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I haven't been here for a while, but my leopard will be 3 years hatached August. Always been a fast grower, and the shell is almost 10" long already. Ever since the weather's gotten warmer, it won't eat. It's very active and just wants to walk and walk. I have a large tortoise table inside...

It's been a nightmare trying to get my leopard to Arizona. My question is, when it's in the upper 60's to lower 70's during the day during the winter, do they need extra heat? The potential future owner is full of questions which is good. She said she called the Arizona Reptile Society, and...

My old thread is locked so I can't update that. But my leopard is now 2 years and 2 months old. And I just found her a new home in Arizona with my cousin. The east coast really isn't the best place for her. I hope everyone is doing well.

This is a tough decision and it would break my heart to put her in a box and ship her off, but I'm trying to think of what's best for the animal. I've been thinking. In my climate, am I really motivated enough to care for this tort properly? I'm in the process of building an outdoor pen for...

I thought I'd breathe a little life into the sea turtle forum. It's hard to believe this is real. At first I thought it was a stuffed animal.

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And seem interested? I soak my tort every morning on the stove with the broiler on. Don't get hungry, I just do it so she doesn't get cold. lol I'll often be preparing her food or my food on the counter next to the stove, and she'll climb up on the edge of the soaking container and watch...

I dunno. It seems when I first joined there were so many more posts and quick responses. Now things seem a bit slower. I often check in to see the same posts just sitting there. Just curious if it's my imagination or if things have actually died down. I know it has to be tiresome to say the...

My leo just turned 8 months and is over 4 1/2" and 315 grams. She's currently in a 39 x 20 enclosure. Would this now be considered too small? I just put that large log hide in today since she outgrew the old one, and it takes up a lot of room. So far she seems content enough, exploring the...

Even though it is some work, especially during the early years trying to keep up with everything to prevent pyramiding, I'm really enjoying being owned by a tortoise. Whenever I see her eating and stumbling around in the enclosure, I smile. They do little things that make it all worth while...

My tortoise no longer sleeps over the meat mat area at night. She chooses to sleep on the cooler end now. The shell temp can read in the mid 60's in the morning. She's almost 8 months, pushing 300 grams. I've noticed no sign of sickness or loss of appetites. I'm wondering if this is safe...

I'm just looking for others opinions on this. I have an idea but would like to hear what others think. I have a half log hide up by the basking area. It seems lately the tort is spending most of its time in the hide, where the temp is only around 77 degrees (when I check its shell with the...

I noticed whenever the weather is a little warmer, he'll run around the enclosure trying to climb the walls. Reptiles know. Don't ask me now, but they do. My question is, is it too early? He's over 250 grams now and more than 4" long. I know it's important to keep small ones warm at all...

I heard Tom mention something about 4 inches. Mine is exactly 4" at 6 months old, over 230 grams as of today. Would it be ok to soak every other day now, or should I continue daily soaks? It seems it's taking longer and longer to poop in the soak now. Sometimes nearly an hour. I normally...

At six months old, I thought I'd make a thread with the monthly growth progress. My other thread is too big and cluttered but it can be seen here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-54700.html 1 month old: 2", 40 grams [hr] 2 months old: Month 1: 2", 40 grams Month 2" 2 1/2", 64...

Well, for the first time in nearly 5 months, my tortoise isn't going straight for the food this morning. The temperature in the house isn't nearly as cold as it's been for the past few weeks. I noticed when I put it in the soak this morning it didn't kick around as much. Then when I put it...

Specifically young leopards in humid enclosures. After keeping reptiles for many years, I've noticed that during winter months they're not as active. It's almost as if they can sense the weather outside, even if their indoor temps haven't changed. My leopard has a "bed" in the humid...

Am I the only one who gets kind of annoyed by people constantly texting? It's like they become the living dead, and it's normal as long as they're holding a cell phone. You can be having a conversation with someone, and suddenly they get a message and completely zone out for a minute or...