I was thinking a section of my saltwater systems refugium would be cool, but if you cannot acclimate them to a different salinity I will make them their own digs.
Thanks for the advise, I am working on a better enclosure tonight, thats a great pic Jonathan!!!
Some people have major issues.
There IS risk in feeding ANY animal with claws or teeth, not to mention the terrifying and very painfull death for the prey!!!:(
Also I have owned a few snakes over the years, and the only ones that even tried to bite me were live fed.
FWIW~Dont bother replying...
Feeding live not only is cruel and disgusting, it is a danger to the animal being fed.
Live prey should only be used for rehabilitating wild animals.
(I am surprised to be the first to point out pre-kill as an option on a reptile forum!)
I would think the anesthesia would be really hard on tortoises, reptiles in general, I know it is for birds, and they are somewhat similar. (as we all know from jurasic park)
Gravi-T (gravity)
You know like Ice-T, and if it turns out to be female that produces eggs it could be temp changed to Gravid-T!!
(we all know hippies love OG rappers)
Substrate- Thats exactly what I thought, I am getting soil today.
Enclosure- I am picking up an acrylic sheet to cover a large portion to keep drafts out and heat in.
Light- Would 6500-10k power compact, or T5 lighting work? He came with a crappy clip light and 100w exo terra sun glo- and 75w...
The tort is not a poo eater, I have been told that was a possibility, and he does not, my buddies sulcata does!!![hr]
Man everybody thinks I am nuts, one more makes 10, is that equivelant to a psychiatric eval?