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Go Tuff!! Happy Birthday!!!! You are amazing Greg!! Its so wonderful how you took such good care of him.

Hi Rustyiron So sorry to hear. I have some experience with this once. With my 1 year old aldabra. He couldnt poo for a three or four days and was severely constipated. He strained hard to pass feces but nothing would pass. He then refused to eat and was very slow are tired. It was about three...

Yes we grew the weeds ourselves (not very well).... but its good though... variety and keeps the feeding cost low(er)

I think its called Indian lettece? Its a leafy green used to feed tortoises in my neck of the woods. I try to vary thier diet as much as possible... so its a mix of supermarket greens, timothy hay, bermuda grass, small amounts of alfafa, dandelion, sow thistle, hisbicus, clover etc. I also give...

Thanks! Goldie is just 2 years old and about three months older than Shelly. Amazingky... Goldie is 18 lbs while Shelly is only 8 lbs... The white is just bits of lectuce he had just finished....

Hi All! Just a few pics of Goldie and Shelly. Its been so far (touch wood) a relatively mild winter...lucky since it was their first winter living outside. Here is Shelly tearing up the lawn.... And then Goldie after a snack... he likes the concrete more than the lawn (go figure)...

Hi Everyone! Merry Christmas! Wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Glad to report that Shelly's eyes got better, her abcess has shrunk and is no longer pink! No need for surgery anymore! Yay!!

Thank you for your kind support. Will definitely keep you posted!

I have sent my vet the photos today... hopefully will get an answer. Will try to send exoticdr a message as well. Thanks for the suggestion! I am not so sure about the newspaper. The ambient humidity is around 60%. They dont really sleep on top of the newspaper but rather in the hay. The...

Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is well and that everyone is ok settling down for winter (for those lucky ones with tropical climate all year round, so happy for you!). I apologize in advance, I only seem to post when there is an issue... sorry about that! Was getting settled for the winter...

RE: Homeland news & views Thanks so much for the information!!!!

RE: Homeland news & views Wow! Thank you so much for willing to share information and knowledge of the atoll! There has been questions i always wanted to ask about their native environment. 1) what is the daily and yearly range in terms of temperature? How hot and cold does it get? 2) any...

RE: Goldie & Shelly's New Home Its been a week since the kids have been move to an outdoor environment. Shelly appears to br handling it well, she will venture out of the hut and go roam around the outdoor pen munching on grass. Goldie however is not so keen. In fact he rarely volunteerily walk...

RE: Goldie & Shelly's New Home Pop up green houses? Like the ones where its a frame wrapped by pvc sheet? Thats a good idea! Can remove once winter is over as well. Though when they get big, will they be able to just ram straight through the sheeting?

I will give the coir a try then. Thanks!! Btw, I read some of your others posts before, on IR radiated panels for heating during winter. How did that work out for you?