http://tortoiseforum.org/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:59:31 +0000 MyBB http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-New-Member--18400 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:56:39 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-New-Member--18400 I have 3 tortoises and I thought I would introduce myself and tortoises to everyone. I have two pancakes that are both female (purchasing male this month). Their names are Tess and Mamie (how I got the names is a long story). I have had Tess since April and Mamie came in mid-August. I am going to attempt to breed them once the male arrives. They currently live in their spacious custom cage indoors and will be outdoors in weather permitting conditions. My third tortoise is a sulcata. He is about 4 inches (estimate) and I have had him since he was a hatchling. His name is Abraham. He also lives indoors, but will be outdoors when the weather is warm.]]> I have 3 tortoises and I thought I would introduce myself and tortoises to everyone. I have two pancakes that are both female (purchasing male this month). Their names are Tess and Mamie (how I got the names is a long story). I have had Tess since April and Mamie came in mid-August. I am going to attempt to breed them once the male arrives. They currently live in their spacious custom cage indoors and will be outdoors in weather permitting conditions. My third tortoise is a sulcata. He is about 4 inches (estimate) and I have had him since he was a hatchling. His name is Abraham. He also lives indoors, but will be outdoors when the weather is warm.]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Another-New-Member--18399 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:56:24 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Another-New-Member--18399
My name is Stephanie. I live outside Atlanta, GA. Right now I only have two dogs (Boston Terriers) but my 5 month old Egyptian Tortoise will be coming in about 1 1/2 weeks. I'm so excited.

I'm so glad to find such a great resource like this board!]]>
My name is Stephanie. I live outside Atlanta, GA. Right now I only have two dogs (Boston Terriers) but my 5 month old Egyptian Tortoise will be coming in about 1 1/2 weeks. I'm so excited.

I'm so glad to find such a great resource like this board!]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Member-visit Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:50:07 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Member-visit But...my sister asked that I share them and so I shall.
I recently had to drive to Yvonne's house in Calif to make a tortoise switch and visit her and while I was there I was also going to drive a couple hundred more miles to meet with Tom to go and see his home and the infamous "ranch" and what a visit it was! Most of the animals are at the ranch. But he had a dog kenneled at his house who was just amazing. Tom took him out and ran him through a series of exercises that the dog understood very well. He didn't hesitate at all and went from being a happy dog to an attack dog in a heart beat. Tom didn't have to tell this guy twice what to do. As a retired dog trainer I was very impressed. This dog is a worker and knows just what to do. There were several dogs there that Tom said were actors not pets and they know their position in life very well. They weren't barking or very excited at seeing strangers. Yet they were bright and paid attention to what was going on.
Tom is seriously good to look at and very social. He is friendly, intelligent and educated. It was very pleasant to visit with him. My main goal was to ride a camel and an elephant but unfortunately that was not to be. At first I was disappointed, but the visit was so much that the disappointment faded pretty fast.
I got a tour of his beautiful Southern Calif home with it's bright blue tiled pool. It was a very hot day but it was cool and dim inside the house. His 3 year old daughter Ava was going with us. She was bright and talkative and very well mannered.
So here are some pictures of what I saw...

I got to pet a Rhino, how cool was that...


He had herds of every kind of hoofed animal needed for a movie from camels, to goats, horses, oxen, buffalo,and too many more to list...

Big baby giraffe and zebra (beautiful black striped faces)...

Got to touch the giraffe's face...

OMG! A baby camel! How sweet is he? But I'm 5'8" and he was taller then me...

Such a beautiful face! All the animals are worked with so much that they can all be touched and petted and handled. They are all calm workers not pets...

More of the herds...

Need I say more???


