Recent content by Nelsamye

Need to find a home for my young sulcata tortoise! I adopted him (or her, not sexed yet) in early 2014, I was told he was a year old, but I'm guessing they lied based on how small he was. So he is somewhere in the 3-4 year old age range. The only reason I am rehoming is because I will be moving...

I have no experience with generators, so this is good info, I'll look in to a small one for my apartment. In the meantime I'll stock up on those hand warmers and hope we don't get any more wind storms before I can purchase a generator.

So I recently had my power go out and realized I had no back up plan for my tortoise, his enclosure is too large to be moved, so I had to scramble to set up something temporary at a relatives house. Luckily my power was only out for a night, but winter is only just starting and I'm sure this...

Haha that's cute! And beautiful tortoises! Do I spy some mazuri? Whenever I prepare mazuri for my little one, my cat perks up and tries to eat it, that stuff has a strong smell! Then again my cat also tries to eat everything out of people's hands, she's not picky. Amy Sulcata tortoise - Maximus

Thanks everyone, I'm probably just over anxious and want immediate results. I'll up the humidity over 80%, soak a little more, and try out this patience thing ;) Amy Sulcata tortoise - Maximus

Thanks! 6 hours in the chair but more than worth it! Anyone else on here have turtle tattoos? Maybe there should be a thread for that! Amy Sulcata tortoise - Maximus

Ok I'll jump on the bandwagon too, I mean I've looked through so many photos its only fair! I'm Amy, 26, from the Seattle, WA area. And here's my turtle tattoos! They are all filled with Maori symbols, I had them designed for me, each one represents something different about myself, my...

So the humidifier is pumped in to the hot chamber, the far left one, and it's always above 80% in there, and then in the far right chamber the farthest away from the humidifier it's at 76% humidity right now, so I'll bump up the humidifier a couple notches, but I don't think that 4% really is...

Hi all, I haven't been on or posted in a while, I've had a very busy summer! But I wanted to show some growth from Maximus and ask some questions for you experienced keepers. So I got him on march 6th, and was told he was a year old. I had posted a while ago questioning whether or not he really...

At first my sulcata did the same thing, always trying to get out, but after a couple weeks he stopped, and now he even stretches out and relaxes in his warm bath. The only time he tries to get out is when the water gets too cold, then it's time to take him out anyway. Amy Sulcata tortoise -...

I switched to lower watt bulbs, and so far I've got all the temps right, if anything it's still on the cool side under what is supposed to be the basking spot, it's hovering right around 90, I may lay some flat rocks there to get that spot a little hotter. And I should definitely keep...

This is the third house I've made for Maximus, but definitely won't be the last! It's my favorite one yet, and he really seems to enjoy traveling through all the chambers. It's 3 large storage bins, I connected them with makeshift tunnels, duct tape, plastic sheets, and the excess plastic I cut...

Haha I wish I could understand not knowing what you look like and having zero self recognition. He was so aggressive and he's so small! I'll definitely be keeping him away from all shiny surfaces when he's bigger :) Amy Sulcata tortoise - Maximus

Yeah I got him back in march, and he had a lot of pyramiding for such a small tortoise, but since I got him and found this forum I've housed and cared for him properly based on all the great threads here. I finally see some new growth lines and it looks like its coming in nice and smooth! Amy...

And he did not like it! I see the tortoise aggression in person finally! I was trying to take a picture of him with me and he went all gladiator towards the front facing camera. Never seen him so worked up! I managed to get one good shot before he got all worked up though :) Amy Sulcata...