substrate depth. I have kept them in small to medium sized fir bark because where I live I cannot find smaller sized...

I am building a new enclosure and want to have ideal substrate depth. If I remember correctly it is 12"? I have read some places that the length of the tortoise is sufficient for substrate depth. I have kept them in small to medium sized fir bark because where I live I cannot find smaller...

@Kapidolo Farms @Sterant how deep would I need to have it in order to house adult indian stars in, deep enough fir bark for them to be able to lay eggs inside of. I am planning on building a three 4×8 section enclosure shaped like a C. I am not sure how I can maintain enough structural...

Hey @Mark84, I was going to ask the same question as Dan. I will give the app a try too. I want to build everyone better closed chambers for mine because mine are not as good as I would law them to be. Do you think I could build stackable units with half inch rigid foam board without the wood?

Here are a few more pics of the group. The one with failure to thrive gave up the ghost. I have kept the smallest ones in very specific humidity and temperature and they have been growing more noticeably than the ones that are not. I believe this correlates with best practices as the...

Thank you so much @g4mobile . I am really nervous about losing another one. As I should be with these symptoms. Thank you so much for taking the time to help me and for being such a scholarly gentleman. Getting them right is high on my to do list. I look forward to showing you my...

It's way past my bed time but I will address your question tomorrow for sure.

Yes @g4mobile you are reading that correctly. They have hardly grown in the 16 months I have had them. However, their shells are hard and do not appear to Express symptoms of failure to thrive. I am concerned about them, and I do not want to lose them, so I have been keeping a really close...

Nice!

Is that a burmese black mountain tortoise?

The white nail polish is a crackle so it breaks up. It doesn't have much staying power in the shell. But, it was a color I had on hand to differentiate the babies in order to track individuals.

Do you think the hibicleans and silvadene would be less of an irritant? Or is there another antimicrobial that would be effective and less irritating? I've kind of stuck to using dish soap in the past because I have read somewhere that it is effective yet minor as an irritant. I use this a...

Thank you, that is great to know. I am brand new to semi aquatic turtles so this condition is brand new to me. The dish soap is antibiotic so hopefully that and keeping the water changed daily will clear up the issue. I will repost here if I come across more issues with the shell.

I have been feeding tetra reptomin and flukers buffet blend mixed together in the water. They seem to really like both

Thank you I did not know that I will have to memorize it.