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    Your thoughts

    I admit to jumping into tortoise ownership without looking. Fortunately I'm in a situation where I was already running an animal refuge of sorts, and had the space and resources for caring for him. I would have been in hot water if I tried to take on Nick's care as an individual.
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    What to do?

    Whenever you wanted some, I'm sure I could dig up a piece of it.
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    What to do?

    No answers for your problem, but I'm in SE Washington and have a big dinnerplate hibiscus that grows well here. It dies back every winter but grows just as big as the year before the next summer. It's getting ready to go dormant again but it still has some blossoms on it. You might be able to...
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    What types of tortoises do you own? Favorites?

    He only gets a strawberry or two a week ;) I've got a lot of birds. Ducks, swans, peacocks, exotic pheasants, doves, turkeys...
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    What types of tortoises do you own? Favorites?

    I have a ten year old sulcata that I acquired last year. He was very shy at first but has really come out of his shell (pun intended). He is curious and will come over to people and dogs standing outside his enclosure. If I sit on the ground he'll crawl up into my lap. His days mostly...
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    Mailbox Mice

    Or a raven. Someone brought me a raven that is unreleasable due to a messed up wing and that thing catches more mice than my cats do.
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    Nick says 'Happy 4th!x

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    Mazuri On Sale

    Mazuri tortoise food is on sale buy 2 get 1 free right now on Chewy. Free shipping too. He's been getting a different brand so hopefully he'll accept the change. I feed Mazuri to my waterfowl and they seem to like it.
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    Killer Tortoise

    I have some mice out there. I wish he would eat those.
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    Killer Tortoise

    Maybe it is a territorial/ breeding season thing. He closely cohabitated with little birds earlier in the year with no problem.
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    Killer Tortoise

    Here he is in his winter home. I keep coturnix quail and raised some turkey poults in the greenhouse where his overwintering spot is. They would frequently come into his room and use him like a jungle gym and cuddle up to him to sleep. There was never any sign of hostility which is why his...
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    Killer Tortoise

    My guinea hen hatched out 16 chicks yesterday and today a couple of them were found dead/mangled. The usual suspects are the peacocks or swans or perhaps even one of the other guineas. But no, my sulcata Nick was witnessed grabbing one of the chicks with his mouth then pulling his head and...
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    Lap dog? How about a lap tortoise?

    Luckily, I wear heavy duty pants.
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    Lap dog? How about a lap tortoise?

    Went out to check on the birds and give Nick a shell scritch this afternoon. I sat down next to him and he decided to crawl up on me. I felt honored.Lap tort
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    Best Turtles for 22,000 gallon Pond in Northern Virginia

    Maybe she was marching for tortoise rights :) I got Nick (Saint Nicholas) from a family last September. They purchased him from one of the local pet stores as a baby about 10 years ago. He had become a little too large for them and they thought he would be happier at our aviary. They must...
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