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    Question on inside enclosure

    Irwin is approximately 3 1/2 years old now. He weighs 25lbs and is roughly 22" long. He has been outside all summer (he absolutely LOVES being outside). But it's getting colder and he has been inside for the past 3 weeks or so. His inside enclosure is waaaayyyy too small for him. I'm...
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    Concern about Irwin -

    Hi everybody! It's been a while since I've been on here. I have a question/concern: I put my approximately 3 yr old tort out for the summer about 2 weeks ago because it's warm enough for him to be out 24/7 and he LOVES being outside. He's 18lbs and approximately 1 1/2-2 feet long. Anyways -...
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    Shell concern/question

    irwin has been outside all summer. I noticed some scratching or scarring on his shell. Should I be concerned? Here's some pictures.
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    Irwin's Summer Lodging...

    As summer starts to wind down, I feel incredibly saddened by the fact that I will have to bring Irwin in when the weather turns cold. He has been out in my backyard - 24/7 - since approximately May 25, 2016. He ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT!!! We've had an extremely hot/rainy/muggy summer - perfect for...
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    Question on when you can let your sully stay outside for the day...

    Irwin is growing leaps and bounds. I weighed him on Sunday and he's 4.5lbs and 9 inches. He will be 2 in July/August. It's been very nice here so I've been letting him outside - but only when I'm home too. He gets to be outside on my lunch hour - and get's pretty grumpy when I bring him back...
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    Updated Pictures - Irwin's "apartment"

    I thought I would upload some more pictures of Irwin's new apartment. The other's do not do it justice. It is a very nice set-up that my brother-in-law created for me. It is made with plexiglass. I have 3-4 inches of dirt. Irwin's hide-hut is made from plexiglass too. I ordered a cactus...
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    Irwin's new pad...

    Thought I'd show what Irwin is now calling home for his indoor habitat. My brother-in-law made it for me. It's sweet! It's 51/2 X 3/12. Irwin has totally "moved on up - the the deeeluxxxx apartment in the sky".....
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    Substrate question

    hi all! I'm in the process of having a bigger inside habitat made for Irwin (compliments of my bro-in-law carpenter) as my boy is growing quickly. My question is about substrate. I currently have 3" of regular old dirt mixed with coco fiber in his habitat now. I also have some small rocks and...
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    Shell concern/question

    when I was soaking Irwin today I noticed a white film on the ends of some of his shell. Is this something I should be concerned about? I tried to show the white areas in the pics below. Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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    MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM IRWIN

    Irwin really got into the Christmas Spirit! (Don't worry - all decorations were taken down after the photo shoot) :p:p:tort::<3:
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    Eye concern

    The past couple of days I've noticed that one of Irwin's eyes always has food and/or dirt stuck it it. I clean it off, and after he is done eating or roaming around - it's back - the same eye. I'm concerned he may have an infection. I'm extremely limited on vets - I live in a rural community...
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    Growing food in habitat

    I have designated an area in my tort's indoor habitat to grow some tuseudo seed mix I purchased. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what lighting I need to use in this area to get it to grow? I assumed that an extra Reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb that I have would be sufficient. Not so sure so am...
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    Irwin - past and presen

    Little history on Irwin - he was bought at a local pet store as a gift to my daughter from her boyfriend in September 2014. By June 2015 - they had broke up and my daughter was leaving the state for 6 months. Guess who got Irwin?!? I knew nothing about caring for a sulcata so I researched and...
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    Shell concern

    irwin has a "dip" at the back of his shell. He has had it since I got him from my daughter in June. I think I've stopped the pyramiding - but not sure if this dip is an issue. Any advice/suggestions? Also - is his pyramiding bad?
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    Irwin - the tort ..... The myth ..... Lol

    tried to get a good picture of Irwin - but he was having none of it! And he's GONE!! Lol -
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    Update on Irwin!

    Hi all! It's been a couple of months since I posted something but I've been busy! Through trial and error, purchasing bulbs - returning bulbs and making modifications (several times I might add) to my tortoise table - I've FINALLY achieved the right temp/humidity temps for Irwin!!! My daughter...
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    bulbs....

    I currently have a heat bulb and a UV bulb in my tort table. I'm not sure of the watts. I'm going to replace them and was thinking about getting a dual heat/uv lamp for both my lamps. My question is what watt should I get? I see 100 and 110 for the dual heat/uv bulb and was hoping someone...
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    New Sulcata owner...

    Hello All! I've become - to my surprise - a caretaker to a year old Sulcata named Irwin. My daughter's boyfriend had given Irwin as a birthday to her last year (they did not live with me). Now a year and break-up later - my daughter asked me to take care of this cute lil guy for 6 months while...
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