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I like that. might do similar but a little deeper

I like your clear roof on your house. I did the same with my chicken coop and my old tortoise house, but since I moved I am using the track cap from my pickup as a roof. its the flat kind of cap and is nice cuz I can just lift it up and the gas shocks raise it right up

just an observation to add to the list. I often let my Russian and box turtle roam around in my sulcata enclosure. I know, I'm a horrible human being and shell keeper. But I have been very surprised by how the sulcata and the smaller torts don't even know each other are there. they completely...

Hey Eric. mind me asking what part of Ohio you are in? and what kind of turtles do you keep outside and let hibernate? Im just south of Columbus and building an enclosure now with a pond. Trying to figure out what my options are to keep in there that can safely hibernate in ohio thanks (you...

Just putting it out there that I have adequate space to take in any tortoises or box turtles that are in need of a good home. I also have room to keep building enclosures. I currently have a 10-12yr old sulcata, a box turtle, and a male Russian tortoise, and even a yellow belly turtle, all...

since I moved to my new place, I can finally build a totally permanent enclosure for my 40-60lb sulcata Frank. Right now I have a concrete mixing tub that I buried and fill with water for him to drink/soak it, though I haven't seen him go all the way in yet, he isn't as big a fan of soaking as...

i will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you

he doesnt just live in the kitchen, but he is open to roam it. he has his own heated enclosure with proper substrate and humidity. He is only on the floor when he is roaming. Sorry for your loss of Bob. And the kitchen floor is much warmer than the 18 degree ground outside right now

my 15-20lb sulcata likes to follow everyone around the kitchen. when it hears or sees the fridge open, it will run up and plop itself right onto the ground so you can't close the fridge door without giving it some greens or, if its lucky, a strawberry. Oftentimes it will come up to you and start...

may I suggest that you look for a tortoise/reptile rescue to find an already grown sulcata? unless you want the temporary pleasure of having a little baby, i would look and see what is already out there in need of a home. read around here and set up an appropriate enclosure for it. they are out...

i never looked twice at it til i got a free sample at a reptile show. my hingeback doesnt like it but my sulcata with eat it if i throw it in his bowl

when i got mine, his beak was overgrown in a buck toothed look and it was also cracked vertically from being so long, which i think is common for sulcatas where many other species with have their beak overgrow the whole way around. i bought a manicure kit off amazon for 7 bucks. very nice...

It may be a gradual heat that doesnt alarm them. Many cold blooded animals cant feel a small change in temperature. you can actually boil a frog without him hopping out of the pot if you increase the temperature slowly enough. they don't notice the excessive heat and die

mine likes collard greens. but like kale and dandelion leaves a lot more. he also really like raddichio and i peel off a few leaves of it when i make him a bowl of food. if im leaving for the weekend i just put the whole thing down and he will munch on it til its gone. make sure he is warm. mine...

@lisa127 please take some pictures of them when you stop by so that Tom gets his satisfaction haha. they are on a new tortoise table in the suclata room

there is one there named "Bubs" that is green with a blue head. The volunteers said he was a sweetheart and the tamest one. We tried to adopt him but somebody already paid the adoption fee and has a hold on him. I would take him in a heartbeat

the ohio state fair had a booth with iguanas as prizes last year. the rescue took one in that very weekend from someone who won one and realized they couldnt keep it. They have a decent amount of green iguanas. I keep eyeing one or two but havent pulled the trigger yet. the woman wants a red...

stopped by the reptile rescue near cleveland sunday, its called Herps Alive and is a really cool place. overcrowded with water turtles but its hard for them to adopt them out, especially native species. They have a tortoise room with two large sulcatas and a huge iguana living together. the...

I actually would think itd be pretty cool to do, But I definitely wouldnt do it with species that do not cohabitate in th wild. that also being said, its risky to do with species that mix in the wild because they do not always come in regular contact with each other. I have also learned from my...

As Wellington said, you are faster than him. If he does charge you, it wont be quick. a brisk walk will outpace him. but i definitely wouldnt be afraid of testing him temper. just set a big bowl of food down or even a head of romaine lettuce, and he should be plenty distracted. my guy is pretty...