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    Planting outdoor enclosure

    Izzy's outdoor enclosure is done and he loves it. I have a terracotta pot hide in there that is buried under a mound of dirt. Izzy loves to crawl over it. He is knocking off all the dirt that was put there to keep the hide cool. Is there something I can plant on top of the hide to keep the dirt...
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    Izzy's Playground

    Well it took 8 hours today but, Izzy's playground is almost complete. I have the seed mix from Carolina Pet to plant yet, and need to finish leveling and burying the water dish. Izz will be spending his days outside and his nights indoors. There are 12 by 12 inch pavers buried under the dirt...
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    Where to begin outdoor enclosure

    We are ready to start an outdoor enclosure for Izzy our Russian male. Have a few questions so I thought I'd consult the experts here. Do we need to bury something around the perimeter ? What would you suggest it be, wood, metal, some sort of plastic ? We were told that if we put up two rows...
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    ID help please

    Ok all we know is Izzy is a tustudo species. I thought he was an Ibera but he has no spurs that I can see. I am almost positive he is a male. Can anyone help us out and give us a sub species please and let me know if he is indeed a male ? Whatever he is he is such a cutie pie.
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    Seed Mix

    We are so excited !! My order from Carolina Pet came yesterday. Now to get it planted. I also ordered a pound of cactus ( optuntia ). We are going to try to root that also. Can't wait to see it sprout. No more guessing if it's safe for Izzy to eat. Does anyone have any tips for sprouting the...
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    Outdoor enclosure question

    We will be starting the outdoor enclosure for Izzy this week end. My question is how far down should we bury the sides so she / he can't dig out of it ? Do we have to bury any thing at all, or if we make the sides 8 inches thick would she / he be able to dig out of it ? Thinking of using...
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    Newbie from Pa.

    We ( hubby and I ) are new owners of a greek tortoise. We have named her / him Izzy. Got that name because we don't know,........ Izzy a girl, or Izzy a boy. We know about keeping other reptiles. We currently have a red eared slider and a corn snake. We have had both for four years or so. I did...
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