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    Identifying Hermann subspecies in hatchlings

    Hello! Haven’t been on this site in a while, I was planning on buying a Redfoot tortoise and asked for advice last time I was on here but after much consideration decided that I will go for a hermann instead. Unfortunately where I am in the uk there are no reliable hermann breeders even close...
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    Buying cherry head..

    So I’ve been looking for a redfoot cherry head to buy- I’ve found a ‘breeder’ who lives a few hours away.. so not easy for me to go see in person, however, he has sent me a few pictures and all looks well.. BUT he said the baby hatched this year, 12 weeks old- then when I asked how big the tort...
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    Live plants for humid conditions

    Hello! Looking for advice on growing live plants, I’m planning on getting a redfoot, buying a vivarium to keep on top of the humid conditions, what live plants are easy to grow? I’m just thinking might be difficult to sustain with the lighting ect..
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    Lighting for redfoot

    I was planning on getting a ceramic heat emitter for my vivarium, I don’t have it with me yet but It’s 6ftx2ftx2ft. I haven’t bought one before so which is the most reliable brand, what wattage for this size viv, and where abouts do I place it? Can you change the temperature at all on them? If...
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    Advice on general redfoot care

    So I’ve been looking to buy a Redfoot and I’ve been researching about their needs for a while but obviously there is a lot of wrong information online, so I decided to check in the best place I can think of, which is here! So basically just wanting to know the best things to feed them, and...
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    (UK) Looking for redfoot breeder

    Hello, so I’m looking to buy a baby cherry head red foot from a breeder in the UK, please contact me :)
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    Tables or vivariums

    So I’ve been doing a lot of research on the best things to do/get for our little Dexter who we got last Friday. We have an open top tortoise table for him, today the man in the reptile shop said that he should definitely be in a vivarium as it will keep the warmth in so much more (we live in...
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    does this sound normal?

    Posted a few other threads about heating lighting to make sure ive got everything right, but worrying about our little 12 week old horsefield, got him (dexter) on Friday and I know he will be trying to settle in to his new environment but he has only ate once (some water cress on Saturday...
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    Difference between these

    Just wondering the diference between these two lights, (one is half the price) I'm finding it very difficult to grasp everything about lighting and heating as their is so many different things to think of
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    Heat Matt? Lamp?

    Hello, so we just got our baby horsefield today and have set everything up, the lady in the shop said we have to have a heat mat in the enclosed part of the table, and to put it on the floor with the substrate above it, but since getting home I've been reading on a lot of sites that say they...
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    Hello!

    Hello, so we have just got our new family member today! Baby horsefield tortoise around 12-16 weeks old, I did so much research before we got the little one but now he/she is here and all set up I have so many questions that I need help with from people who really know what their doing, so all...
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