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  1. Tom

    Dogs In Public?

    I wanted to ask what people's opinions are on dogs in public. Our own views are skewed by our own experiences. There is no right or wrong answer. Maybe a tortoise forum full of people who love pets isn't the most subjective place to get an answer, but this is what I've got since I really don't...
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    Bee Keepers?

    It seems like a lot of tortoise keepers are into the same sort of things. I've met lots of people that are into the same things I am into. I just discovered quite by chance that two of my favorite TTPG friends are also bee keepers. Anyone one else here like messin' with bees and eatin' honey?
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    What Is The Best Turtle Species?

    Let's talk turtles. With no qualification or explanation, I asked this question of several of the known "turtle guys" at this year's recent TTPG meeting. The answers were fun, entertaining, and educational for me. I realize that everyone has different preferences in size, shape, color...
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    True South African Leopard Babies For Sale

    These guys hatched in late May and they are 55 and 57 grams now after a good long soak. $400 each plus over night shipping. They eat everything. The one couldn't even be bothered to finish the photo shoot before chowing down on anything green within reach.
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    2023 Burmese Star Babies For Sale

    This year's babies are eating everything, growing, and they are ready to go. Contact me for pricing and shipping info. Questions are welcome.
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    Anyone interested in monitor lizards?

    Every once in a while, you come across something so amazing, you just have to share it. Well, I'm sharing it... I've been keeping all sorts of monitors lizards since the 80s. Niles, savanna's, waters, mangroves, dumerils, black throats, and most recently red ackies. I love the whole family and...
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    London Rocket

    There are about a dozen or so tortoise weeds that I know are safe and have checked on at some point over the years, but I can never remember the names. Today I took the time to look up one of them. This is London Rocket: Its in the Brassicae family. Related to mustard and arugula. Its a very...
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    Another New Food From Kapidolo Farms

    Will @Kapidolo Farms has done it again. "It" being inventing yet another fantastic way for all of us to easily improve the quality of the foods we are feeding to our tortoises. Many tortoise species eat grass. We don't always have grass readily available, and sometimes the grass is in a form...
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    Info For New People. Please Read This First.

    Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...
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    Public Service Announcement - Tortoise Food Chunks

    I was reminded today that not everyone knows that "hard" foods like opuntia, cucumber, carrots, or this time of year, pumpkin should not be cut up and fed in chunks. Chunks of these types of food will be swallowed whole by tortoises and can cause them to choke to death. It doesn't happen every...
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    Tom's Brumation Thread

    Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of...
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    Iceberg Lettuce?

    As a tortoise food, what's wrong with iceberg lettuce? Or other lettuce types too? 1. Too low in calcium. 2. Low Ca : P ratio. 3. Low fiber. 4. Low nutritional value. Its everything a tortoise food should not be. Right? But what if we amend the lettuce? What if we mix in things to make up for...
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    Introduction To The Burmese Star Tortoise

    I've been wanting to do this thread for a long time... This species has become one of my all time favorites, and for good reasons! The purpose of all of my ramblings that follow are primarily intended to showcase how great this species is and why its a better species for most people than most...
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    Burmese Stars For Sale... again...

    I had a few hatch, and they are now ready to go. Soaked daily, fed everything, growing nicely. These babies are from four different moms and five males, and clutches from two more different moms are due to hatch next month. Price is $800 each, and I offer volume discounts for groups. You can...
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    108% Hatch Rate?

    You read that correctly. 108%. How is that possible, you might ask? Well I will tell you... Last year, most of my Burmese star clutches had a 100% hatch rate. I hatched a total of 84 of them from 9 clutches out of five females, and only 4 eggs didn't hatch. 2 from one clutch didn't hatch, one...
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    EVs?

    Anyone else taking a more serious look at electric cars? .04 cents a mile IF you have to pay for the electricity. Free if you have solar (I do) or if you can get free charging while parked at work. .25 cents a mile on average for an average gasoline powered sedan in a state with average current...
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    Reason 562 To NOT Let Your Tortoise Roam Loose In The House

    Friend sent me this:
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    Hydrodynastes gigas

    AKA: False water cobra. My co-worker has had a male adult FWC for years, and is constantly telling me how great they are. I agree with him and I've been casually looking for one for a few months now. Some friends attended the Pomona reptile show this last weekend and sent me this picture: It...
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    Picture Perspective

    I found this picture on the web and thought I'd share it. Its one thing to talk about a 500 pound tortoise. Its quite another thing to see one in person and experience the size first hand. This picture offers some perspective, I think. Probably a small horse, but still...
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    More Platynota Babies Hatching!

    They are doing it again. 100% hatch rate on the first clutch of the season, and two other clutches have also started pipping now too.
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