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    Bioactive Substrate recipe

    I have a very large indoor tortoise table for my trio of Hermanns. I also have a terrible problem with phorid flies, fungus nats or whatever you want to call them. It's really getting out of hand and the fly population seems to be growing exponentially.. My current substrate is a mix of...
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    Tiny flies... phorid flies?

    I have a huge phorid fly issue and am trying to combat without success. Actuall . I'm not 100% sure they are phorid flies. They're tiny like a fruit fly, but only fly a few inches over the substrate and land again. Less than 1/16th of an inch in size. I have a very large tortoise table...
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    Questions about Humidity

    So, I just received my trio of hatchling Hermanns today. I have some questions about Humidity. My greenhouse/tortoise table build is a few threads down. Basically, it's a very large tort table inside a greenhouse in my basement. Ambient temps in the greenhouse are right around 78...
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    Greenhouse/tortoise table build

    I have been researching, reading, and trying to figure out my best case scenario for an enclosure for 3 baby Hermanns I have coming in the next month or so. I'm all over the map with this stuff and super indecisive. Initially I was going to build a closed chamber, then I thought about buying...
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    Beginner with lighting questions

    I'm getting 3 hatchling eastern hermanns in 5 weeks and trying to get everything together that I need. I'll admit, I'm kinda puzzled by the whole lighting thing. Brands, sizes, timers, when they should go off, and when they should turn on. I plan on building or buying two closed chambers that...
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    2019 Hatchlings thread

    I'm starting this thread for owners of new Hermanni (late 2018 or 2019 hatchlings) to discuss experiences during their first year with their new tortoise(s). So who has recently required a newer hatchling or is waiting for a hatchling to arrive from a breeder? Jeff
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    Keeping a Hermanns in a colder climate

    Folks, I'm all over this message board lately trying to decide between a few different species. Right now I'm trying to decide between a leopard, hermanns, box turtle, and possibly a redfoot. I made posts in the leopard and box forums and figured I would get some insight here as well...
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    Is a Box Turtle right for me?

    Hello. I'm new to the forum and am trying to figure out which tortoise/turtle is right for me and my family. I posted a thread in the general discussion forum but i'm not sure how much traffic that forum gets compared to the species specific forums. Sorry this is going to be long. I tend to...
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    Questions- possible new leopard owner

    I'm a new member doing a ton of research trying to figure out what tortoise is best for me and my family. The leopard is on my short list. I live in a rural area of Michigan and have enough space for a large indoor and very large outdoor enclosure. Summers here are hot and humid and winters...
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    Tortoise suggestions - Michigan

    Folks, new member here doing a bunch of preemptive reading and research trying narrow down my search for a family tortoise. We live in Michigan, in a rural area on 11 acres of property. The summers are hot and humid (cant go outside without sweating) and the winters can be brutally cold...
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    Greetings

    I've had an obsession with turtles/tortoises since I was a kid. Back then my brother and I each had an eastern box turtle and kept all different kinds of reptiles. Boa constrictors, garter snakes, blue racers, painted turtles, sliders, snappers. We loved taking care of our creatures. Now...
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