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  1. Strawb

    Animal Plastics Enclosure Plant Suggestions

    Hi mark. How many stars do you keep in one chamber? How old and what chamber size? Just curious as to how many is too many and how many is just right? Thanks
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    Animal Plastics Enclosure Plant Suggestions

    I just use fake plants. They like hiding under them and they are maintenance free Just make sure they dont nibble on them. My stars dont so im ok using fake plants
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    Enclosure

    That is a storage plastic box with a green house tent with pvc pipes custom cut to carry the basking lamp and the CHE Another view
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    Enclosure

    This was how i temporarily set up my stars while my closed chamber was being built
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    Humidity

    I would guess your temp and humidity gauge is wrong. My chamber gauges would read 99% if the glass would have that much moisture
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    Green House design for RF tortoise

    That greenhouse looks so promising Subscribed!!!
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    How did they become illegal?

    Most of the tortoises are appendix II in the CITES database. Geochelone Elegans, Testudo Graeca, Centrochelys Sulcata just to name a few. So does this mean its illegal to keep a captive bred specie which does not have a export or re-expost permit? What if you want to relocate countries? Is...
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    Spur thigh (now called sulcata)

    Blakes exotic animal ranch repeatedly refers to the sulcata as an african spur thigh. Ive read about the african spurred tortoise but after watching the youtube video. Your subliminal cant help to get confused. The info and tortoise care in youtube can be so misleading
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    GT Freek tortoise food

    Ive seen these pellets in the indonesian tortoise community No clue in the ingredients or anything
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    GT Freek tortoise food

    I have no clue. The label even says tortoise and turtles????
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    GT Freek tortoise food

    Hello friends. Has anyone ever tried this tortoise pellets? Tried searching about it in the net but couldnt find much info about it
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    Closed Chamber Convert

    I dont see why it shouldnt work. The detail you should focus on is with the terminations of the 90’ connections. How you plan to seal it and how to make it removable.
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    Closed Chamber Convert

    So true. Its one of those “if i only knew” moments as a tortoise keeper Im in the process of thinking 2-3 yrs ahead now when they outgrow this chamber. Outdoor balcony enclosure greenhouse
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    Closed Chamber Convert

    Some photos from inside the chamber
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    Closed Chamber Convert

    Arcadia 39W 12% UVB installed in between 2 6500k T5 fliurescent lamps It currently sits 22” from the substrate and is on a timer from 9am - 2pm Ambient temp during daytime is from 32-35c and night temps are on the CHE set at 31c Humidity at 99% The stars look healthier, they eat better and...
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    How many tortoises/turtles do we have on TFO ? Let`s count !

    1204 + 4 = 1208 1208 current total
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    How to differentiate pardalis pardalis and pardalis bobcocki?

    Any photo comparisons for hatchlings and adults for the 2 species?
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    How to differentiate pardalis pardalis and pardalis bobcocki?

    Hello friends!!! How can you differentiate a leopard PP and a leopard bobcocki? Do they have the same care instructions? Avergage adult size? Advantages? Hardier? Pictures would also help. Are there any noticeable differnces in their carapace? Thanks in advance
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    Closed chamber coating

    I used moisture resistant MDF boards with pressed High Pressure Laminate then used non toxic paint sealer for all the areas i cut or jointed
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    New Animal Plastics,

    That looks awesome
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