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Very nice.
I like the clean, minimlaist approach; not too cluttered with icons and color.

Which items do you plan to sell?

I noticed you didn't list pothos as an edible plant. Since ytou seem to be along time tort keeper i was wondering where you stand on the "pothos is/is not poisonous for torts" debate.

How long have you been producing baby redfoots?

Did you rasie your sulcata from a baby in Florida?
Did it grow cleanly (i ask only becaise you mention it and recently the "humidity for hathcling arid-land tortoises" debate came up again and i know there ae lots of Floridians with sulcatas and leopards and Testudo species that claim they grow well there.

Anyway nice site, I look forward to seeing more up there.
 
thank you so much for the compliments, it's really appreciated :) I plan to sell many items, Mazuri tortoise diet, books, turtle and tortoise care items, many things, check back frequently the site will be updated alot as a little time goes on. I have not finished with the edible plants list, I started it today and plan to finish it over the weekend. As far as pothos goes, it's listed as an edible plant on some other sites, I personally think being there is controversy over the issue of it, I play it safe and consider it "dangerous", better to be safe then sorry, there are so many known safe plants that in my opinion it's just better to play it safe and use them.
I haven't produced any redfoots yet as my pair is just maturing now, they should be producing next spring for us as the male is showing mating behavior towards the female. The male is a columbian redfoot tortoise which is not common at all, so I am truly looking forward to young from them. I plan in the future to get more species of tortoise to breed and also to include them in the site. I have had my sulcata since he was only 8 days old. He still had his egg tooth. He has been raised indoors and outdoors and is currently about 6" SL measurement. He is fed every other day on grasses, cactus pads, and mazuri tortoise diet and has no pyramiding and a very hard shell. I have not had any problem with the humidity in this state with my sulcata, I have however talked to some other breeders and pet owners who have had RI's in their leopard tortoises due to the high humidity here, especially during the rainy season. Once again I really appreciate the kind words, check back frequently. Thanks

Deb
 
Hey i saw your reply today.


You could consider selling cactus pads, calcium supplements and grass seeds too.
these thigs are always popular with new tortoise owners who don't yet have thier own supplies.

Glad to hear the sulcata is growing well.
Seems like they do fine in moist climates provided they are kept warm.
Lots of people breed them in Florida now.
 
your site rocks i cant wait until u get the picture galleries up and running i shall b checking to hopefully see some cool pictures
 
can I grow plants for my refoot inside

Hi New to the site...Are there any plants I can grow inside in pots for my yearling redfoot? where can I get seeds for in or out. Are any houseplants suitable for inside my pen. thanks Linda
 
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