Recent content by Granolagal

Hi Isa!! Yes, I got Turbo from a guy I met at the reptile expo- I don't know if you recall; but I had two that passed away :( Petrie and Crush. They were from the guy that I referred to that got busted smuggling reptiles from the US to Canada..it was all over the news..jeesh. I haven't...

Thank you! Yes definitely males. They both popped out little (well maybe not so little) purple surprises during one of their games of 'piggy back' :) Thanks as well for all of the great advice that you gave me for building my outdoor enclosure. It turned out amazing and the fellas were...

Hello everyone!! It's been quite a while since I have given myself the time to go on this site. A lot has changed, it looks great, and there are tonnes of new names :) Well it turns out that everyone (including myself) was wrong about Zippy's sex-Zippy is in fact a boy, as is Turbo. I...

Wow, they all look great, very happy tortoises and turtles! I do however live in Ontario, Canada and as GB Tortoises mentioned I'm not sure that all of the materials used would last very long through the winters and the rain. I noticed that nobody seems to use any fencing. I was also...

Trying to decide what to build my outdoor enclosure out for my two Hermanns.. I have done a bit of research and found one online that used pressure treated landscaping wood and a hinged top. Seemed easy and doable.. Not so sure about what they use to pressure treat the wood with though. CCA...

If you click on my name and go to 'threads' it should be the second one "Any Guesses on Zippy's sex". Let me know if this doesn't work and I will re-post them for you...

Hmmm, very cool thank you. There are picture of Zippy that were just unanamously considered female. Though, she is still relatively young- too young to breed. Nothing male 'popped out' during this :rolleyes: Perhaps you migh have a peek at her pic and see what you think. Her tail definitely...

Thanks Yvonne! They do still have separate enclosures, it is only during their weekly bath that they are together...or when sharing the occasional hibiscus flower after their tub. :) They seem to be fine with sharing flowers...it's just the tub for now I guess. Turbo is significantly...

Lately Zippy has taken to trying to mount?? my smaller tortoise Turbo when they are having a soak. I know that we established that Zippy is a girl but what she is doing seems very male. She tries to get on Turbo's back and bite at his head while making strange squeaking noises. Is this a...

Hahahaa yay thank you guys!! I have suspected that Zippy was a gal since she turned a year old but thought I would wait until she was a bit bigger to confirm it with the 'Tortoise Gods' :o) I think that Turbo is a boy as his tail is longer and he has a bigger spike on the end, though his...

Hi Robyn! Nice to hear from you! Thank you for enlightening me about the Aspen I had no idea that it could get moldy. I do not believe that was the cause however as I didn't begin to mist it until his eyes looked sad. I have changed Turbo's substrate and used a mixture of coco coir and organic...

I was wondering if Zippy is big enough to sex yet?? Any guesses? Cheers, Carley

Hi there Isa! The bulb that I use is a 48" Zoo Med 5.0 flourescent. I think it must have ended up too low when I set them up at the new place. I have recently moved them out to my heated sun room and set them up a little bit differently. I think that they will be happy for the Winter. I...

How close is too close?

Thank you Yvonne! The light is approx. 10-11" inches away... I don't think that I realized it could be too close- just too far? The substrate is Aspen which is misted every afternoon. Zippy is directly beside Turbo in another rubbermaid and hasn't been affected by 'whatever' it may be...