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  1. Brit G

    Is this a good staple?

    I've read the food item articles here on the tortoise forum. The stressor has been trying to find the items on it!! For their "Im in a hurry" meal,Here is what I have been feeding my sulcata and leopard tortoise hatchlings: finely chopped mixture of 1 part collard greens, 1 part shredded...
  2. Brit G

    Uh oh-hatchling just ate small red seed/berry

    I thought I had the whole area perfect, with only grass and a small pile of leaves to play in, but a strange berry/seed thing was missed, or it may have blown in on the wind?? (only explanation I can think of!) Either way, leave it to Cerce to find the hazard! She swallowed it whole, and I'm...
  3. Brit G

    Close-ups of an Ivory Sulcata and Leopard Hatchling

    Mighty Cerberus: Adventurous Cerce:
  4. Brit G

    Double check my weed ID?

    My yard has lots of weeds that my leopard tortoise seems very attracted to. I think I've identified some as either clover or false clover, plus dandelion leaves, but not sure. None have any flowers and it's kind of the wrong season to expect any flowers anytime soon. There's also tiny...
  5. Brit G

    Is this the beginning of pyramiding?

    Concerned because I noticed what appears to be the beginning of elevated rings. Had to take close up pictures. Does it look like pyramiding to you guys? I want them to be as smooth as ice! At what age can you start to stop worrying about high humidity and pyramiding?
  6. Brit G

    Hatchling has bad gas?

    My little leopard tortoise seems to be suffering from gas buildup. She has massive feces, as well. The first time I became aware of the anomaly, two days ago, I had noticed her throwing her head around in distress, and then she had episodes of audible gas release for ~5 minutes! It stopped once...
  7. Brit G

    Unhealthy weights?

    Cerce the leopard tortoise and Cerberus the Sulcata have been with me for a couple months now. At first, they seemed to gain weight quickly, but now, not at all. Am I being too paranoid? 3 weeks passed since their last weighing and they either stayed the same, or lost some grams! I try to feed...
  8. Brit G

    White fungus in enclosure?

    I have seen a strange white fungus/other organism appear in my hatchling tortoise enclosure. The temperature is 78F cold side, 100F warm side. Humidity fluctuates between 75 and 90%. Has anyone seen this before? It appears under or near the water bowl and food bowl if the saucers are not washed...
  9. Brit G

    Skin Staining?

    My ivory used to be kept on eco earth, but is now on reptibark. I don't remember this much staining when on the eco earth. Anyone else experienced this with reptibark? Or, does it look more like a health condition I need to amend? Last 3 pictures show what he was like near when I first received...
  10. Brit G

    Ares, Athena, Gaia, Theia, Perseus, Andromedia, Bonsai, and Chi

    Ares - God of War / "Mars" the red planet (Roman equivalent to Ares) - First reptile. Love him to pieces! He's smart and has this piercing gaze haha. I take him to work for radiographs at least once a year due to a Styrofoam-swollowing incident, which is monitored to avoid an invasive surgery -...
  11. Brit G

    Mineral or coconut oil applied to shells?

    Anyone know if applying coconut oil or mineral oil could help prevent further pyramiding? My leopard tortoise hatchling seems to have had pyramid when I first got it, but want to halt it. Worried it is increasing day by day! Will put husbandry stuff in the post below. I know so much needs to...
  12. Brit G

    Wild Cactus Fruit off bike trail?

    Want to do everything right for my two little tortoises. Here is the "wild" cactus fruit: And the plant it came from: I know it's ultimately a risk, but would love to know you guys' thoughts. Free wild cactus sounds pretty awesome! If nobody has had bad experiences. Scraped off the...
  13. Brit G

    Cerce and Cerberus

    A blonde leopard tortoise and ivory sulcata. (Kept completely separate.) Cerberus, 3-headed hound of Hades: Cerce, greek goddess of magic:
  14. Brit G

    Store-bought UVB Fixtures?

    Has anyone found hardware store-bought T5 HO fixtures, with reflectors, to be inadequate? I plan to use the fixture with a Reptisun T5 HO 10.0 strip bulb, 34", same as I use for my beardie. I do not have a Solarmeter so would hate to think my tortoise was not getting quality UVB. I have...
  15. Brit G

    Strong Smell In New Enclosure

    I just got my blonde leopard tortoise in the mail yesterday. I have a big heat mat ready but not yet set in place. The house stays 78F all day, and humidity due to all the rain in DFW is 80% since I got her. But, I noticed a really strong, musky odor from the damp eco earth and unfertilized...
  16. Brit G

    Spotted head/legs and double dots on pet store leopard tortoise??

    Hello. There's a $250 leopard tortoise for sale at the local pet store. I was wondering why it was more expensive than the usual leopard, and the employee couldn't tell me. Took some photos. It sort of stole my heart with its outgoing personality... employee said it's been there about 2 weeks...
  17. Brit G

    Two hatchlings living together?

    These are the two ivory sulcatas I believe I will be getting on Thursday. Still communicating so not exactly set in stone. One is from Richard fife, other from William Corwin. I read that two hatchlings can live together, so long as there are multiple saucers for food. I'm not necessarily...
  18. Brit G

    Black pigmentation on ivory sulcata hatchling?

    I'm almost ready to buy my first tortoise. It'll be an ivory sulcata from richard rife. I have my pick from any of the hatchlings in this photo: The one I like the most is the one on the bottom right. However, it has a speck of black pigmentation that has me worried. Anyone seen an ivory...
  19. Brit G

    Recommended Tortoise Supplies

    On my way to Lone Star Reptile Expo in Arlington. I'll be there in an hour. While I'm going to browse and have fun on my day off, I also hoped to buy bedding and lights for a hatchling leopard or sulcata tortoise. The enclosure will be in tomorrow; a covered indoor greenhouse type. 4ft by 4...
  20. Brit G

    "Peach Phase" cherry heads?

    I was really interested in some cherryhead hatchlings that an owner advertised as "peach phase." Is this something anyone is familiar with? I had read in a thread somewhere on this forum earlier today that "iivory leopard tortoises" are generally considered a scam, as well as something about a...
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