Recent content by DAV46

Funny thing about squirt, he/she has no tail at all, a birth defect so nothing to go by at that end

Hello Greg- She (im still guessing a she) is 24 inches long and 19-20 inches wide. I have not weighed her but guessing 85-95lbs. I know she looks fat and hefty in that pic but i beleive its the angle. Here is another pic. Also guessing a she because the plastron is very flat not concaved at all...

I haven't poted in here since 2012- my how time fliys. Here is a pic of Squirt who is now around 8 years old. You can see her here enjoying her own private buffet!

Cute little boogers- all that work to get out of the egg just to find out you to have a shell!

Question- you mention you have seen the temps go down to 60F, is that the coldest it gets there throughout the year? in captivity they seem to be quite cold tolerant and sturdy even when submitted to temps in the 50's. I know of one keeper that stated his would leave the heated shed in 30+...

These pics are outstanding! Very prehistoric and i couldn't imagine how it felt to actually be there and see these wonderful animals. I'm going to go home and hug squirt right after work!!!

Ok, I can't stop- The little one could be saying "Look the reason I pulled you over is because your tires stick out way to far past your fenders"

I just noticed I need to clean a bit on squirts side- haha for the record alot of that is pine cones not all Squirt muffins!

He says "listen kid, eat your vegetables and plenty grass and you too will be this big!"

Thanks for all the kind words on the shed- it was alot of work. Here is a few better shots of the whole setup with the redfoot neighbors. And of course a close up of that sexy face of his- someone give him some sunblock and lotion for that complexion!

Greg- Squirts dad here- I too visted Abbots farm in coco beach. It was early 80's when I went there. I bought a baby leopard tortoise from he and his wife. Charles Abbot was a nice guy and he had a cool setup thered on his property. When I was there he had a huge Water Monitor lizard in a small...

I need to get a close up of him/her. Went with Squirt because he/she has a deformity in the tail area, there really isnt one at all so thought that name fit a 400lb tortoise! Ill try and get a close up shot soon.

Thanks, No the pine cones dont seem to be an issue with Squirt. Now the right side of the shed is sectioned off for 4 redfoots and one loves the pine cones, getting on top and rocking back and forth to scratch his belly! funny to see. Squirt will scratch against that small palm from time to time...

I haven't posted in a while so thought I would share some updated pics of Squirt and his fancy shmancy Shed! Squirts been doing great and as he is getting older (2006 baby) he is coming out of his shyness and starting to eat from our hands and come to us more often. Enjoy!

You will enjoy raising him. Expensive but you get a very hardy species that is fun to raise.