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  1. jeannettep

    This is Nadine

    Wow those seem really nice but 12 amps per square foot, 90 watts. That makes it a no go for me. Electricity is an issue where I am, in the country TX gulf coast. I only have 100 amp breaker for the entire place. So I had to build my own solar system with battery bank for my torts, which dropped...
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    Sulcatas and Farm Animals

    I always ask myself, if the tortoise got stepped on by an animal, would it get hurt. If the answer is yes, they don't ever have access to each other. The other question would be is the other animal possibly on the food menu of another. If the answer is yes, they don't ever have access to each...
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    Guinea Fowl with Tort

    We have 7 guineas that patrol the area. They looked at the torts last year when I put the torts in a new area, but never got close to them. They don't seem to pay them any mind, but if you feed your torts something guineas want to eat, they will come eat it. But mine can't get to where I feed...
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    They eat so much!!!

    Yeah reality sets in real quick. Since moving to the ranch & learned a lot about the grasses & plants that grow here. I planned to grow lettuce, etc here over the winter, no problem in South TX. 2 years ago the freeze & no electricity, no way to heat anything except a fire outside, so all my...
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    Keeping cactus pads fresh

    I'm not good at growing things but these are really easy to grow. I took a mostly eaten leaf & threw it out the door on the yard. It grew so I had to move it. Just picked it up & tossed it in a rock garden. Growing just fine.
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    Single Tortoise Night Box

    L Let me add the coop heater was a flat Radiant panel & it has to be away from the torts touch. I can put my hand on it & doesn't burn, but I wouldnt trust it & an inkbird or such temp controller is important. They are low in energy consumption. I also had to make do with what I could find...
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    Single Tortoise Night Box

    I added a Radiant barrier to help with keeping the heat in. It looks like silver bubble wrap and I put it between the lid & the heat panel and on the bottom, sides, outside. It will cause a problem with using wifi or anything to connect inside. The other thing I found was those survival tarps...
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    Kamp Kenan

    It's really sad. I hope progress can be made quickly to get this under control.
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    Kamp Kenan

    If they can't be sanitary, they should not be managing that many. Its hire help or downsize. Good for you to speak up! We manage a lot of various animals, on a ranch. Space is important for everyone. Yes I'd love to max the pastures with cattle. But I also know doing so causes a lot of issues...
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    Sulcuta

    How do you keep your shed heated without your electric bill looking like the national debt? I'm near Galveston, TX and last January my bill was 4x what it normally should be and we had a warm winter. I was just trying to keep their habitat above 80 in the shed. My shed looks almost identical to...
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    How do I treat wounds from rat attack

    I hope for the best! We had a problem when we lived in town & something did a similar thing to my torts. Adult redfoots. Devastating! We were moving to the country and I thought they would be safer in town. We went down & built their new habitat, came home after the weekend & found our 2 in...
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    How do I treat wounds from rat attack

    I lost 2 tortoises 1 night from what the vet thinks was a rat. It was horrible! 1 tortoise was euthanized, the other one had surgery and lost part of its front leg. I chose to let her stay there under their 24 hr care for a week, but all thought she would be best at home with me to get her to...
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    Ugh Mosquitos

    I thought since it's so dry this year I wouldn't be swarmed with mosquitos & I've moved out to the country. I've been lax about water bowls. Which is an easy fix. I have my outdoor aviary somewhat close to my torts. I have ziplock bags of water hung. I love thermacell for myself, but was...
  14. jeannettep

    Going on vacation with a pet tortoise?

    We take our tortoises with us in a set up tub in the rv. It was a bit of a challenge since you have to maintain humidity & temperature, so took my temperature gun as part of my tortoise travel kit. I use a pet pen with a chicken wire floor & covered the sides so they can't see out for outside...
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    My Red Foot tortoises are getting bigggg!!! please help! :)

    I know more experienced keepers will have better ideas, but I keep a tray with water for them to soak in when they choose. If I think they need more, I will soak them in water using a concrete mixing tub. Supervising them in there. I use a humidifier, but I know the experienced keepers have...
  16. jeannettep

    Brumation?

    I use foil to cover mine, but get a temperature gun. They are cheap at the hardware store. I have to adjust periodically how much foil is covering to maintain heat correctly. Soak your tort. Mine is soaked everyday, sometimes 2x a day. She's big enough not to need it, but she likes her soak...
  17. jeannettep

    Diatomaceous Earth

    Others may chime in with concerns they know about. But fire ants are really bad here & I'd prefer de than poison.
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    Diatomaceous Earth

    I have used food grade de since the 90s. It is very important to only use food grade. I put it around my veggie plants, ant hills, I'll broad cast it all over the yard for parasites, ants, slugs, snails, flees & mosquitos, as well as other bugs. The dog picked up an internal parasite, so I made...
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    Young Opossum busted with security cam now what

    I hope we don't get raccoons. I've heard they are a real mess. So far I like saving money & not using bait for their rodent control. I read possums don't hang out long with a short life expectancy & around here it will be short. We never have squirrels, they don't survive the vehicles.
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    Young Opossum busted with security cam now what

    So far the opossum has not been a problem, other than making sure we put the dog up. With our web cams, we have 2 that pass thru every few nights, at different times. I got one of those yard defenders that shoots water & they must have been startled by it, but after a few nights, they figured...
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