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Sure do! They have supervised visits outdoors as much as possible. Harder now though since the days are getting shorter and it's dark when I get home.

Sure do! They have supervised visits outdoors as much as possible. Harder now though since the days are getting shorter and it's dark when I get home.

The coir is about 4 inches+ deep, wetted and packed pretty well. Their hide is a half flower pot with moist coir and it's packed all around it and inside it... kinda like a hobbit hole. :) It's under the house so you can't see it in the pictures. Though I did see what Tom had done with...

Oh yes! Already have a ton of the "grass" I'm expecting loads of poops. It's also where we're feeding them so it's going to get super dirty. I wanted them to have a somewhat coco coir free area for food and it's easily replaceable! The second picture looks SUPER dry, it's just the camera...

The UVB light is a 13 watt CFL looking thing. I've been observing the little guys, they sorta just sit under it with their eyes closed. I'd hate to burn their eyeballs. If possible I just open the window next to the hab and let them get actual sunlight. I've been using this for mornings and...

Mmm, hibiscus flower, mulberry leaves, hibiscus leaves, clover, and dandelion. Mmm good.

Petunia & Pansy soaking up some UVB and heat.

A friend at my gym gave me this adorably cute

Here is our UVB and basking light. We need to figure out a better set up for this. Work in progress, work in progress.

It's hard to tell but the habitat has terrain with ups and downs. They prefer the rocky side.

Howdy! Thought I'd give an update to the status of our mid-centuryTortoise Table creation. It's all built, waterproofed, substrated and fancy. :) So here is the scoop on style- It's an Ikea bookcase flipped upside-down with a piece of ply on the bottom for structure. It's 2'x4' which seemed...

Yes. I have a UVB lamp and basking lamp.

Thanks for your reply! I don't let them crawl around in the house. Only outside and I stay with them the whole time. I don't let them eat anything that isn't researched. Though one did take a bite of creeping fig. Still alive! Woo! Actually I read that it could result in dermatitis. After taking...

Hi experts. I have two very neat little desert tortoise hatchlings. I think I've finally given them names- Fast Friend and Turtle Burd. :D I am nearly completed with their tortoise table, I am letting it de-gas and making sure I have all the appropriate substrate materials. I was going to...

I think I've decided on names for my torts. Fast Friend & Turtle Burd. So that will quickly end up Friend & Burdie I'm guessing. I am really digging these little chaps. Habitat should be done this weekend and I can take them out of their sweater box of rocks.

Oh no! Well that's a bit worrisome. I will soak them as soon as I get home. I've had them maybe a week and a half and I have stuck them in a warm puddle twice. Do I need to just keep the water warm? The water gets cold pretty fast... They also have a shallow rock bowl that I have seen the...

Adjusting the walnut exterior veneer for the tortoise table. Lots left to do.

@Jesse Hummel I'm going to go out on a limb and say that tortoise 'tocks are totally alright to show here. haha

@Yellow Turtle01 haha you and me both because I can't yet pick out distinguishing characteristics. They don't have super large spurs on their legs indicative of sulcata. I do NOT want a 200 lb animal for my first tort. I have been informed on my identification post they are California Desert...