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Hey guys, been a while, so rocky is still going strong. Getting big. Has attitude. Today he did something strange. I am well aware tortoises to not like their rear messed with and they do a booty dance, well as I was squatting down in his pen out side to give him water, I filled up his water tub...

Hi all, been a while. Rocky (my sulcata) is doing great btw. Anyway, I'm back because I had a small male box turtle brought to me this morning. Seems otherwise healthy, but he's missing an entire front leg and only has one claw left on the other arm. It is healed but it doesn't look terribly...

My 2 year old just proclaimed himself as male... Is it common at such a young age? I'm glad he's a boy though, I wanted a boy just because I've read they are more outgoing and interactive. I'll weigh him again and get pics up soon. But really when do they usually start doing that? Oh and he's...

How typical is marbling in a sulcata? Mine seems to be showing a little bit. Also, if any of you smart people can give me a little insight on the color change they go through. It seems like more than just sun bleaching, I know the ones that get outside are the ones that get brighter, still...

I haven't been on this forum much lately, but I thought I'd share a few pics of my growing baby. Found a warm place and snoozed with the kitty for a while. I'll take more soon, we still don't have a name for (him?) we just call him Baby, he's the baby, gets all the attention. Not as...

I decked out the exo terra with lots of plants and vines. Rufus likes to curl up on the little "bouquet" in the front corner.

Just hanging out in the back yard, enjoying some rays. Got the Dumerils out for a good stretch and figured since I was outside watching we'd let the tortoise out of his pen. Cuteness ensues. embarking on a journey. "Oh look a rock." "Oh look, a rope." "It moves!"

And back inside for a warm soak. He isn't as smooth as I wanted him to be, but I don't think it's going to be anything really noticeable. He did have a bit of pyramiding starting when I got him. I'd say we're not doing too bad. Still no name though. I wish I could have caught a picture...

this is 4. 4 2 ^3 3 3 found a cozy place. Can't remember which one this is.... I think it was 1.

My nameless Dumerils boa, still on baytril injections, just shed and devoured his first rat since I got him on Valentine's day. With much gusto I might add. I thought that he'd come out of a shed with an appetite, all my other snakes do. Even if they had just eaten a big meal for some reason a...

This is a redfoot!? This is the quote from that site "One of the facilities we visited was the research station Rancho Grande in Estado Aragua. Pictured here is Gilson Rivas holding an extraordinary specimen of a red foot tortoise." And here's the site...

You all know about my big dumerils boy now, he's been sick since I got him with a respiratory infection, he's been through 2 rounds of baytril. After the first 2 doses he stopped his constant soaking, and he no longer has excess mucus in his mouth. It was never very bad, he blew a few bubbles on...

I never really had an interest in sand boas, they look too much like worms to me. But while I was in petsmart, picking up some stuff to make my Dumerils more comfortable, I stopped to look at the reptiles for sale, there in the little cube with a label for a sand boa, nothing could be seen. Of...

I know it's still very young but my guess is female. I can not believe this was my tiny little baby... growing up so big. You can better see the actual length of the tail in the last one.

So my big boy Dumerils is still sick. There is quite a bit of improvement from last time but he's still wheezy, and despite the fact that he hasn't eaten for me yet, he has gained a little weight. Must be hydration, remember he would soak all day every day, he doesn't anymore. He's quite a bit...

Spotted on my road! A very short road... and we go for walks with our dogs a lot late in the evenings... I'm excited! I want to see one!

I think, I'll be a home owner. I'm talking to a guy now, to possibly buy this place. It's a mobile home, and let me tell you it is trashed. The worst kind of white trash scum lived there. We will have to replace a lot of sheet rock walls. And scrub everything and repaint. But the land guys, oh...

Sweet sleepy baby. This is our new favorite thing, resting the chin on the bowl and just "observing" Out in our makeshift pen. Don't worry, I'm always out there right beside it. I think I got someone to make me a nice covered pen when I draw up the plans for him More sleeping baby...

Okay, So you all know I got this big awesome dumerils boa. He's got one more dose of baytril by the way then a recheck. Anyway, when I first got him he would soak all the time. After the vet visit he soaked even more for about a day, now he's not soaking at all. His body condition is good, not...