He had large herds of any kind of animal needed. All of the pens were clean, none had old poop or garbage in them. They were all big enough and the animals looked healthy and well cared for.
When I was shown his tortoises I didn't have my camera so I didn't get pictures of them, but that simply gives me an excuse to go back for another visit. They are again well cared for and in great pens with lots of room. Daisy even looks feminine and it was easy to tell she was a girl. I was surprised as I thought all tortoises looked the same. Daisy is a girl, no doubt!
We also got to go for an In n Out burger...Tom's revenge on me as the day before I had some teeth pulled and a surgery done in my mouth and could only have some fries and a shake! That's mean all right!
I got to see and pet the elephants and got elephant snot on my face but that will be a second thread tomorrow. Thanks Tom, it was wonderful and exciting and I loved every minute of it!!!]]> But...my sister asked that I share them and so I shall.
I recently had to drive to Yvonne's house in Calif to make a tortoise switch and visit her and while I was there I was also going to drive a couple hundred more miles to meet with Tom to go and see his home and the infamous "ranch" and what a visit it was! Most of the animals are at the ranch. But he had a dog kenneled at his house who was just amazing. Tom took him out and ran him through a series of exercises that the dog understood very well. He didn't hesitate at all and went from being a happy dog to an attack dog in a heart beat. Tom didn't have to tell this guy twice what to do. As a retired dog trainer I was very impressed. This dog is a worker and knows just what to do. There were several dogs there that Tom said were actors not pets and they know their position in life very well. They weren't barking or very excited at seeing strangers. Yet they were bright and paid attention to what was going on.
Tom is seriously good to look at and very social. He is friendly, intelligent and educated. It was very pleasant to visit with him. My main goal was to ride a camel and an elephant but unfortunately that was not to be. At first I was disappointed, but the visit was so much that the disappointment faded pretty fast.
I got a tour of his beautiful Southern Calif home with it's bright blue tiled pool. It was a very hot day but it was cool and dim inside the house. His 3 year old daughter Ava was going with us. She was bright and talkative and very well mannered.
So here are some pictures of what I saw...

I got to pet a Rhino, how cool was that...


He had herds of every kind of hoofed animal needed for a movie from camels, to goats, horses, oxen, buffalo,and too many more to list...

Big baby giraffe and zebra (beautiful black striped faces)...

Got to touch the giraffe's face...

OMG! A baby camel! How sweet is he? But I'm 5'8" and he was taller then me...

Such a beautiful face! All the animals are worked with so much that they can all be touched and petted and handled. They are all calm workers not pets...

More of the herds...

Need I say more???


He had large herds of any kind of animal needed. All of the pens were clean, none had old poop or garbage in them. They were all big enough and the animals looked healthy and well cared for.
When I was shown his tortoises I didn't have my camera so I didn't get pictures of them, but that simply gives me an excuse to go back for another visit. They are again well cared for and in great pens with lots of room. Daisy even looks feminine and it was easy to tell she was a girl. I was surprised as I thought all tortoises looked the same. Daisy is a girl, no doubt!
We also got to go for an In n Out burger...Tom's revenge on me as the day before I had some teeth pulled and a surgery done in my mouth and could only have some fries and a shake! That's mean all right!
I got to see and pet the elephants and got elephant snot on my face but that will be a second thread tomorrow. Thanks Tom, it was wonderful and exciting and I loved every minute of it!!!]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Fred-and-Ethel-size-difference Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:08:16 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Fred-and-Ethel-size-difference Both currently live in a tort table I made which at this point is only being half used. It is 6'x4' so they are in a 4x3. I was going to give them access to the rest of it next spring. I can easily move Fred to the half not being used.
They also get outside for up to 3 hours a day depending on the weather. Besides the difference in weight they both seem fine. I had them fecal tested and everything was fine.]]> Both currently live in a tort table I made which at this point is only being half used. It is 6'x4' so they are in a 4x3. I was going to give them access to the rest of it next spring. I can easily move Fred to the half not being used.
They also get outside for up to 3 hours a day depending on the weather. Besides the difference in weight they both seem fine. I had them fecal tested and everything was fine.]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-banned-message Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:36:55 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-banned-message
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does anyone else have this??

and if I can post this, i guess I'm not banned?? I'm so confused...

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does anyone else have this??

and if I can post this, i guess I'm not banned?? I'm so confused...

]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-putting-back-into-the-wild Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:36:36 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-putting-back-into-the-wild 1) What diseases is it likely to pick up?
2) What time frame before it is recommended NOT to place it back to the wild?
3) Why should there be a time frame at all if there is no disease?
Only if you can put it back in the same area you find it. Jack]]> 1) What diseases is it likely to pick up?
2) What time frame before it is recommended NOT to place it back to the wild?
3) Why should there be a time frame at all if there is no disease?
Only if you can put it back in the same area you find it. Jack]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Is-my-Tortoise-sick--18393 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:43:25 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Is-my-Tortoise-sick--18393 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Torts-one-year-and-new-enclosure Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:18 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Torts-one-year-and-new-enclosure
Building moseys new enclosure

It's now coated with DryLock and I was wondering if anyone used this, and if they did. Did they seal it afterward? (with any type of sealant)

MY BABYS GROWIN' UP!]]>
Building moseys new enclosure

It's now coated with DryLock and I was wondering if anyone used this, and if they did. Did they seal it afterward? (with any type of sealant)

MY BABYS GROWIN' UP!]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Do-you-own-a-large-russian-to-show-and-tell Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:27:02 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Do-you-own-a-large-russian-to-show-and-tell http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-New-member--18390 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:44:06 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-New-member--18390 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-P-Pardalis-Breeders Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:42:49 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-P-Pardalis-Breeders http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Meet-Monster Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:52 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Meet-Monster http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Another-...ht=monster

Monster is settling in fine. I'll post pics of his new home I'm building in my garage in a month or 2. For now, he is in one of my large tort tables, enhanced to meet his needs as best I can for now.

