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  1. vladimir

    shell torn off

    welcome to the forum!
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    New parent to sulcata looking for advice

    That seed is great, he'll love it!
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    So, I had an idea...GOOD or BAD enclosure idea?

    Vladimir put a dent in the aluminum siding of our house, I have no doubt he would destroy an above ground pool
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    Help! Sulcata Tortoise lower beak

    Aww! thanks for the update!
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    RIP @jsheffield

    Is there a complete list of his books? We have Chili the Grumpy Tortoise but not the others...
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    RIP @jsheffield

    So sorry to hear this! I always appreciated his posts
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    New owner of a large female sulcata

    Based on feedback from members here I put this together this fall - it's currently 85F in there :) https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/planning-an-outdoor-winter-sulcata-shed.204226/
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    Optimus Prime just pass 1000g

    When we adopted him at 1868g I figured "It'll take him 10 years to reach 100lbs, it'll be fine..." 😳
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    Optimus Prime just pass 1000g

    I need to weigh again this year, but this is Vlad's weight chart:
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    New owner of a large female sulcata

    You don't want any substrate over the heat pad - it looks like you have a Zoomed one in there? You'll want to shut and lock the box at night after she goes to bed for her safety and to keep the heat in Also, those clamp lamps can be a fire hazard if they're not secured properly. You could get...
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    Is Kilz primer ok?

    Thanks Mark. I had planned on sealing the floors and walls but ran into time constraints with the cold weather. However, I put an additional plywood floor on top of insulation over the actual shed floor, and I plan on pulling the horse mats out as soon as it is warm enough for him to sleep in a...
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    Is Kilz primer ok?

    Thanks for the input. I put down floor underlayment and a plastic dropcloth on the floor before putting the horse mats down: I only current have orchid bark in the back quarter where the sleeping area is, and I notice in the other areas urine will roll off the horse mats onto the plastic...
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    Is Kilz primer ok?

    Thanks Tom, your input is always appreciated!
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    Is Kilz primer ok?

    Do you put down substrate on top of the horse stall mats in the outdoor night box? had any issues with them urinating inside the box on top of the mats?
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    Adult Sulcata Night Box- Humidity Questions

    Do you soak them at all, or just offer water? Vlad seems to spills his water bowls as soon as I fill them, so it is hard to keep water available to him all the time
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    Outside Heat and Insulation

    How's Walker and everyone doing down there with this cold?
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    Outside Heat and Insulation

    What kind of ventilation do you have in your sulcata homes? Do you lose a lot of heat through the ventilation?
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    New Sulcata Parent

    Welcome! You can't go wrong following the advice you get here.
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    Single Tortoise Night Box

    Here's some info on the larger boxes that might help: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/here-is-the-4x8-rendering-of-toms-night-box-with-exploded-view.97697/
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    Outside Heat and Insulation

    I should pick up a spare full size radiator just in case - thanks for sharing Len
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