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  1. ianedward1

    Dubia Roaches

    So who here as experience with them? I am about to get 150 large nymphs, 15 adult females, and 5 adult males. I am trying to have a breeding colony for my Bearded Dragon. The setup is a 33 gallon Sterilite container and a 10-20g Zilla UTH. Does this sound like a proper setup to those that know...
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    Smooth Leopard Raised On Old Methods

    So I have been watching this forum for many months now since I have had my Leopard Tortoise. One of the major things to be seen now is that humidity is required for a smooth tort. Now I don't disagree with this because I have no evidence to do so. I just simply wanted to state of a case that I...
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    How Much Calcium Is Really Necessary?

    So the typical consensus about the calcium to phosphorus ratio is 2:1. Many if not all tortoise keepers (including myself) supplement their tort's meal with calcium supplements and multivitamins. Something that has been making me wonder lately, is how much added calcium is really necessary for...
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    Growing Grass in Enclosure

    So with my new enclosure that I am preparing I have used topsoil and spread grass seeds to be able to have a natural, constant food source. I have just started seeing little sprouts pop up and will be glad to move my Leopard into his new enclosure. One thing I was wondering, and thought might be...
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    Switching to a plastic enlosure

    So I was having some troubles at keeping the humidity very stable in my Leopard's enclosure and I am switching from my hand-built wooden box to a plastic storage container that I found at Lowe's. I just laid down a mixture of soil/sand mixture and seeded is with bermuda so that he would have a...
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    Wanting to know the FULL nutrition content of pellets

    I was wondering if anyone knew where to find an extensive breakdown of the nutrition content in some common pellet foods such as the ZooMed Grassland Tortoise. I currently feed my tortoise a mixture of greens and grasses that I prepare myself but I was just wondering about detailed vitamin and...
  7. ianedward1

    Hello Everybody!

    I have been using this forum to gain tons of information for a while now and finally decided I might as well register myself :P. I currently only have one Leopard Tortoise that is roughly 6 months old (not sure of which subspecies because of some unusual markings). Hopefully I will have some...
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