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  1. Robbie Denby

    What temporary substrate can I use instead of coconut coir?

    Hello! Hoping somebody can give me abit of advise. My 5 year old leopard tort has always had coconut coir as a big substrate. I’m currently in the process of selling my flat (mostly as my tort is getting big and I want to create an outdoor area for him so I’m looking at a house with a garden)...
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    Building a wooden hide.

    Hello everyone! I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. my leopard tortoise is getting to for this hide and I can’t find any now big enough on the market he will fit. I’m looking to make my own out of wood, but I’m worried on the types of wood I can and can’t use and if it...
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    Plant I.D

    Hello! I’m from the UK. I brought about 6 plants from Internet Reptile (local pet store and big online) the others I know are fine in the enclosure, but these I’m unsure of? I can’t quite identify them so thought I’d come and ask you lovely people! I put afew pics at different angles. Really...
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    My rescue has a few problems..

    Hello! A few days ago I acquired a Indian star tortoise from an old friend, after a visit she had at the vets scared her into thinking she couldn’t look after it, and offered me to look after it, since I’ve had years of experience with a sulcata tortoise (which eventually I had to donate to a...
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    Need advice on an Indian star care

    Hello friends! I’m asking for your advice on looking after a Indian star tortoise. The tortoise belongs currently to my old work manager, who has had the tortoise roughly 2 years. I last saw this tort roughly a year ago and it seemed to weigh no more that 100g - appearing small and sluggish...
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    Watery eyes

    I noticed over the last few days my Sulcatas eyes have been watering, he seems in good health, eating well, temps at arpund 95-100 i use coconut coir 1 side and natural dty slate the other side hes around 3 years old and mainly in a vivarium, anyone have any idea what the watery eye thing could...
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    Updated photos of my Sulcata & Lepoard

    Here are some photos of my Sulcata Tony he's 3 weighing just under 1kg and my baby Lepoard Tina weighing around 65g some I've edited just because I thought they looked nice :) Sent from my C6903 using TortForum mobile app
  8. Robbie Denby

    Discreet eating? For baby leopard

    Hello! I recently brought a baby leopard, I've had her now for maybe a month, she has all the necessities temp 80-95 night/day humid vivarium at 70-80% at all times, food bowl in themiddle of the tbank half way from the heat bulb and other side of vivarium, but I never see her eat?, she gets...
  9. Robbie Denby

    New baby leopard! TINA

    I have a new edition to my tortoise family this is Tina! She's 56g and around 1-5 months old :) Kerry me know what you think! Sent from my C6603 using TortForum mobile app
  10. Robbie Denby

    Sulcata with worms?

    Hello! Recently my sulcata has begun to eat less and less, he's never really been a.massive eater, I change his food twice a day and he has approx 5 different types of food always available in his viv. The other day I soaked him as usual (daily) and when I went back I noticed a grayish 'worm'...
  11. Robbie Denby

    Cheeky Picture new photo of Tony my African Sulcata

    This is a photo of Tony my African Sulcata that i taken for Sony Mobile, Thought id just share it with you guys :) lemme know what you think!
  12. Robbie Denby

    Tony's age.

    After looking at post after post on this site I'm thinking my tort for his age should be abit bigger?. I've had him for 7 months and when I first got him I was told he was a year old by the pet store... Who have been unreliable since day one!!. Was he a year old? Or is he the correct size? I'll...
  13. Robbie Denby

    bad advice for Tony!

    After reading multiple threads on this forum I chose to make a humid hide to go into Tonys vivarium, I work quite alot and on my days off and when I finish work I spray down his tank and bathe him most days, when I'm at work though I worry he isnt getting the moisture he needs. I went to the...
  14. Robbie Denby

    Hello!, Im New!, Heres Some photos of Tony!

    Hii all, My names Robbie, I live in the UK with my African Sulcata Tony, I got him from a reputable exoctic pet store around 8 months ago. From what i can gather he was just under a year old when i first got him, I was at first advised wrong from the petstore on feeding him, which wasnt very...
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