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  1. FrankiesMom

    Night Box Conundrums

    Thank you everyone for all of your assistance with building a night box for my leopard tortoise, Frankie. It has been completed but I have a few questions as he appears to be a creature of habit: 1) Right now he goes to a corner of the outdoor enclosure and tucks himself into his shell and...
  2. FrankiesMom

    Night Box - Electrical & Heating for Dummies!

    Hi Y'all! We built a night box for an outdoor enclosure for our 2-1/2-year-old leopard tortoise, Frankie. He is 18" and 18.5 pounds. Up until now, he has been living in an indoor enclosure built by Mark K Wilson LLC and has grown and thrived in there for almost 3 years! Anyone looking for...
  3. FrankiesMom

    Worm or Parasite?

    Hello everyone! I made Frankie (3 year old leopard tortoise) an outdoor enclosure at our new home. I had him soaking in a small tub outside in the enclosure 2 days ago. He did not go to the bathroom during this time. I pulled him out and put him inside for and left the water in the tub. I was...
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    Is my leopard tortoise an omnivore?

    Hello! I just received a batch of rollie pollie bugs that I had ordered to help keep Frankie's enclosure clean and they couldn't bury themselves quick enough...he was walking thru his enclosure trying to eat them!! I've never seen anything about feeding him anything other than weeds, greens &...
  5. FrankiesMom

    Amazing tortoise enclosure!

    Hello fellow tortoise lovers! I got Frankie, my adorable leopard tortoise, approximately 14 months ago when he was 3 months old. Before purchasing him, I did research on the internet to find out all about leopards and make sure that I was doing everything right. I found Kamp Kenan and thought...
  6. FrankiesMom

    What to feed

    @ZEROPILOT I'm in the Tampa area. I'm reaching out to you since you're in Florida as well. I'm not sure what weeds to feed my leopard tort (Frankie.) I have hibiscus plants in pots and they keep getting covered in aphids and mealy bugs and then they get pathetic looking & die. I just bought a...
  7. FrankiesMom

    Enclosure size

    Hello! How long will this 48"x24"x24" enclosure be practical for the leopard tort? My little guy is 200 grams and almost 1 year old. It seems plenty big right now but at what age/size would this enclosure be insufficient? I live in Florida and when he gets bigger, he will spend most of his time...
  8. FrankiesMom

    Mouth sore?

    Hello. A while back I ran across something on here about a tortoise that got mouth rot or something like that and sadly did not survive. I am now in a panic as 2 days ago Frankie (7 month old leopard tortoise) was eating some dandelion pieces that were outside his food dish and laying on top of...
  9. FrankiesMom

    Please help identify this in the poop of my leopard tortoise

    I found these tiny white worm looking things in the poop of my 7 month old tortoise. They weren't moving, but there were quite a few. Frankie sleeps a lot, but I assumed he was still a baby and that's what they do so unsure if related. I've only had him for 4 months and have never noticed them...
  10. FrankiesMom

    Vet in Tampa

    Hello. How do I find a reliable reptile vet in my area? I have an amazing vet, but he doesn't do tortoises. I'm afraid Frankie has worms. He pooped in his outdoor enclosure this morning and there were little white polyp looking things in his poo. They didnt move and seemed to disintegrate when I...
  11. FrankiesMom

    Vacation

    Hello! We are going on vacation in October...leaving on a Thursday early and coming back on a Sunday afternoon. If I soak Frankie before I leave Thursday morning, is he okay not soaking again until Sunday evening? He's only about 2-1/2 inches so he's still just a baby and I don't trust anyone to...
  12. FrankiesMom

    How to use UVB meter

    Hello from rainy dreary Florida! I have been reading the forums and it appears that the Solarmeter 6.5 is the way to go. I see there is a Solarmeter 6.5R as well. Any thoughts on which is better or if there is even a difference? Also, my real question is, how do I use this thing once I receive...
  13. FrankiesMom

    UVB

    Hello all! I am a new tort owner and love my little Frankie. He's a 5 month old Leopard tortoise. I live in Florida so I'm able to put him outside during the day (in a protected enclosure) so he gets about 5-7 hours of natural sun daily -- unless it's raining, of course, and then he stays...
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