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  1. legan52

    Uncle Bri Update

    Love seeing these updates. We're in Chicago too with big plans for a heated enclosure greenhouse/shed.
  2. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    This dude is growing tremendously and we're setting up his greenhouse this weekend to move outdoors! We let him out once every few weeks to let the kids feed him a treat.
  3. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    They definitely aren’t as noticeable but I love that he’s unique, especially if he’s ever stolen and I have to prove ownership [emoji51]
  4. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    My oldest got a tortoise for his birthday at six and is now asking for another for his ninth birthday. We’re thinking to add a leopard to our crew [emoji4]
  5. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    Thanks! My boys are tortoise obsessed and ready to have a whole farm full of different breeds
  6. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    Our scale officially won’t read his weight anymore. Time to use a regular people scale from now on.
  7. legan52

    Sulcata Greenhouse

    That's good to know. I know absolutely zero about these things and it makes sense that it takes a lot of power to heat up a space. Really it would be a stop gap measure until power kicks back on. I doubt we'd actually end up needing such a thing, since we typically only lose power for an hour...
  8. legan52

    Sulcata Greenhouse

    Thanks for the tips! I'm not convinced I want ducks, and I was thinking to allow like 3-5 max that free ranged during the day and came in at night. Knowing they wouldn't get along with our sully helps make that decision a lot easier. Our connected screened enclosure plan was more to account...
  9. legan52

    Sulcata Greenhouse

    Hello! We are getting a handyman next week to finally build our greenhouse and I wanted to run the design by you all so I know if there's anything I should change. The basics: we live near Chicago and our Sulcata is about 2 years old, 10.5 lbs. He's currently kept indoors. The greenhouse...
  10. legan52

    Meet Gamera .... 2

    It’s been a while since we updated. Over 4K grams and looking huge compared to those baby pics above!
  11. legan52

    Tortoise not eating

    I’ll try the baby food and see if that helps at all. He would normally run full speed to his dish for wet mazuri and he barely sniffed it when i put it on a spoon under his nose. He still walks around and seems perfectly fine otherwise so it’s just so strange. We moved about a month ago and he...
  12. legan52

    Tortoise not eating

    He’s been in the same enclosure with the same heating system for over a year. Nothing has changed except that the enclosure is in our new house. The temps are all the same. The only factor that has changed is that he’s been outside a lot more than before. Those tricks to mix his food up are...
  13. legan52

    Tortoise not eating

    I’ve been trying to tempt him with food that’s fresher and tastier than normal grass but he just won’t eat. How many days should this go on before I try something different? He seems alert otherwise when he’s outside. In his indoor enclosure he just lays around mostly.
  14. legan52

    Tortoise not eating

    I’m pretty sure he hasn’t, and he normally eats a ton every day. He didn’t go outside for two days (rainy/cold) and both days he boycotted food inside. I watch him closely outside and I haven’t seen him nibble at anything, even when I put goodies out to tempt him.
  15. legan52

    Tortoise not eating

    Haven’t been on here in a while but our guy doesn’t seem interested in food and I’m getting concerned. He’s about 1400grams and normally runs to his food and eats like a pig. The past three days he’s completely disinterested. He gets baths 3-4x a week and his enclosure never drops below 75 on...
  16. legan52

    DIY water dish?

    Yep I clean daily and refresh but it's certainly possible that I have an improperly glazed one. It never holds water more than a couple hours. I'll try a bigger one if I can't find appropriate materials to build my own dish. I like making things and it would be nice to know for sure I won't be...
  17. legan52

    Custom table!

    I had a custom enclosure built and it's being delivered tomorrow! It's 6ft x 3ft and 2ft deep and high. My husband has been telling me for months that he'll build me one and I got sick of waiting so I hired a friend [emoji4] for a sulcata 525grams and 1yr old. Wanted to go bigger but don't...
  18. legan52

    DIY water dish?

    I already use terra cotta saucers and I'm not fond of them. They absorb the water too quickly and it dries out after a few hours vs 18+hrs when I tried an actual reptile dish. They don't seem to make a large enough size for a growing Tort so I was trying to make my own. Thanks though! I'll...
  19. legan52

    DIY water dish?

    I'm not too worried about the mess part, I just want to be sure I'm using safe materials to build the dish itself. I'll make sure to use rocks as well though anyways!
  20. legan52

    DIY water dish?

    That's a fair point! I'm going to be using bark instead of coir so I'm hoping it'll be far easier just due to that aspect. I kind of want him to have to walk through it all the time, though! Wouldn't he then be more likely to take more frequent drinks? It'll still be 6ft long on the long side...
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