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  1. Suzm

    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Thanks again for the advice. Chompy has gained 4 grams Will do. Slowly but surely I’m getting things right. :)
  2. Suzm

    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Thanks again for the advice. Chompy has gained 4 grams! Whoop. Also readjusted basking light to move it higher. She is getting directly underneath now.
  3. Suzm

    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    The butter lettuce was a big hit. Chompy is now a member of the clean plate club.
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    I’ve removed the hay shelter. I will see if I can find some of the original Mazuri. (Chompy totally ignores the LS kind I currently have.) good to know about the chard. I planted some testudo seed mix today. We’re having a really warm dry winter here so I’m hoping it sprouts. Thanks for taking...
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    It is about 4 inches. I will move up. The temps are correct and I have adjusted the light schedule per advice from Mark. I will get the grocery goods. I have the tortoise hay but she has not taken to it. I will do the mixing as you suggest. Thanks for replying. I appreciate it.
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Improved set up with plants and more humidity (can’t tell because I just changed out for soaked cypress). Thanks again for the advice!
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Unfortunately it was a rando breeder from Craigslist and don’t have any detailed info on how she was started. I’m going to doing some things to up humidity. (Add plants. Soak the mulch again.) I have taken her to reptile vet here but I think I could have just as well flushed $150 down the toilet.
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Thanks for the feedback. There is condensate but it eventually dissipates. I will try soaking the cypress mulch more frequently. I tried plants but I didn’t have them in pots. I will add those as well. And increase light cycle time. It’s set for 12 hours currently. Thank you!!!
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    Craigslist breeder in Austin. I’ll try adjusting temps. Thanks!
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    All Boxes Checked Still not Thriving

    I got Chompy March last year. She weighs 67 grams. I bought a Mark S. enclosure. Temperatures are 96 degrees under the basking light and 80 degrees on the cool side. She has a humid hut and a Timothy grass wigwam that she is currently sleeping under. Lights on a 12 hour cycle. She’s never been a...
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    First Time Tortoise Owner. How to Encourage Balanced Diet

    I am working on making changes to have her in a more controlled indoor environment. Thanks for the helpful advice.
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    First Time Tortoise Owner. How to Encourage Balanced Diet

    Thank you for your help. I will work on putting together a better indoor habitat.
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    First Time Tortoise Owner. How to Encourage Balanced Diet

    Good Afternoon from Central Texas, I took over the care of a young leopard tortoise. I think Chompy was hatched around the beginning of March, making her about twelve weeks old. She is fluctuating between 45 and 50 grams. It is warming here (highs in the 90s, sometimes 100s and lows in the 70s)...
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