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  1. VBgecko

    Hypo Hatchlings @ The Cove'

    I wish I could afford one … Sooo cute … My current outdoor enclosure, though, I'm sure it would get noticed :/
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    Desert Humidity ??

    I figured if I could get away with shade and a misting system, I would let him roam a future garden. I can't live without one and the past 3 years I've been researching the right plants to get a lush desert garden, grapes being a big thriver. I figure the humidity and coolness under the towering...
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    Desert Humidity ??

    Hokay, So I may or may not have a job opportunity coming up that would relocate me to Nevada. I was looking for any information if it's even possible to create an outdoor enclosure that would bump the 3% humidity to something more acceptable for a forest dwelling species. As well as not...
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    Tortoise quirks ???

    GotTort, I like your profile picture better :p Russians crack me up … I'm not sure if it's their round carapace with two toothpick stumps in the back or what, but you guys in the Russians need to start a thread filled with pictures of them just from the back climbing or rear legs stretched out...
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    Peek - A - Boo Cave

    Not 100% on CA, but the Tortoise Group has some info about burrows on their website … They even have this brief video …
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    Tortoise quirks ???

    Scooter is the same on protein day! Something about cat food mixture just makes him act like a junky seeing some schedule 4 narcotics. It is quite literally gone in the blink of an eye, not figuratively, literally … And then he has his adorable I have food all over my face on … <---- Then...
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    Is he ok?

    Personalities may vary, but sleeping during the day is normal for my little guy. He's more active in the morning and evenings. However, if the tort is not eating like a pig and not too responsive (eyes closed, visibly weak looking while attempting to walk, no longer moving itself in and out of...
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    Gordon Ramsey's kids have russian tortoise as pet

    Friend of mine went to culinary school … Chef actually hit her in the face with a stick of margarine that was not supposed to be in the kitchen. I doubt Ramsey is foul mouthed around the house, but I don't doubt he's a loud **** in the kitchen LOL
  9. VBgecko

    Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

    I net my entire tree …
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    Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

    BOOM! http://www.starkbros.com/products/fruit-trees/cherry-trees/kristin-sweet-cherry
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    Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

    Dahlias & Japanese Maples … Zone 4 blows :(
  12. VBgecko

    Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

    You go right ahead, I love to teach people. :) Also, what zone are you in? Because I have a Cherry tree in Zone 4, but it's for pies, so it's tart.
  13. VBgecko

    Dog House Conversion ??

    That is my biggest fear, but I've never advertised to any of my neighbors about having a tort and the reason for the thick vegetation on both the inside and the outside of the fence. The only people who ever stop to admire the garden are octogenarians on a walk. Scooter has one thing going for...
  14. VBgecko

    Big day for a tortoise & questions

    When I first got Scooter I was very meticulous about the amount of food he got. I was reading up all on the perfect nutrition and proper portions in an attempt to correct the pyramiding he came with. We're talking I was a mother with her first child asking everyone if they washed their hands...
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    Dog House Conversion ??

    Okay, let me back the truck up here to give you guys some more visuals: Scooter obviously only lives outside in the summertime. By suburbia standards I'm pretty much an urban farmer LOL. Scooter is beginning to grow in size where he might start to get noticed where he usually hides at night...
  16. VBgecko

    my Russian acrobat...

    Freaking tortoises … Why are they all so durn adorable!? It's the hind legs, they get me every time …
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    Dog House Conversion ??

    Does anyone here have experience converting an old wooden doghouse into a tort shed for 1? I'm trying to brainstorm ideas. I was looking at craigslist for a cheap house that I could convert into an insulated safe place for my Red Foot, so I don't have a repeat of this year where he dug in...
  18. VBgecko

    Just wondering if sparky's size is right

    Don't feel bad, I don't have a scale either :p. I pick up my tort and say "Yup, he's heavy." or "Damn, you're light today, are you getting enough water and food?" The vet is my only real way of knowing how much Scooter really weighs :p
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    Big day for a tortoise & questions

    I'm not 100% but my personal observation is that Red Foots LOVE the water and any kind of humidity they can get their stumps on. Not just an environmental requirement they just enjoy it. Compared to other species of torts, I've noticed the forest dwellers are water babies. I posted a thread a...
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    Big day for a tortoise & questions

    The only stupid question is an unasked one … That's my motto …
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