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Hey everyone! [emoji3] I’m still just using pulverized egg shells for calcium. I dip a strawberry in it and and Quaid just munches it right up. I give him that twice a week. A few questions tho: How long have you kept your egg shell powder before it goes bad? Is a strawberry powdered with...

Hi Grandpa Turtle! Yea i’ve read your post about this in several threads, but my question was regarding the film inside the eggshell.

I’m just writing in here because i’ve decided to go the same route with our new Red Foot and I had the same question. I also do the same process where i boil them and let them dry and then grind them. But do you also remove that film inside the shell? It’s annoying to get off but i’m afraid...

Yea I saw that in the one photo, but where does the hose lead to? Just right into the top? Or in the substrate?

Very cool! I love the webcam.. lol. I'm sure it offers a unique angle into their movements. I'm curious as to how you pump the water vapor into the enclosure. Do you have the tubing just in the air? I ask because I just got a heating element as well and it seems to suck the moisture out...

really amazing!

I’ve finally received the food that our tortoise was familiar with at the breeders, and I notice the ad says no supplements needed. When looking at the ingredients i see they have included supplements in the food. Should I also powder his greens and veggies with the Reptical as well? Here’s...

Here’s an update! This is the 7th day with us and Quaid seems to be getting comfortable. Finally has begun to explore the enclosure more and even ate some of the hibiscus and also the Mazuri Tortoise food I’ve got. Here’s a photo of he/she exploring the front yard and basking in some real sun...

I used to keep shrimp in my freshwater tank. They are very resilient and breed quickly if the water levels are right. They also just feed on the algea and parasites floating in the water. Here’s a video i made for the Aquarium forum i was in at the time:

Thank you so much! It’s still a work in progress as you can see i need to mount the UVB lights and waiting on some more heat. I’d like to clean it out and paint with a proper coating for tortoises once it’s all set. [emoji51]

Our son has been asking for months for a Tortoise and we decided to go with the Red Foot due to its size and friendliness, curiousity, and also the interesting habitat you can build for these guys. I used to be heavily into freshwater aquariums and underwater plants, so I do have some...