Introduction

[Tortugatron]

Hi everyone! My name is Josh and I'm new to the forum. I live in Riverside, CA. I've been around tortoises all my life. My mom raised, rescued, rehabilitated, and bred tortoises and was an active member of the CTTC (California Turtle and Tortoise Club), so I've always been around tortoises of many different species. In addition to my own pet tortoises, my wife and I recently took in a few rescues and decided to take our tortoise game to the next level and get involved in our local chapter of the CTTC, as well as join a couple online groups and forums so as to become more familiar with the tortoise (ing?) community. And here we are! Currently, we have seven tortoises. One adult sulcata, one sub adult sulcata, two sulcata yearlings, and one adult and two hatchling California Desert Tortoises (captive bred of course, and permitted and on file with the California Depatment of Fish and Game.)

I've been checking out the topics and posts on this forum for about a week now, and I love this place! It's become my favorite place on the internet. Really looking forward to learning more from all the experience that's available here. Thanks to all of you for all your time and efforts!

Pictures of my torts to come soon...

 

[Tortugatron]

Well that upload was interesting... Sorry, still trying to get used to the format

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome from Florida.
Nice looking bunch!

 

[Killerrookie]

SULCATAS!!! Love your torts so much and man those sulcatas are beautiful. Welcome to the forums!!


Austin

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome.

 

[4jean]

Welcome, what a nice group you have!

 

[Momof4]

Welcome Josh!!! Nice torts you have there!!!

 

[teresaf]

welcome!

 

[Jodie]

Welcome to the forum. You have beautiful tortoises. Glad to have you join us.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Josh, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and the Magnificent Seven.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello and welcome Josh to the TFO from AZ .torts rule !

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Looks like your big sulcata had a rough start. Riverside is a great area for tortoises.

 

[Tortugatron]

Hello and welcome. Looks like your big sulcata had a rough start. Riverside is a great area for tortoises.

Thanks Tom. Yeah, Humpty Dumpty was tied up with a rope in a yard for the first half of his life. We got him from a family that rescued him from that yard, and they estimate him to be 13yo. I'll be doing a seperate post asking advice on his upkeep and condition. He's a fully normally functioning sulcata besides his shell abnormality, eats and poops and troops around like a horse.

 

[Tortugatron]

Hello, Josh, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and the Magnificent Seven.

Magnificent Seven.... I like that. I think that's going to stick.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Magnificent Seven.... I like that. I think that's going to stick.

Until you get another one!

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[Tortugatron]

Until you get another one!

You called @Tidgy's Dad. My wife decided to bring home another one that I have NO IDEA what to do with. Apparently it's too early to determine the sex, but we're pretty sure of the species. Here's a picture:



And another from a different angle:



I've already got a space reserved for the little guy, but my wife keeps staunchly refusing all my suggestions for substrates and looked at me like a mad man when she came home and I had wired a UV light above his enclosure. Anyone have any advice or experience that I can use to talk some sense into her? She keeps pulling the cuttlebone out of his pen and putting it away. Next thing I know she'll be refusing the calcium supplements I bought for when he gets here... I don't know what's gotten in to her. Help!

 

[Tortugatron]

You called @Tidgy's Dad. My wife decided to bring home another one that I have NO IDEA what to do with. Apparently it's too early to determine the sex, but we're pretty sure of the species. Here's a picture:

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And another from a different angle:

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I've already got a space reserved for the little guy, but my wife keeps staunchly refusing all my suggestions for substrates and looked at me like a mad man when she came home and I had wired a UV light above his enclosure. Anyone have any advice or experience that I can use to talk some sense into her? She keeps pulling the cuttlebone out of his pen and putting it away. Next thing I know she'll be refusing the calcium supplements I bought for when he gets here... I don't know what's gotten in to her. Help!

Okay. I've been corrected. Apparently the PC term is "crib", not "enclosure" or "pen". Sheesh. I dunno why people are so picky about these things.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Fancy might be a CRIB.
Otherwise it's a pen.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Enclosure's fine too.
Crib? Pit pretentious says moi.
Don't forget to ensure very high humidity in the 'crib' and try Mazuri!
Congratulations!!!!!
Terrific. Exciting time for you both.