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  1. Glasswalker

    So Dom is a night owl

    He has two hiding places, one near the lamp and one at the far end. I can lower the night temps, since I admit I'm probably overdoing it.
  2. Glasswalker

    So Dom is a night owl

    Yeah, the light is on a timer from 8am to 6pm. Temperature on average is 75ish. It can sometimes go into the 80's if I fall asleep with the space heater on (never a fun feeling to wake up to...), but I'm getting better about that.
  3. Glasswalker

    Got an internship at my Zoo!! and here's some pics of our baby galaps

    I didn't realize galaps were deep-black when young. Very cool :)
  4. Glasswalker

    So Dom is a night owl

    Hey guys, long time no see! Domino's doing great; that avatar pic is kind of old and he's gotten bigger since then. I'm hoping to be more active in the forum nowadays, just been so busy with work and school. Anyway, what I'm wondering at the moment is if it's ok for him to be up and about at...
  5. Glasswalker

    Keeping them off their backs?

    No he can't see out, he just likes playing Spider-Man it seems...
  6. Glasswalker

    What Age What Place

    I say it all depends on what you're comfortable with. Sending babies can be risky, and they could very well develop health issues on their own whereas a yearling would be a little hardier. However, getting a baby also means it can bond with you and get used to how you do things from the start...
  7. Glasswalker

    Keeping them off their backs?

    Blah, last night was the second time I came home from work and found Domino on his back. He's fine now, but I hate that I have no way of knowing how long he was like that. At the very least, most of his food was eaten, so I know it didn't happen right after I left in the morning. From what I can...
  8. Glasswalker

    Cutest tortoise competition ! ! !

    Here's my favorite picture of Domino:
  9. Glasswalker

    Do you like it when people call your tortoise a turtle?

    It doesn't necessarily upset me, but I do correct people who call Domino a turtle since differences do exist.
  10. Glasswalker

    Soaking Sulcata Tortoise hatchlings?

    Yeah you definitely want a second opinion on that. I'm fairly new to this too, and even I'm not impressed by this guy's "My way is the only way" attitude.
  11. Glasswalker

    SNACK DAY @ ALDABRALAND

    Their shells are really shiny...
  12. Glasswalker

    OUR 500 POUND ALDABRA

    Very nice!
  13. Glasswalker

    Calcium powder while soaking?

    Yes I have a good MVB bulb, the kind that cost me 70 bucks. That should work in lieu of sunlight until he's bigger.
  14. Glasswalker

    Calcium powder while soaking?

    OK, twice a week it is. As for natural UV rays, that would involve taking him outside. I have an apartment in the city, so I'd have to take him to a park to let him graze, and needless to say I'm a little uneasy about that since he's smaller than my palm.
  15. Glasswalker

    Calcium powder while soaking?

    That's what I did when i saw it starting to settle. Domino didn't seem to mind, but after all that work it's easier to just put some in his food. Now here's where I'm getting mixed advice: Some say give him calcium everyday, while others say twice a week or so. It has D3 in it, so I didnt want...
  16. Glasswalker

    Calcium powder while soaking?

    I saw this mentioned a couple times on here, putting a couple tablespoons of the calcium powder in their soaking water in lieu of dusting their food. Does anyone actually do this?
  17. Glasswalker

    New Dalmatian Hermann

    Very nice, i love the slope and the wood on the side. How big is that tank? Interestingly enough, Reptar's sibling seems to like going down rather than up. I had some flat rocks for Dom to climb on, but he just went around them, so I took them out after a couple days. Instead, he's constantly...
  18. Glasswalker

    New dalmatian hermann

    Oh cool, you got the other one (I got the first one). Yeah, Tim is awesome :)
  19. Glasswalker

    Er...bathroom habits?

    It's okay, he's been going for the past couple days, though it's always in the substrate rather than while soaking, to my chagrin. But at least he's going.
  20. Glasswalker

    Now I'm worried...

    Makes sense. My whole thing is that Domino isn't just my first tortoise, he's my first pet that's entirely my own, so I find myself paranoid over every little thing lol
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