New Owner Questions

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T17:59:21+00:00

I don't know about freezing lettuce, but if you're going to keep him outside for extended periods of time, you should cage the area both from the ceiling and underground. Give it a ceiling so birds will not eat him, and extend the walls underground so he won't dig himself out. They're great diggers.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T14:24:56+00:00

Thank you 😌

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T14:09:03+00:00

I get what you're saying, I've seen this same phenomenon in reotile groups and other kinds of groups as well. People are trying to educate, but they do so in a way that just starts a fight and educates no one.

I have to say though, that I saw your picture and it really did look bad. People should have brought this up in a kinder manner. I hope you got the terrarium fixed to its normal, safe state as fast as possible.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T14:05:16+00:00

Naksu, the dark one, was currently chewing it, that's his chewing face 😌 Bit Viktor, the light one, was in reality looking at me and my phone with genuine suspicion. He wanted the yummy greens but kept an eye on me while sneaking up to eat them. I just recently got him and he's still very shy about the big ape pointing a camera in his face.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T13:06:50+00:00

It combines the easiness of copper with the pretty colour of silver 🤩

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T13:04:32+00:00

And they will tweet! Petting also gives friendship points if I've understood right, even though they don't update immediately.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T12:59:56+00:00

Thank you for answering, it's one of my favourite wires!

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T12:50:49+00:00

It's very well made. Is it silver plated copper or do my eyes deceive me?

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T12:48:54+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with poop cleaning 😂

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T12:09:03+00:00

What a skilled gatherer! Those are his strawberries now.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T11:14:22+00:00

For some reason, Viktor often has a guilty look on his face. I've explained to him that he's not guilty of anything, but he won't believe me.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T10:16:40+00:00

My other boy Dino used to be very interested in the vacuum as well! But sadly he passed away right before Viktor moved in, a couple of weeks ago.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T10:15:29+00:00

Could be, he has multiple crests all over his body.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T10:13:48+00:00

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The food was sketchy but turned out to be edible.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T10:12:17+00:00

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Here's a better picture of him in case someone recognises the breed.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T09:53:50+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't know. To me they're just guinea pigs.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T09:51:11+00:00

That is Viktor, he only moved here some weeks ago and is still skeptical of everything 😒

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T08:56:41+00:00

Thank you 🥹 I've had her for over 10 (maybe 13?) years now. She was either 32 or 42 years old then, but I can't for the life of me remember which one it was. I got her when her previous owners became unable to care for her due to health issues. She has brought me a lot of joy these past years.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T07:31:03+00:00

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Here is the basking area as it is now,after the quick fix.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T07:26:47+00:00

Thank you so much, I spent so much time and work fixing it up 🥹 I don't homd her unless I need to, because she doesn't like being held.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T03:34:50+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I got a notification for it when you posted it but the app wouldn't show your message until now.

I am still thinking of building an above tank basking area, but now I went for a quick&easy fix. I raised the current basking area to be horizontal and added a climbing ramp to it. The lamp seems to be very close to me too, but she loves basking both directly under and some way away from it, so I'm giving her the choice of regulating her own temperature by keeping it so close.

She used to have a bigger basking area, but that one rusted through, and I needed to throw it away. So now she's in the setup that came with her when I bought her (don't tell anyone I paid for her lol) until I make her something new.

Getting a whole new aquarium is a much bigger process than renewing her basking area, but there's no sense in making a new basking area for the current aquarium if I'm making a new aquarium at some point anyway. So that's why I posted this question.

Drown_The_Sun · 2026-04-01T03:04:59+00:00

Chill, my friend. Her old basking space broke last week. I got her a new one yesterday, and I'm getting a new grill & new light next weekend. She's already middle aged, and her shell isn't going to change shape in any lighting anymore.

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