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  1. Guts

    Anyone else have a lap sulcata

    She does this all the time, I can’t imagine it’ll be quite as cute when she weighs 90lbs…
  2. Guts

    Testudo seed mix, where to grow it?

    I ordered a bag of broadleaf testudo seed mix but I can’t find any information on the light levels that the plants do best in, I want to make sure I get it right and don’t waste any of the seed. Any tips for growing this mix?
  3. Guts

    Chompy is almost 3!!

    My girl (?) Chompy is turning three on June 10th and I am so happy with how she’s growing, she’s currently 9” scl, and about 8lbs My husband and I moved and made her a new 10’x12’ on our 1/3 of an acre, in a great spot that we will expand as she ages, and she is loving having 1/3 an acre of...
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    What type of testudo sp. is this?

    My dad has had this guy for 30+ years, and is convinced it’s an f. Whitei but I can’t find any information about that species. I think it’s a Greek tortoise. What do y’all think?
  5. Guts

    How cold is too cold for an adult redfoot

    I’m attempting to prove a point to a stubborn family member. At what temperature would an adult redfoots life genuinely be at risk when being kept outdoors without any sort of shelter. His current opinion is that 50 degrees when the previous day didn’t get above a sunny 65 is completely fine...
  6. Guts

    A little too little at six months old?

    Thanks to the fantastic information and resources of this forum my fiancé and I have our sulcata hatchling Chomp we adopted last month set up in a grow tent with proper temps and humidity (basking 103, ambient 80min, humidity 79-80) and they’ve grown from 69 grams to 85 in our care, but I’m a...
  7. Guts

    Moldy opuntia

    Hey all, I bought some cactus pads for my tort Chomp but they both started to mold in the fridge so I cut off all the mold and left the pads out to dry out (learned not to leave them in the fridge) and while one spoiled the other looks fine and hasn’t regrown any mold so I’m wondering if it...
  8. Guts

    Yellow scab on sulcata hatchling

    So I may just be panicking pointlessly but I noticed this odd scab on my four month old sulcata and am concerned it’s the same as what’s been killing many hatchlings lately. - I’ve only had him for two days, adopted from the original owner who got them from a breeder named Rob in Indiana - He’s...
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    We’re picking him up tomorrow!

    My fiancé and I are picking up the juvenile sulcata we’re adopting tomorrow and I’m ecstatic. His current owner is giving his large wooden viv and all his things, I’ve already bought the few more things we need including a new tube uvb and fixture as they were using a coil, some orchard hay...
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    Best place to buy UV bulbs?

    My fiancé and I are adopting a juvenile sulcata, but the current owner is using compact uv bulbs so we need to pick up a new fixture and HO fluorescent bulbs what’s the best place to get them in the US? If possible I’d love to order online so I don’t have to risk going out in the pandemic...
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