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Hi guys! I've not posted anything for a few years now so I thought I'd give you an update on how Marley is doing. And see how all yours are doing too! Marley is now 4 years old and doing great! No health problems and he now has the entire house and garden to roam around in. So he measures in...

Hellooo Leopard Lovers :) My Marley was just in the bath, and I was just looking at the top of his shell, wondering what all your tortoises look like from above! I wonder how different they all can be? And how many different variations in pattern there are. I think the top of the shell is the...

Mazuri for dinner anyone?

I found this nice little website on how to make your own tortoise Christmas tree decorations. Might be a nice arts and crafts activity to do with your family over the festive holidays! Would keep kids entertained too...

Helllloooo everyone! :) In the near future I am looking to buy Marley a custom made vivarium and I want it to be massive. I won't give any sizes because I haven't thought it through yet. I was just wondering if any of you UK folks, or anybody who knows a reliable builder in the UK, have...

Do Marley's claws need cutting now? I'm not sure how long they're meant to be. He's a leopard tortoise so I know they're not meant to be very long, like, say, a Russian's would be. Here are pictures of one of his front feet, and one of his back. If they do need cutting, where do I cut them...

I know Heather likes to see torty faces covered in Mazuri, so here's a few snaps of Marley being a mucky buggar with his breakfast. :D

Okay, I imagine this is going to be near impossible but I could do with some help. I'm trying to identify a turtle without a picture but please bare with me... it's a turtle at college and I don't have a clue what type he is, and I need to create a feeding plan for him... so here goes! He has...

In England now the clocks have gone back so it's light at seven AM and dark at six PM. I was just wondering, should I set my lights to follow this timetable? Is 7-6 a long enough day time? I'm not sure if Africa has a similar summer and winter? Where the days are longer in summer than winter...

Hey everyone, Doesn't seem like I've given an update for ages now! I've been very busy and haven't had much time for the forum lately :( Just thought I'd see how all my leopard lovers were doing and give an update on Marley! He's not looking too pretty at the moment as he's going...

Okay, most leopard, sulcata, and any other tortoises that require humidity owners now know that high humidity levels are required for smooth shell growth. I know it has 'something' to do with keratin stacking, rather than the shell growing flat outwards. But what is the key to humidity? Yes...

Whenever I keep Marley's humidity high, as in more than 80% and water droplets on the roof, he always gets heavy breathing constantly. Im worried about him today his breathing is so loud. His temps don't go below 27oc but his coco coir Is soaking. He is 2 years old and was pyramided when I got...

I FINALLY GOT MY MAZURI!!! Well... I hope so anyway. I live in the UK and it's SO hard to come by. Its taken me a year to get hold of some. Anyway, I ordered it about a month ago from an American guy on ebay. Its taken so long to turn up I thought it never would! I was disappointed that it...

Hey guys, I can't tell if Marley's pyramiding has stayed the same since I got him 13 months ago11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Sorry, excuse the tortoise walking across the keyboard... Yeah, so, I can't tell if his pyramiding has stayed...

Can tortoises eat sesame seeds? they're high in calcium. Leopard tortoises in particular. Thanks!

Okay... I know the topic of loneliness has been brought up many a time before, so sorry for bringing it up again but I'm still torn on the matter. In the wild, how social are leopard tortoises? Do they hang around in groups or on their own? Or in pairs, threes? The reason I'm asking is...

Can I use a heat mat under 2-3 inches of moistened coco coir? On top of this I have 2 inches of sphagnum moss. Is there a fire hazard? Is it safe to use with moistened substrate? Under the substrate is a plastic coating and then the enclosure is wood. My leo doesnt ever dig all the way to the...

This may turn out to be quite a long thread so I appologise in advance but I REALLY need some help as I don't know what is wrong. I'll start from the beginning... Just over a year ago now I had my Shubunkin Goldfish in a 21 litre bowl with no filter (its appauling i know but I didnt know any...

This has probably been shared so many times before but I wanted to share it as it made me laugh so much! Here is a tortoise chasing a man around the garden. I think its because the tortoise wanted the man off his territory, but im sorry, it still made me laugh :P...

Just posting this here for anyone who is interested in seeing Marley's birthday photos! There's some quite cute ones :P He is 2 years old today. http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-76493.html