Recent content by Kenazfehu

I'll keep looking. We have a park with a small, man-made lake near my home, and there is a lot of thick undergrowth around 3/4 of the lake - tall weeds, bushes. If he goes there, I don't think it will be possible to find him.

He dug himself a nice trench under the fence of his outdoor enclosure, and I can't find him. I've put up notices all around our area, have searched over and over again, and will call the local vets today. What else should I do? Also, do sulcatas stick to a territory or do they just keep...

That's such a bummer!

Oh how adorable!

Oh my goodness! I'd better keep quiet about the dangerous animal on our premises.

Neenyo wants to eat them, too. I keep moving him to a different part of the yard, but as soon as he can, he makes his way straight back to the buttercups.

RE: Whose in the Pac NW? Washington/Oregon? I'm in Monroe, Washington (north and east of Seattle). Trying to provide for a sulcata that fell into my care kind of accidentally.

The size difference is amazing! I think I've got a non-giant, too. He's between 3 and 4 years old, 10 inches, 7-1/2 pounds. I hope he stays petite! [hr] P.S. - I nearly break my neck trying to keep mine from eating the dog poo. It can't be good for him; dog diet is much higher in protein...

Really? I have a burm, had no idea it was illegal to transport him across state lines, not that I'm planning to take him anywhere.

I think so. I use a baby pool for my sulcata, who is 10 inches long. It's the large hard plastic kind. I put it on uneven ground and put enough water in to form a puddle on one end. I also add shade (a portable patio umbrella). That's for unsupervised outdoor time. If I can be outside...

Watch out; it's amazing how fast a tortoise can slip away when you get distracted. I decided to stake up some tomatoes one year, and by the time I realized my tort was missing, he'd crossed the busy intersection up the road and was making tracks for the tall grass around the lake. Whew! Close...

Nice; I love to see a good-looking snake (and own 2).

You'll learn a lot here. I didn't plan to get a tort but son's gf abandoned a sulcata here. I've been helped a lot by this forum.

Oh I love the colors! I wish I could get one.

By the way, is anybody else annoyed that when you introduce your TORTOISE, 9 times out of 10 the person responds "oh, I just love turtles!" or something to that effect.