He loves eating my slugs and snails. We have tons of them available here in the PNW, so my boxies and Monster will have free fresh meat most of the year. He also eats Dubia Roaches, rabbit, mice, rats, fish, chicken, and sometimes a little cat or dog food. But I try to stick with whole food items as much as possible.




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Monster is settling in fine. I'll post pics of his new home I'm building in my garage in a month or 2. For now, he is in one of my large tort tables, enhanced to meet his needs as best I can for now.

He loves eating my slugs and snails. We have tons of them available here in the PNW, so my boxies and Monster will have free fresh meat most of the year. He also eats Dubia Roaches, rabbit, mice, rats, fish, chicken, and sometimes a little cat or dog food. But I try to stick with whole food items as much as possible.




]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Which-Mega-Ray Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:13:08 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Which-Mega-Ray I don’t actually have a Tortoise. Bearded Dragons are my thing, however my sons girlfriend is getting a Leopard Tortoise and I told her I would purchase a light. I have been using Mega Ray lights for years now and love them. Does anyone know which light would be the correct light for the Tortoise?
~Thanks Alyssa]]> I don’t actually have a Tortoise. Bearded Dragons are my thing, however my sons girlfriend is getting a Leopard Tortoise and I told her I would purchase a light. I have been using Mega Ray lights for years now and love them. Does anyone know which light would be the correct light for the Tortoise?
~Thanks Alyssa]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-GO-AWAY-MOM Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:04:58 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-GO-AWAY-MOM
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]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Shinisaurus Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:58:25 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Shinisaurus http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-How-often-to-soak Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:15 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-How-often-to-soak
So should I put him in a tub with warm water (like 70 degrees warm?) How often?

He is 57 pounds and has only grown maybe 2 pounds in the past year.]]>
So should I put him in a tub with warm water (like 70 degrees warm?) How often?

He is 57 pounds and has only grown maybe 2 pounds in the past year.]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Hibernation-already Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:20:39 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Hibernation-already http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Advise-on-size-of-heat-pad Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:28:52 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Advise-on-size-of-heat-pad http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-another-oil-rig-has-exploded-off-the-coast-of-Louisiana Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:12:29 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-another-oil-rig-has-exploded-off-the-coast-of-Louisiana http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/02/oil...ana-coast/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38973757/

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/02/res...1&iref=BN1

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Coast-Gu...65593.html

GRAND ISLE, La. — An offshore oil rig exploded Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Coast Guard was responding to reports of people in the water.
The explosion sparked a fire aboard the oil rig, owned by Mariner Energy. It occurred west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive BP oil spill.
A commercial helicopter company reported the blast around 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast.
The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were in the water. One was injured, but the others were said to be OK and awaiting rescue.
The platform is in about 2,500 feet of water, the Coast Guard said, and was not currently producing.
Roughly 206 million gallons of oil from an undersea well spilled into the Gulf after BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. That was the biggest maritime oil spill in history.
Mariner Energy is one of the leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the start of the year, the company had interests in approximately 240 blocks on the continental shelf and 100 blocks in deepwater.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.]]> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/02/oil...ana-coast/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38973757/

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/02/res...1&iref=BN1

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Coast-Gu...65593.html

GRAND ISLE, La. — An offshore oil rig exploded Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Coast Guard was responding to reports of people in the water.
The explosion sparked a fire aboard the oil rig, owned by Mariner Energy. It occurred west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive BP oil spill.
A commercial helicopter company reported the blast around 9:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said. Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast.
The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were in the water. One was injured, but the others were said to be OK and awaiting rescue.
The platform is in about 2,500 feet of water, the Coast Guard said, and was not currently producing.
Roughly 206 million gallons of oil from an undersea well spilled into the Gulf after BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. That was the biggest maritime oil spill in history.
Mariner Energy is one of the leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the start of the year, the company had interests in approximately 240 blocks on the continental shelf and 100 blocks in deepwater.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.]]> http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-What-kind-am-I Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:52:18 +0000 http://tortoiseforum.org/Thread-What-kind-am-I

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I forgot to ask also- is that shell rot in the front? My friend will be taking more pics tonight so we can see if he is a he or a she.]]>

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I forgot to ask also- is that shell rot in the front? My friend will be taking more pics tonight so we can see if he is a he or a she.]]>