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Creeper my 2.5yo sulcata may need a new home. I have been trying for 3 years to get plants to grow on my property and it just isn’t happening. In this last freeze here in Texas I lost ALL my hibiscus, 1 rose, and my entire clover and grass patch. I live on a HEAVILY treed lot with very sandy...

We are about one week out from moving Creeper to his outside home! His outdoor enclosure has been finished for over a week but due to the weight and bad weather last week in Texas, we had to wait for assistance to move it. But the ground is mostly leveled with a slight dip for rain drainage, we...

So while I’m prepping my outdoor enclosure I’m also trying to prep my entire yard. I have extremely sandy soil, like think beach sand. It’s easy to grow things in, it’s hard to keep them growing. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on fixing my soil and one way was to plant cover crops. Which is...

Hey guys so it’s been a while since I asked a question here. Creeper is finally ready to move into a small outdoor enclosure. We have a 20x30 section of our yard fenced off and are preparing it for him. And also getting started on his outdoor house. For now he will only stay outside for the fall...

Hey guys I haven’t been on here in a while. I’m getting a bit concerned with how much Creeper started pyramiding in the last 2 months. They shot up over double weight, and grew almost 2 inches(between width and length together). I started noticing the potential for pyramiding when we had that...

Anyone else have some happy guys now that the weather is getting warmer!? This is the 2nd day Creeper gets to be outside since mid November! His outdoor enclosure got filled with rain, so he is in my recently seeded tortoise food garden until it dries out.

So due to our bad weather here in Texas and the energy crisis we weren’t able to soak Creeper for a week. He is only about 5-6 months old. I’m already noticing a couple minor issues. The start of some very minor pyramiding, and the urates are very chalky. I have him soaking now and am able to...

Ok so I’ve been a bit concerned. The past two weeks my sulcata baby Creeper has had urates daily during his soak. He usually has them maybe once every 3 weeks. But he suddenly has a huge shell growth and is. Now eating almost twice as much. Which means twice as much waste and now the urates...

I have these growing thick all along my fence line. Need to know if I can let them grow wild or need to rip them up. I’m prepping my yard for a tortoise safe spring. And summer! I’ve also noticed I have some groundsel that just started popping up, does anyone know what makes this toxic? Just...

So Creeper is in a temporary tank for an hour or so while we clean down his enclosure. He thinks the fish are fascinating and won’t stop watching them! ?

So surprisingly enough this was my husband’s idea and not mine! But we bought a baby guinea pig yesterday. His name is Everest, and he is settling in great! Taking a ton of precautions for safety due to the two hunting breed dogs.

Gave Creeper it’s first cactus pear treat with A bit of baby greens for a nice treat. This little guy is such a messy eater! Drags food everywhere! ? I’m glad to see that he likes though, I thought he may ignore it. Now to clean this mess and put some yummy weeds in for the rest of the day!

So I am struggling. With winter coming I’m struggling trying to find the products I need all from one location online. I need a tortoise seed mix, preferably mostly weeds and grasses. Cactus pads(can’t find them local). Mazuri and calcium powder. The last two I can get zoomed brand from a local...

I was cleaning out Creeper’s enclosure and noticed mold in the back corner behind his humid hide. I have the thermometer probe inside the hide and it’s set to 81 for the CHE. Coldest temp I’ve seen in that back corner is 78 with my laser. What can I do to prevent future mold growth? I’ve already...

So I tried putting a grow light in my sealed enclosure and it wasn’t good enough my outdoor plants couldn’t handle the humidity and started to rot. I had to take them out and put them outside in hopes they will make a comeback at least to be used as food. My pothos however is thriving! So what...

So we haven’t had much chance to set up Creeper’s baby sunning enclosure yet. I know I plan to grow a patch of grass on one side. Anyone got any ideas of what to add? Need some more hiding places. Here is a picture of Creeper sunning for the first time in his little tub, so you can see what I’m...

Just picked up baby Creeper and introducing them to it’s new home! He found the humid hide all the way on the opposite side with in 2 mins! I’ll post more pics after he is all warmed up, when we do his soak! Thanks again @Markw84

Ok so I wasn’t quite sure where to put this question. I’ve been searching the forum and everything about wind is always more about protection from cold. But I’m in north Texas and most our bad wind storms are late spring and summer. So it’s nice and warm but the wind is anywhere from 25-60mph. I...

So I have wild mushrooms growing all over my yard. I have no clue what kind they are or if they are toxic. I’m not too worried about it yet, but would love to know if anyone knows what they are. If they are toxic I’d love ideas to prevent them because they just pop up all over our of no where

First off, my son decided he wants to name his Sulcata Creeper! He is doing it based off Minecraft, but I think it’s very suitable for a tortoise! So we finally have our design down and most our cuts made and beginning assembly! So far we are making the insulated humid hide. I’ll keep posting...