Recent content by Leo Mota

Perfect, I have some spares somewhere

I've used carpet to keep substrate out of the feeding area. Are there any good ways of doing this another way?

Normally I would have a screen on top but I'm still waiting on the new fixtures and bulbs to come in so I'm just using the old stuff for testing. If the mount doesnt end up working I'll probably use a wall mount and add a screen, at the very least to the area around the light fixtures

Substrate and carpet down, heating/lighting, and tortoise to go! I've spent the last week planning, ordering, and putting together supplies for my tortoise's new table. It's starting to come together and I'm just waiting on the new lights to arrive, as well as the paint fumes from my new place...

I'll take a look - never too late to learn something new!

Thank you! From what I've seen so far this is a great community, plus all the tortoise pictures are super cute

Im a new member as well, and I also happen to be from Los angeles. The climate here seems perfect for my russian. He has an indoor enclosure, but a play pen outside where I let him roam plenty. I decided to build my own tortoise table since I couldnt find anything big enough for him to be happy...

I've been the proud owner of a red eared slider since I was nine years old, and when I was fifteen I spontaneously became the owner of a russian tortoise! It's been a little over two years since then, and it's kind of a funny story as to how I came to meet the little guy. I was alone one...