Recent content by AndreaT

That is what I plan on doing for sure.

Just wanted to update everyone... he passed away today. :( I feel horrible, but he never ate anything since I got him. He never did better despite everything I did for him. Very sad, but in this case, I think it was the best thing. I don't think he was ever going to get better. He was all tucked...

I'll keep the ceramic heat lamp on at night. Very good news today though... we were outside over an hour in the warm sunshine and he was eating! Chomping on dandelion weeds and grass :) I was jumping up and down in excitement! :) So that is a VERY good sign.

Thanks everyone for your advice. Tom, I have a Reptisun 10.0... the long UVB bulb, not a coil. I know the nastiness of coils because I have a bearded dragon and I had a painted turtle and have always used the long bulbs. I have the Powersun 100w MVB on it's way in the mail. The seller said he...

No, no seller info. She just had a table at Scott's all animal expo in Wheaton, IL. I did ask what it ate, she said the grassland bites from Zoomed and greens. I don't have any Mazuri but I will probably get some. I think it was probably too early to be sold too. I let my desire to own the...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and well wishes. I'm going to think positive and hope everything works out. Tomorrow he and I will spend some time outside. Will be in the 70s here outside Chicago. Record temps for us this time of year (87 today!) so I will take advantage of that.

I'm definitely angry too. We've had good experiences with this expo as my boyfriend has two very healthy diamondback terrapins he got there and I have a gorgeous 3 year old bearded dragon who is perfect. I just think this seller was not that knowledgeable and probably just wanted a quick buck...

Ok. I've done two so far today. One in the morning and one when I got home from work (with baby food mixed in). I'll wait til the morning for the next. Tomorrow I'll bring him outside for some sunshine. I'm just very very sad right now. And I feel duped too (by the seller). :(

Is there any chance that frequent baths are contributing to the soft shell too? I'm bathing a lot because of the dehydration symptoms and closed eyes.

I just got my leo hatchling on Sunday. He is very very small (smaller than the palm of my hand). I have a Repitsun 10.0 long bulb, along with a 100w regular bulb for heat (temps around 90 on the warm side). He is in a 40 gal breeder tank for now. Substrate is Plantation Soil. I am not sure...

I just hope he is going to make it. I read in another thread about sulcatas that someone put their hatchling in a small dish of baby food? Is that something I should try? I'm so worried.

My boyfriend and I have started building an enclosure for him, a 4' by 3' enclosure. As of right now, he is in a 40 gal breeder tank with a Reptisun 10.0 UVB bulb (the long one, not a coil), a CHE for nighttime as it got down to 65 degrees overnight, and a 100w bulb for warm side (which is at 90...

Thanks everyone! I will try not to panic then! I am a little worried because I don't feel he is doing well and I'm a bit concerned that maybe the person who sold him to me was looking for some $$. I don't know. It breaks my heart because you would think people would be responsible breeders. Is...

Just wanted to say hello! I'm hoping to use this forum frequently as I am a new leopard tortoise owner. I just got my first one yesterday at a reptile expo. My name is Andrea and I live in the far NW suburbs of Chicago. Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to the Expo in Wheaton, then headed...