I lived in Palmetto for a while back in the 70s and prier to that I spent a lot of time in Bradenton so I have an idea what your weather is like. To help the growth and weight gain of your tortoise is to build him a small heated house with some bottom heat to help keep his core temperature up...
I wouldn't worry about the weight. The new growth looks good. I don't feed store bought hay, I feed grasses and weeds from my yard. In the spring and summer they get fresh cut greens. I harvest the grass and weeds during the growing seasons and dry them out and during the colder months I...
How about a fox. Skunks aren't allowed in Virginia but foxes are according to a fox rescue sanctuary in Minnesota. They tried to get me to adopt one a couple years ago. I had a female skunk years ago when they were legal to keep. Neat animals sorta like a cat.
I have a few Herman's and mine are mostly fed weeds from my yard. If you have access to an untreated area that would be nice. Mine don't care for grasses but they love the weeds. And opuntia cactus cut into small stripes, and later in the summer the cactus fruit. If you can find mulberry leaves...
My pups are very important to me and I believe Mr Fre is important to you and that bond will only grow in time. I'm happy for both of you. Enjoy your lives together.
Alligator meat is a big business today and has been for decades. I visited a gator farm in the 80s that were farming them as a food source. It had very large green house's just like a plant nursery. The young gators were separated by size and being raised off the ground with constantly changing...
Here's another idea for a watering hole that I tried back in 2012 for some young sulcatas. It worked great. It's a piece of shower pan liner about 3x6ft in size. To clean it I would pick the liner up on one end and lift it and the water would run out. Then I would lay in the grass and clean it...
They have never turned one over. The ones in the pic hold about 3/4 gallons of water each. Walker the big one just walks over them when they are in his path and sometimes he does it without sticking a foot in it.
Thomas is one of Tom's hatchlings that he sent me. I have another one, Donald that is an offspring of Walker and Enoch from when I had some females. Thought Enoch was female just never changed her name. He turned 4 back in August and weighed 60 pounds 8 ounces. Here's a picture of Donald from...
I rescued an adult Boston terrier mix years back and in time he lost his sight. When he could see his favorite game was retrieving a thrown ball in the yard. After he lost sight we were limited to the kitchen. It was all by scent but he still loved doing it. Rockets eyes are hazed over but he...
How true, When we got Rocket and Seven I figured they would be my last dogs because they would outlive me. It's not just the pups there is a special kitty that has been a special part of my life. This is Kasey This picture was taken on December 17 2008. She has gotten old too. She has her own...