Recent content by Nickypoo

Wow, is it eating? So cool.

That is great! I love it. Do you supplement? Feed Mazuri?

I only had the one PP alone for a year. I have two PB but they are never with the PP.

Such a cool growth pattern. What is your setup?

How old? Looks great.

@Tom or anyone with insight... What are your thoughts on groups and growth? I know breeders see great growth when they have their babies together and sometimes see slower growth as the babies leave and go to owners (I understand there are many factors involved here). Do you think there is...

This is very helpful, is RI an issue with marginated? If I set the ambient temp during the night to 70, you see no issues? I'm crazy paranoid with night temps after experience with the Leos.

I just purchased a Marginated tortoise from a friend of mine that owns a pet store. He's raised may torts and has always kept it around 70% humid with this one. I've been watching this Marginated since he was 30 grams and have been impressed with his activity, appetite and smooth growth. He was...

Thanks @Slow and steady. The temp under the MVB is 105F on the rock and the temp inside the hide is 82F at night. The MVB is 160w because the 100w just wasn't warm enough. Since placing him in this enclosure he has gained 15 grams in 1 month. I have a thermostat set to 82 at night and 84 during...

What was the consensus on the Internet? Hoping you dug through the mess and could give me the short version ;-)

@Tom and everyone else. Here is my slow grower. Even though he has grown slow, he's grown really smooth. Thanks to all the humidity talk in this forum.

So are you saying the actual shell gets saturated? Much like our finger nails get saturated in a long bath? Or is it more a product of internal hydration caused by drinking enough water?

It's been a really good tort, other than his slower growth he is smooth, eats daily and is as hard as a rock. I take full responsability for any stunted growth. It's amazing how many times I've read your care sheet and find things I miss understood or didn't think about. In the past three...

100! I'm jealous

I actually bought him from Chris at Black Pearl Reptiles in Cali. I worry that I didn't have him as warm as I needed to from the start. I bumped his temps to 82 ambient and he's been growing very steady since. I have always had him wet and humid. I live in Utah, sunshine is good in the Summer...