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  1. tortoiseowner101

    Anyone could shed some light on aldabra tortoise subspecies ?

    Hi everybody, After 2 years living in a tortoise-free home i decided to take the plunge and buy an aldabra tortoise, while doing some research i came across that there are recognised aldabra tortoise subspecies ? I hope anyone would shed some light on this topic so i could identify what...
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    Magnetic ballast for t8 uv tube ?

    It will work fine with an electrical type right ?
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    Magnetic ballast for t8 uv tube ?

    Well to be on the safe side I changed it to an electrical ballast
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    Magnetic ballast for t8 uv tube ?

    Hi all, I recently bought a light fixture for a t8 tube uv light. The fixture has a magnetic ballast. Will the t8 uv bulb work fine with a magnetic ballast ? I have no idea what I'm doing honestly. The size of the fixture is 60cm and the t8 tube is 18w
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    How to make home-made calcium blocks for tortoises (Recipe!)

    I heard that when calcium carbonate is heated, it decomposes into calcium oxide.
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    Your Amazon.com purchases can help the Turtle Survival Alliance

    well, I do support the world wildlife fund. but recently made an order then I realized I forgot to open the smile version of amazon.com
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    Gardening thread

    Well, They have pesticide free hibiscus plants in dubai. The Pet Shop/Creatures Oasis Jumeira 1 04-3434534 Good prices as well I got this for 39dhs. It bloomed 4 times and had so much leaves. But I frequently feed my torts hibiscus so it has less leaves now.
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    RIP ;( He stopped eating And yesterday passed away
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    Help ! My indian star has orange poop

    So it is fine right ? Shall I stop worrying ?
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    Help ! My indian star has orange poop

    Hi, I have a juvenile indian star tortoise which pooped orange poop while soaking. Is it normal ? He ate his first hibiscus flower last week (pink flower) could it be the flower ? Sorry it looks like there are poop flying everywhere cuz the bucket is shaked while pulling it.
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    After 4 days of the sulcata sleeping, now he's awake ! Moving and eating again !
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    He's inactive and not eating now and I'm really worried :( When I hold him he slowly opens his eyes then I put him back and he sleeps. When soaking he keeps his eyes open but does not move
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    And btw the other 1 is a bit larger than the one which is not releasing urates (higher dome)
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    I keep them outside, I soak them once every 2 days. The humidity outside is 50-80% and they don't have access to water (when they climb they flip the dish) I have a new plant saucer but not installed it yet.
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    They're kept outdoors where they have access to sun and shade. Since now temps are getting cooler (25c morning and 17-19 night) I keep them inside in small tubs to sleep at night They eat cactus pads and hibiscus leaves (my first flower just got out yesterday, it looks nice, not sure to feed it...
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    Shall I worry ? (soft plastron/urates??)

    When soaking my 2 baby sulcatas, only one of them releases urates. The last time I have seen the other one release urates was months ago. He is more than a year old and his plastron is still soft. Is this normal ? And he didn't grow as well.
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    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!! Urgent!!!!! (how to I.D. tag a cham.)

    Thank you all for your replies. He's a 1 1/2 month old veiled. I rubbed some calcium powder on his head so I can distinguish him from other chameleons. I'm pretty sure it's safe cuz when we overdose calcium powder he leaves some calcium deposits on his nostrils
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    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!! Urgent!!!!! (how to I.D. tag a cham.)

    Hi I'm travelling now and I'm giving my chameleon to a friend who has his siblings, all are neonates and he's taking care of him until I come back How can I tag him to diffrentiate him from his siblings ?
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    Baby veiled chameleon with no uvb

    Hi, I recently bought a baby veiled chameleon since he was 2 weeks old, now he's a month old. And I have no UVB bulb. I sunbathe him 20-40 mins every day or 2 in unfiltered sunlight. Is that enough ? And he's getting proper supplementation.
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