Recent content by Amydillo

We have lots of land too. It’s always better to have as much space for them as possible. I just have 1 3 yr old female and she covers a lot of ground. We are in process as far as fencing goes, as well. While I’m outside working, “Shelly” roams the 4 acres around our house. This is how I keep up...

Has anyone ever used Hotwire tape on top of a solid fence? We use it for interior fencing with our horses. It is just strong enough for them to learn to choose not to ever test it twice themselves. The strongest fence ever made is in the mind of the animal ! Can an Aldabra learn this lesson or...

Thanks. I think a 3 phase plan over a few years, increasing the amount of space as the torts grow, is feasible to do it correctly within budget. I saw a whole pile of concrete road construction barriers on the side of the highway. Perfect !!! I wonder how one would get a bunch of those ??[emoji848]

@ALDABRAMAN, what exactly is your fence made of and how is it put together?

Can they see through the small crack in-between wood planks and thus try to bust through? Are stacked horizontal 2x12’s ok or does it need to be completely solid?

I am taking the plunge and switching from Sulcata to Aldabra. I live on a cattle ranch in SE TX and want to build an appropriate tort fence on 4 acres behind our home. From scratch, incorporating multiple “pastures” for rotated grazing within those 4 acres, what fence should I build? Does...

Thank you for posting pics and videos. I am planning my Aldabra pasture and will try to emulate what you have as closely as possible. Is there an appropriate thread or area that I can ask you specific questions?

Thank you for posting those videos. I just returned from Disney World and we stopped at Gatorland on the way back to TX. I stayed in the tortoise pen until they kicked me out. I sat and fed the Aldabra and Galop just as in the video. The smaller 300 lb crawled in my lap...it was painful but...

1. What are the symptoms of a bladder stone? 2. If a Sulcata had a bladder stone removed in the past, are they more susceptible to developing them in the future, or is it totally management related? 3. Any veterinary teaching University (ie Texas A&M Vet School) would have all the necessary...

I'm just north of Houston, TX so I get no snow. We do get some pretty cold temps...down to upper 20s.

Love Love Love seeing pics of your little Aldabras. Dreaming of one someday to join my little girl Sulcata.

I have never heard anyone mention combining a winter tort shed with a greenhouse. I am planning for next winter and thought about keeping my potted plants out of Sulcata reach, under grow-lights inside the shed. Then I wondered if I could just build a greenhouse that would accomodate plants in...