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That's what my wife says, I believe before me She only new a 20gl long aquarium.

Forgot a pix of the Tort. Looking under the south corner hide were the 2 pieces of slate meet. That's the pandora vine stump to Her left

Have some pix of Her out door home, I'll do my best to describe it. This first pix shows the north side I see the wall brick and patio are in need of some pressure washing, Its 2' wide here and about 14' long. The roof is covered with lattice and the skeleton of Jasmine vine. The vine growing...

She was given to me, She was past around for about two months before I was ask to take her.

This is the indoor enclosure, 3x6' The base is 2x8 with 1/2" plywood bottom with pond liner to protect it against water. Top is made of 1x2 furring strip glued and screwed and stained. The two front side and top panels and the left side panel are removable you can see the metal clips to hold...

Her environment is out doors. No pix yet. It is a landscaped area I already had, just had to remove some plants and plant new plants. It has a 2x6 lumber pergola like over the area with lattice and the skeleton of vines covering the top, lots of shade she has to look for the sun. The substrate...

Yes she grew about 5.5 mths. Though she is considered a juvenile.

My Yellow Foot I received in February was .8lbs and 5.5". At 3 or 4 yrs. Couldn't get the hatch date. Today she is2.41lbs and 7.5" I attached a before and after photos, First pix is from the day I received her February 11 2015 Second pix is April 15 2015.

I just happen to surfing on line yesterday and found this web site offering Yellow foots, ( http://www.theturtlesource.com/i.asp?id=225689758&p=Yellow-Footed-Tortoises&gclid=CJ7_oq6NjscCFdgZgQodNngMOQ ) I was considering a companion for the one I inherited back in February, She was barley a...

From the pix she looks like a yellow foot. From my under standing the markings on the nose are different between the Red and Yellow besides the color. Hears a pix of our Yellow Foot. After looking at both pix, looks like you have a Red Foot. Found a pix of a yung Red Foot pix online heres...

Thanks for the help. The humidity was a challenge but a cover cured that.

Thank You, I,m working with a 48" I think the 32wt / 5.0% will just fine. Thanks It's been 2 weeks, She had lost her home and was in limbo before I acquired her.

I,m setting up a 3x6 enclosed table, My question is what T5 HO lamp to use. UVB - 5.0, 10.0, 12.0% Watts - 32, 40, 54 Yellow Foots not liking a lot of light, my thought was a 32wt but unsure of the UVB%. And I understand Arcadia makes the best lamp, but I,m unable to locate an online seller...

Thank You. The 6x3 is just for the cold weather, I have a large area out doors I'll be setting up for her were I hope she'll be right at home. Again Thank You and I am very sorry for the improper Thread Etiquette.

Hi I'm new here. Inherited a Yellow Foot. Will be building a 3x6 table. Are che's the ceramic bulbs that only produce heat and what size ? and you 48" fixture is that a 2 lamp fixture ? if so did you but 2 of the same lamps ? and the household bulb, is that for light or heat or both. Thank You.