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  1. DoctorCosmonaut

    USPS strike??

    Does anyone know if there is a US Postal Service strike? Someone was telling me there was, and I couldn't find anything online about it.
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    Sorry for never being around!

    Hello all! So life has been busy, again, and I just want to say I miss you all. News: - My marriage is quickly approaching (July 23rd!) and I have been busy hammering down all the details and licking stamps for invitation. And I'm sure you will all be jealous when you learn that Maggie is...
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    Check out my awesome birthday gift

    So today is my birthday and my fiance surprised me with this gift :) Oh wait... wow what is this popping out (actually came out of the shell!) Oh no they are starting to hatch! :) ** How do I downsize the pics?
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    How does the UV get through bulb glass?

    So how does UVB get through the glass surrounding a UVB bulb if it can't easily/at all get through windows, etc?
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    Will they burn themselves?

    If you have an anole or gecko in an enclosure where the heat lamps are just handing down in it, will they burn themselves on them? Or are they smarter then that? Its a fair sized and tall table, but I don't want to add them if they are going to be fried.
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    personal title

    How do some people get personal titles while others are just "members"?
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    how hot do they get?

    If you shoot a temperature gun at your torts carapace while its lying under a CHE, how hot would you expect it to read? (specifically for Red foots?)
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    Peruvian turtle of some sort?

    My friends have been backpacking in Peru, and I saw this picture that they took... What type of turtle is this?[/align]
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    LEDs and UVB

    Anyone know if there are full-spectrum LEDs? Probably costs and arm and a leg as far as lighting goes... I was more just curious if any LEDs were able to emit UVB.
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    what is the lowest temp for outside

    What is the lowest outdoor temp you will allow your RFs to be in during the day (not talking about during night)?
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    South American geckos?

    What geckos come from South America? Are they available online? Anyone know their names or a website that has profiles on them? Thanks!
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    What would you do for a prolonged leave?

    There is some chance I may be away from the U.S. for a year or so... If faced with a similar issue, what would you do if you had two torts? Anyone ever had their pets fostered by a friend or person on this site? I don't want to give them up by any means, and Its only a small chance I may be going.
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    centipede infestation?

    Hi all! Long time no post! I have a problem. My tort table has centipedes/millipede, or something that looks like them. Whenever I life up the water dish or feeding bowl they are under it. I figure i'm going to have to clean out the whole thing... but my question is where did they come from...
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    24 hours only turtle/tortoise shirt

    Hello! I saw this online and thought some people might like it. Its only available for a few more hours, and its not for me, but its cute. http://shirt.woot.com/
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    Temperture differences and surviving

    How is that some tortoise species can survive colder temps while others can not? Does it have to do with metabolism? Why can a box turtle live in hot and cold and my RF can't? Just wondering...
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    Red-headed river turtle and yellow-spotted river turtle

    Anyone ever owned a Red-headed river turtle or Yellow-spotted River Turtle? Could you post pics? I've always been intrigued by the. What type of setup do they have?
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    Anyone work at a zoo or can get me some info from one?

    I've been trying to get a list of what plants are planted in redfoot and yellowfoot enclosures in zoos. I have probably emailed close to 20 zoos, and maybe 4 have responded back to me, one of which appeared to have actually read the email and only gave me some basic plants they have around the...
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    I’m really not superstitious but... I can't explain this

    So about two weeks ago I was on the way back to my grandparent’s house, in Portland, from a family reunion at the Oregon coast. I was a couple of hours ahead of everyone, so when I arrived there I had to let myself in with a hidden key. The house was freezing, but it is really old, around...
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    Closed? But I wanna know where they are from!

    Why is this closed? http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-10396.html?highlight=where+are+you+from
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    Vision tubs or something better?

    I have two questions: What is the cheapest place to get Vision tubs (the prices I have seen so far don't seem worth it)? What is the biggest tub you know of (minus waterland tubs)? The large vision tub is 6.34' x 3.34' and just less than 2' tall.... That's pretty big, but I wanna find out if...
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