Recent content by FridayGt

It's no worries at all. I think this thread stopped being solely about mine a while ago and any transgression is immediately forgiven with Tort pictures! ?

@jsheffield LOVE those babies!!!! I've been using Google drive to track my babies, but I like your charts better!

Nice! I have some terrarium grass and dandelions growing in mine that they seem to leave alone spare the occasional nibble. I have some potted pothos growing out so I can can clip and propagate it for their hutch as well.

Nice, congrats! Sounds about right and I imagine your little one will be like that for a while too. Mine would spend days on end happily lounging around, on and in their hides if I didn't take them out to soak them. I'm also convinced they'd flip me the finger on their way back to their hides if...

Nice, I like your setup! John is great, I'm sure you've got a healthy amazing baby coming your way. I recently finished building a new setup for my babies here; https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/diy-tort-table-build-for-mep-hatchlings.195973/#post-1989238

Thanks for your input! Really the humidifier was an effort to maintain a more stable humidity range without actively misting and the humidity dropping between. I like the idea of sealing it up a bit more and I may take a look at applying some door seal around the lids and then data log the...

I should note that well that all in, I'm into this project for under $200. Between using leftover lumber from my garage and a friend's, buying lumber and hardware, substrate and even the gadgets. When you consider the cost of the typical tortoise hutch, of which I bought initially as well, this...

Hello all, it's been quite a while! I've been busy with life, work and projects, but wanted to come on here to detail a build I recently "finished." I say it like that because I keep thinking of different ways to improve the build so I'll update this thread as I add on to my Tort Table. I...

Hahahaha! If you're getting bitten by a tortoise, the problem isn't the tortoise. Our little one has grown roughly 17% since October 21st. We've also decided to pick up a second MEP that should be here tomorrow. My Wife had been pushing for a while, but I wanted to make sure that everything...

Here is his cracked out hunger for human flesh and cucumbers on display. I've discovered that my fingertips too closely resemble his pellets... lol

Well, I'm convinced. It's been over a month and I'm certain that this tortoise hates strawberries. Lol It's not like he needs to eat them or anything, I just find it super surprising. Out of everything we've offered, strawberries are the one thing that'll make him turn his nose up at the entire...

Way ahead of you, i realized this morning that the stuff sticks to everything. I have isopods and spring tails in the soil, so I just mixed it in for them.

Who wants to play find the hatchling? Lol Took the advice on getting rid of the sphagnum moss. I still wanted to provide a very loose kind of natural substrate though as this little one loves to pile loose debris on top of itself to sleep. So I layered some bark mulch on top of the soil, then...

Thanks for the note on the moss! Any suggestions on an alternate media that's as good at burrowing and humidity that they won't eat? Still do appreciate the note on the dogs all the same. I may be aware, but I've seen some people have some heartache because they've felt confident. Size doesn't...

Here's some photos of the hutch! This little booger LOVES to climb. Lol