Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I've been doing field work for a few months and Chris didn't have the password to log in.
Anyway, I noticed about a week ago that Spud's (Sparticus's) left cheek looked a little puffy, just a little bit (maybe 1-1.5 mm distended). So I...
As some of you may know, I caught Gunny eating a pebble on Monday. I called the vet immediately and he said to bring him in if he shows any behavioral changes, especially not eating or defecating. So far he seems fine, has been eating as usual and fouling his baths in the evenings, so I'm...
I know I need to get a permit from Fish and Wildlife to purchase a radiated outside of Arizona. But what happens if you have your torts and a permit, but then move to another state? Is there additional paperwork you have to do before you move? I'm thinking about getting my permit and torts, but...
This morning I fed the torties and then started to get myself ready for the day. While I was brushing my teeth Chris yelled for me to come look at Mr.T and said he was acting strangely. He was rocking back and forth like he was trying to scratch his shell on the side of the hide. Then he started...
...but I'll ask anyway, does anyone know if you can microchip a tortoise? It works for lost cats and such, but I can't think where you'd put one on a tort.
-Devon
I posted this in Tom's SA Leo thread, but I thought it might be useful for people trying to compare data, so here it is. We bought Mr. T and Octavia last May, but didn't think to weigh them until June, so that's when the data starts, it's current as of this evening. Octavia doesn't bully the...
Last night I had a terrible nightmare that I'd woken up to check on the torts and Octavia had a cut and was bleeding everywhere. Fortunately it was only a (terrible) dream, but it made me wonder what I should be keeping in the house for tortie emergencies.
So far all I've come up with is...
We decided to saw one of the log hides in half on the diagonal and put them in the basking area. The idea was that the light and heat could get in easily, but they would still feel covered and safe. The concept worked a little too well, they all tried to cram into the same one, that's Mr.T...
Just gave the tiddlers their first weigh in for 2011. As I flipped through their record book I realized just how fat the little blighters are! On the 19th of June Mr.T was 33g and Octavia was 31g, this morning Mr.T is 100g and Octavia clocked in at 168g! I think I should change her name to...
Hello everyone and happy new year (almost)!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, we went back to NM for Christmas and I didn't take my computer (don't worry, the babies stayed with our vet and were very well taken care of).
For those of you on the forum who have adult or sub-adult leopards...
I'm in a bit of a quandary with the babies. I want to be sure they're exposed to the nice high UV levels that they would get in the wild and living outdoors. I also have pasty skin and am neurotic and compulsive about suncream (I wear SPF 60, every day, all over).
Has anyone ever been...
Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I fell off my horse and have been drugged up for a few days (just pain, no lasting damage), so I haven't been in the mood to post. I just added a thread with some pics of the new babies Gunny T and Spartacus (much thanks to Tom) in the Pics and...
Introducing Gunny T (left) and Spartacus (right)!
All the kids together!
Baby Gunny
Using Octavia as a sunning platform
Gunny and Sparty pile up on Octavia
The thread title is sarcastic, it's funny and quirky at this size, but it won't be when she's bigger...
So I was watching the babies trundle around this afternoon (it's amazing how long I can avoid studying by doing this) and Octavia did something odd. She was walking about in the warm end...
So I'm browsing the threads since these lovely little guys (radiateds not ploughshares) are on my short list of which torts to get next, and I want to have a good idea what I'm in for before buying. I keep seeing references to a studbook, but I'm not entirely clear about what it involves. Is...
So I've finally found a place that regularly stocks organic dandelion greens (Whole Foods in Chandler), but I'm having some difficulty with storage. I've been keeping them in the fridge but they seem to wilt ridiculously fast. In fact they don't seem to last more than 2 days, and there's no way...
Took some pics of the kids tonight in the bath, not great, but you can see the differences between their shells. Octavia is the bigger, yellower one, Mr.T is the smaller, browner one. He was starting to pyramid, but hopefully the higher humidity regimen will help. I couldn't get the pics to...
How would you recognize a leopard hybrid? I've noticed that Octavia looks a lot more like Tom's soon-to-be-smooth-shelled babies (pretty much identical, except only one spot per scute) than she looks like Mr.T (her housemate). His shell is much more rounded and high-domed than hers, he has a lot...
I've observed some odd behavior over the last two days which I'm hoping someone will be able to explain. Between the two, Octavia has always been the more adventurous and active tort, she'll happily sleep out in the corner near the basking light. Mr.T comes out to eat and drink and that's pretty...