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    Edible Wild Weeds and Flowers in Florida

    Any Florida folks (or anyone that would know for that matter) know of some good edible weeds and wildflowers that grow wild in Florida? I've looked everywhere for dandelions, but I can't find any. Must either be the heat or the soil that is too sandy. If anyone has any dandelion seeds let me...
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    Egyptian Tortoises Outdoors in FL

    Thanks Pete. The screened porch gets direct sunlight during the day (sun goes through the metal screen). I have the space, inside, but having a tortoise table in the house all the time isn't necessarily the most sightly thing in terms of decorating ;). I would be bringing them in and putting...
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    Egyptian Tortoises Outdoors in FL

    Hello everyone- I have been seriously considering purchasing a pair of egyptian tortoises to breed in the future. I live in Orlando, FL and would like to keep them on my screened porch that receives morning sunlight (safe from predators, roof over screen so no rain gets on porch) in an arid...
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    Redfoots Not Breeding

    [hr] Thanks everyone. They are definitely male and female. Female laid two eggs soon after I got her and male has very prominent waist and extreme concavity of his plastron. No doubt there. Male was extremely shy when I first bought him, but over the summer months last year, he warmed up to me...
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    Redfoots Not Breeding

    In late 2009, I purchased 1.1 pair of redfoots of breeding size (approximately 14 inches or so, field collected from Suriname). They are kept in an outdoor enclosure here in Orlando, FL except for very cold days/nights they are brought in. Female layed two eggs 1 month after I purchased her, but...
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