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Hi there... Just curious about the best bugs to toss in to make Sam's (Dalmatian tort) table bioactive? I'm not totally sure of the substrates my husband used, a mix of organic potting soil and something else I think. We're planning on changing it out soon and I wanted to put some bugs in at the...

Hi there! Is there anyone around here from Western NY who owns/breeds torts and keeps them outside? We have a Dalmatian tort right now, but would like to get her a mate, as well as another pair (housed separately as appropriate). But we'd very much like them to be outside. I know a guy in...

So I keep thinking about Sam's enclosure. My husband built it, its in our dining room (of course, but, so are the salamanders). Our last tortoise, Gus, died of a prolapsed intestine at about 3/4 years. My husband is pretty sure he was chronically dehydrated. We had him in an enclosed reptile...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to see if Sam's "hibernating" is normal. She turned 2 in September. Starting in October she started coming out for breakfast and then going back to bed all day, but when it warmed up outside (which it did a lot here this fall), even though she's inside, she'd resume...

This might be foolish... But I'm standing here looking at the remaining cranberries (fresh) from a cake I just made. I'm about to compost A LOT, so I thought maybe I could give one to Sam? I'm guessing it's a resounding "NO", but thought I'd see what the pros day first. Thanks!

Hi All! Sam turned 2 in September, and we've been assuming "boy" for awhile.... But now I'm leaning towards "girl". Is (s) he still too young? Thanks!

Hi all! Does anyone out there breed salamanders, or have knowledge of identifying larvae? My class ended up with what we were told was wood frog eggs from the Southern Tier of NYS. Well.. They're happy, healthy salamander larvae of some type. My family has kept about a dozen right, that we'd...

Hi there... We're in the process of building a larger enclosure for our almost year old dalmatian tortoise. We'd like to plant safe plants (we're good with the edibles, we know what's safe), but how do you keep the little guy from just plowing through it all? It just seems logical to me, since...

Hi, first timers here looking for tortoise breeder near Rochester, NY. Primarily interested in Greek, Russian, Hermanns. Thanks. Jeff and Tiffany