Chubbs the tegu
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Some happy torts!
Some happy torts!
You got to reach out to Greg from aquascape to build a pond for these beauties
~ We have improved pastures (irrigated), never any issues. Suplliment during the winter/dry season.My lawn has sod work also known as crambus and I am looking for a tort friendly solution to get rid of it. It has expanded in the aldabra enclosure and it is pointless to only spray the one side of the garden. You have acres of grass I assume you must have faced similar problems in the past. Any tips?
hi, good evening sir.. Would you mind to drop me your email address or contact number?
OMG, he looks like a giant in this pic. The trees look miniture lol.
~ Not really, he is one of our biggest, he is just over 500 pounds.OMG, he looks like a giant in this pic. The trees look miniture lol.
Have you ever measured how long and wide he is and how tall when up high on all 4?
Is this at your new property? It doesn't look like the house I remember in the old pics from way back.~ My new breeder barn is 18x36 and mostly concrete with industrial hurricane grade doors. It has a 46" solid poor stem wall with a 24x36 footer under the stem wall. The dirt is five loads of high quality dirt from a cow field that i had hauled in from over 100 miles away. The electrical outlets, switches and electrical breaker box are all elevated and are strategically located for future back up heating sources. The main heaters (one primary and one back up) are commercial grade, only one is needed at a time to sufficiently heat the entire barn in the coldest of nights in our region. All electrical supply lines, etc. are buried extra deep and fully encased for extra safety. The entire barn has a direct cut-out switch in the main residence that totally cuts all power in the entire fields. I think this should be very functional and efficient. One thing the electrician did was flip all the outlets, meaning the ground hole is on top instead of the usual location of being on the bottom. I asked him why, he explained it was an old electrician trick to help avoid triggering the breaker. Since he knew all the electrical cable plug ins were going to go upward and not downward, he thought it would be better and more suited. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
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As a contractor and a Home Inspector I was told it's done in commercial settings to prevent something from either dropping down on the prongs or something being placed there on purpose to short out the circuit. Think like a kid in school. I was also told they hold the plug better that way when a cord is being pulled on. Could all be a lot of hooey but it made sense to me lol.One thing the electrician did was flip all the outlets, meaning the ground hole is on top instead of the usual location of being on the bottom. I asked him why, he explained it was an old electrician trick to help avoid triggering the breaker. Since he knew all the electrical cable plug ins were going to go upward and not downward, he thought it would be better and more suited. Has anyone else ever heard of this?
What kind of opuntia is this? It looks like it doesn’t have the growth points for glochids and spines and the shape looks perfect for munching on! I bought some spineless pads and planted them but the variety I got grows thick and round instead of thin and oval shaped.
It looks like you have a main smaller holding area attached to their house, and that opens up to the grazing area. Can you provide more info on how often you let them have access to the grazing area?