Recent content by kalkov

1. Galapagos 2. Aldabra 3. Sulcata (Largest mainland as well)

There will be private profiles of course :)

What do you think about such an app? Do you think it will be helpful? My idea is that every person will have a profile with all his animals. People can view profiles of other people tortoises. Upload pictures, etc ... Personally I think the most valueable will be all the data, which can be...

Hi, do you know any website/application where I can write down the measurements, food I give, baths and so on ... for my tortoises?

I'm using Arduino Ethernet : https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11229 with https://www.sparkfun.com/products/245 and https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10167 So around 80$. You can use Raspberry PI instead of Arduino, it's much better: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11546 As a bonus you can...

Here is the link to my enclosure thread : http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/kalkovs-leopard-tortoise.94507/

The sensors thread : http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/realtime-environment-measurements.94505/

I can close part of it or completely at will ;) Above is the link to my sensors, so I'm watching the humidity constantly.

Thanks for the answer. The sand is just 1/5 of the mixture and it's a desert one. Hope won't have any problems with it. I red it here: http://africantortoise.com/substrate.htm

Thanks, I removed it. Will try to find the MVB lamp. Till then I can make her sun baths, have a huge terrace and it's pretty sunny here. My plan was to buy a hatching, but couldn't find. So this will be her temporary home(for a month or so). I'll make another one, much bigger from wood. The...

Hi guys, this is my first tortoise. Give me an opinion on the enclosure please. UV lamp: Exo Terra Reptile UVB 150 13w 10UVB working 6hours (11am- 4pm) lamp: Osram Halogen 50w (8am-9pm) Substrate(cold side) : Substrate(hot side) : The box preparation : The box : Ventilation:

Hi guys, just started measuring temperature and humidity from my Leopard enclosure. It's realtime, you can check here : http://xively.com/feeds/699305930 Cold side: Hot side: I'm using Arduino Ethernet with DS1820 temp sensor and DHT11 humidity sensor. Uploading data on Xively...

She is not in water, it just looks like that. The picture with the bubbles is from the morning. Last bath was the previous day. She put her head underwater for long time. The bubbles appear after she hide her head inside the shell. Yes, a blink. I guess not very well :( I know the person well...

Hi, yesterday I bought a Leopard tortoise. First time I'm having a tortoise, but lot of experience with other exotics. Found water coming from her nose this morning. I'm guessing she is sick(respiratory problem). Please give me some advice or links to read from. Attached some images: Do...