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Thanks for the substrate tip. I have some coco coir too. It's under the last of the coco husk that I had. I can switch over as I spot clean her enclosure. Her plastron looks good. She gets baths to soak and then wiped down underneath to keep her clean. Since she hadn't been moving she could...

It's been a long time... Frank the Tank is on the move! 🥳 In under 10 minutes she moved that distance. She started against the wall. I put my hand in there for some kind of scale. A year ago she wasn't moving her legs. Now she's using her front ones in kind of a sea turtle swimming motion and...

It would be a good excuse to go to the local Brick Store 🙂

Oh I agree! Ideally your plan is best and I will see what I can do. I would just like to remedy the humidity situation ASAP since it's been going on so long and I was unaware it was so important. I did find a terrarium with stand I can finance for $25 a month and the resale would be good...

I emailed Mark for information. I worry he might be out of budget, but we'll see. Thanks for the info.

Currently there's a kid living in that room until next May, so that's when we get to build the greenhouse. I'd love to skip straight to her permanent enclosure! Unfortunately, preparing for Frank is also a long process just like getting her better. We were ill prepared to take her on, but it was...

I've definitely tried to settle in here for the most part. I do Google now and again, but try to avoid that. Thank you for saying I'm doing a good thing. Attempting to rescue a tortoise is new. I did puppy mill rescue for 5 years and this is sooo much different than that. I'm loving Frank...

She wants nothing to do with it. The previous owners had this... Which looks similar to the correct Mazuri pellets, but bright red. I just got it from them over the weekend. I got her to eat some by crumbling it in the ruffles of kale. I also folded some up in some greens like a taco and hand...

I see now that she sold me the wrong thing. Ugh!

This is what the vet sold us. Is there a different one she should eat instead?

I emailed 4 people about equipment and terrariums just now on Facebook Marketplace. I'm on a fixed income and didn't realize the humidity was so dire. I know the current enclosure or a terrarium is too small. Neither is meant to be permanent. The current one was something the previous owner...

Almost the entire 3'x3' top opens and would create one giant chimney letting out tons of humidity. Would a terrarium really be too small for a tortoise that doesn't move? I could control the temp and humidity. She literally has 3 spots... water bowl, food dish, hangout spot. She doesn't use...

The hinged lid is nearly the entire top of the enclosure. We would lose tons of humidity. I think I will settle on getting a small (more affordable) terrarium while she is immobile and then upgrade when we get her moving.

The temperature is good where she hangs out, but it's an open enclosure so the humidity is just the same as the room air. We're working on figuring out a better long term solution. The table was given to us. She previously free roamed a room with one heat lamp spot to warm up and no UVB all...

She's not in an enclosed terrarium yet, but the area she hangs out in is warm enough. I have checked that. It's not humid though. We're working on getting her into a better, permanent enclosure. She's in a much better situation than she was. Previously loose in a room with one heat light spot to...