I wish I did. I'd like to re-read it. It was in Reader's Digest if I remember correctly and it was about 20-25 years ago. I read Omni and other science based magazines back then, so I might have read it somewhere else. Some of the details stick in my head, but the details needed to find it again...
This is a weird one. The first boxes I made were not insulated. When I cut out the doors, I simply used the piece that I just cut out as the door by putting hinges on it.
Once colder weather hit, I saw that the heaters couldn't keep the box warm enough, so I added insulation inside, and covered...
It happens often. New people join and in an effort to help them sort out problems that we see, I or someone else tells them about what is wrong. Some people say thank you. Some people get offended and feel attacked. I just try to prevent the latter when possible. I usually just blurt out what I...
You are taking better care of him than ever, and he's thriving. Its normal for them to behave this way in springtime.
In some parts of the wild, Russians are only active for about 6 weeks in spring and 6 weeks in fall. That's 12 of 52 weeks for them to live a year of their life. They spend the...
Please please take a few minutes to read these and make some adjustments:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-a-sulcata-leopard-or-star-tortoise.181497/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/info-for-new-people-please-read-this-first.202363/
This is an Eastern.
You are making a bunch of mistakes that could cause a disastrous outcome for you, but I don't want to argue and make you mad. Do you want some help with these things, or would you prefer to carry on and have me leave you be?
Hello and welcome! Before you do anything else, go remove the cup with the soil with perlite in it. Perlite is deadly. Get it out of there RIGHT NOW!!!
Next you need to replace the water bowl and double the enclosure size.
Then read the thread tat ZERO left for you. There is a temperate...
It is not legal to breed DTs. Its not legal to interfere with or disturb the eggs in any way. Your government knows what is best and they say you are not allowed to incubate the eggs of this critically endangered species.
So stop talking about it on the internet.