jackmeggers
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I've already posted a fare few topics and responses, but never introduced myself. I'm Meggin, a new tortoise mom to an almost yearling Greek named Archimedes, he was a gift for my boyfriend but I claim him as mine as well. I know it may not be a he but we are associating him as such for now.
We also just adopted a 2 year old juvenile Redfoot tortoise that we renamed Itzl Roja. She maybe too young/small to tell, but we are associating her as a girl for now. She was in a 40 gal tank with no hides, no soaking dish, no humidity and was fed dry ZooMed, green beans and corn for the last 2 years. They weren't mean people, just educated on what she needed.
They both live with us and my other 4 legged babies, 2 cats Ipo & Oscosh.
Both of my shelled babies live in custom tables. Archimedes in a cabinet that had the doors and shelves removed. We used organic top soil and planted zinnia, violas and coleus for him to munch on and hide under. Mostly he just does his Godzilla impression and tramples them.
Itzl Roja is in a 54 inch x 24 inch enclosure found on Craigslist right before I came across her ad. I planned on getting it as a step up when Archimedes got bigger, but when I saw her it all clicked. We haven't planted her enclosure yet, I plan on ordering some organic plants or starting them in the window first. So much has changed for her that I want to go slowly with anything else. She has been receiving daily soaks and has had a buffet available daily with moist ZooMed, tomatoes, zucchini, mango and especially dark leafy greens. Since taking the picture of her enclosure we have started putting her ZooMed in the reptile pool and put her water in the large dish she used to have as a food dish. She never uses the basking rocks so they have become secondary plates for her veggies and her greens.
We are wintering fairly well but I'm itching to get them out in the southern Virginia sun! If there a any other members in the Hampton Roads area please give me a shout! I'd love to know I'm not alone or here lol. Well that's about it, all my babies... Well almost all. I forgot the biggest one, taking a nap with his little Archimedes, my boyfriend Joe. ;-)
We also just adopted a 2 year old juvenile Redfoot tortoise that we renamed Itzl Roja. She maybe too young/small to tell, but we are associating her as a girl for now. She was in a 40 gal tank with no hides, no soaking dish, no humidity and was fed dry ZooMed, green beans and corn for the last 2 years. They weren't mean people, just educated on what she needed.
They both live with us and my other 4 legged babies, 2 cats Ipo & Oscosh.
Both of my shelled babies live in custom tables. Archimedes in a cabinet that had the doors and shelves removed. We used organic top soil and planted zinnia, violas and coleus for him to munch on and hide under. Mostly he just does his Godzilla impression and tramples them.
Itzl Roja is in a 54 inch x 24 inch enclosure found on Craigslist right before I came across her ad. I planned on getting it as a step up when Archimedes got bigger, but when I saw her it all clicked. We haven't planted her enclosure yet, I plan on ordering some organic plants or starting them in the window first. So much has changed for her that I want to go slowly with anything else. She has been receiving daily soaks and has had a buffet available daily with moist ZooMed, tomatoes, zucchini, mango and especially dark leafy greens. Since taking the picture of her enclosure we have started putting her ZooMed in the reptile pool and put her water in the large dish she used to have as a food dish. She never uses the basking rocks so they have become secondary plates for her veggies and her greens.
We are wintering fairly well but I'm itching to get them out in the southern Virginia sun! If there a any other members in the Hampton Roads area please give me a shout! I'd love to know I'm not alone or here lol. Well that's about it, all my babies... Well almost all. I forgot the biggest one, taking a nap with his little Archimedes, my boyfriend Joe. ;-)
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