Recent content by brianfurtado

Thanks! Nacho was sweet too! When those Burms get bigger, I'm coming to visit.

Moore. I know those torts. From Windsor area, LaSalle? I picked up the Hermanns from the same place recently. Known Brent for years. Congrats on the Burms. They're awesome.

Try millet (bird seed). It's pretty hardy and grows quickly

Hey guys, just a status update... Chloe is much more calm now... The weather has turned so she is getting daily exercise outside. I switched the substrate to 60% topsoil and 40% playsand... She seems to like it and the odour is more pleasant... All is well again and I have my cute little tort...

And you see, she's been raised on alfalfa pellets her whole life. She's got strong legs and a smooth carapace. I went back to the pellets to see if that would help because she was raised on it. I may change that again based on your suggestion.

Sorry, I meant Alfalfa pellets. I was thinking of her meal tomorrow and that's why I had kale on the brain... All great suggestions, so tomorrow I am off from work and I will see what happens and may change her into a larger table (bookcase) if need be... The only issue is getting the proper...

I've made some modification which had almost instant results... 1) Firstly, I moved the tort table from down low, to up higher on a shelving rack. My roommate noticed that when I was away, the cat would jump on top of the table and watch the tort... perhaps that agitated Chloe to the point...

Just came home from work to check on her... She's much more active and starting to claw again. As far as the size of enclosure, it is literally twice as large as the glass vivarium I had her in, so she's actually got more space... but the extra heat may make sense. The amount of light is the...

She's much more calm today... She came out, ate slowly but ate everything, and then basked herself in the warmest spot. Now She's wide awake but in her hide, perhaps cooling a bit. When I took her out yesterday, I decided to let the cat 'investigate'... I had kept them so separated before that...

The height of the table is 8". The substrate was nice and low, but she was flipping herself because she was trying to get out and overextending her body and losing balance. I raised the substrate (which is the same I've always used), so she's higher up but harder to flip, which my main concern...

Yup. Her hide is at 75 and her eating area is 85. The basking portion is 95-100. The gradients seem great.

Hey guys... I learned a lot from this forum, and one of the things I decided to do was take Chloe from her glass vibe and move her into a larger tort table, which I bought from Tortoise Supply. As far the table itself, it is a great table, lightweight and well-constructed. As far as my 4...

I know that the peel and stick mats sold by Zilla and Exo-Terra are not. They are designed to be stuck under the glass on the outside of the tank but they get pretty hot and if water seeps to the bare glass, the glass will crack. If this is the kind of heater you are referring to, you can...

My Greek does this as well. On the hot end the temps at ground level are 100-105 and the cool end (where her food is) is 77-80. She'll wake up in the AM when the lights come on and poke her head out of her burrow for a 1/2 hour or so and then go wait by the food dish. After I feed her, she...

I'm glad for you! She is super sweet. I'll level with you... I am NOT a religious person AT ALL. But the other day, I did say a little prayer to both St. Anthony and St. Jude (yup, grew up Catholic)... Godspeed Gus!