Recent content by JoM

I am so sorry. This is not an easy thing.

By organic pesticide I mean boric acid. That's the only thing I'll use. I won't allow spraying around the house in or out, and as a result I have a healthy crop of tiny toads that sing in the rain, big toads, monkey frogs (yuck), 2 kinds of anoles, and whatever snakes are passing through...

I'm paranoid about pesticides. If we use any on the farm, they're mostly organic. I won't touch any other kind. I grow wheat grass (cat grass) from seed for my tortoises to eat. But, now that you mention it, there was one grass (Miscanthus var.) that I bought at Lowes . . . I did wash it off...

I searched for months to find a Greek tortoise and found one three months ago at a Reptile Show. There were five of them from one vendor, and they were the only Greeks at the show. I brought Flower home and housed her outdoors (in Florida) in a temporary habitat until I could finish the one in...

Great looking enclosure. Something like that would definitely work for me, and I will certainly look into it.

That's a good idea. Thank you.

I was so happy when I finally found a Greek tortoise to buy. I read about the different smaller tortoises and for some reason they appealed to me. However, I did not find your guide until after I brought my tortoise home. Now I feel guilty that I wanted a tortoise at all. Isn't there a guide for...

Thank you for your encouragement! I feel like a first-time parent with a newborn. All life, IMHO is precious, and I feel responsible for this baby. I am fighting a horrible compulsion to go back to that flea market and see if the chameleons are still there. I just paid the bills and there is a...

I'll have to check the cactus growing in the pasture. I'm not sure what kind it is. And growing pumpkins might be a good idea. I've got the space.

I've been soaking her every day . . . she takes a drink, a couple of times she pooped, but that was it. She might have been eating the mulberry leaves all along, but I never caught her at it until today because of the camera. I am sooo relieved.

Oh WOW! I've been extremely nervous about my baby as I bought her at the flea market from a couple of kids. (I know, you're not supposed to get a tortoise this way, but I couldn't ignore this baby.) She was in a chameleon cage with two freaked out chameleons ... no water, one skinny stick, and a...

No, between another post and this one, you've done a great job answering all my questions. Thank you so much!

This is FANTASTIC. You went to a lot of trouble to put this together, but it is much appreciated!!! THANK YOU!

I just spoke to a "handy" friend about preserving the wood in my new tortoise enclosure, and he recommended marine epoxy. (Not marine paint, BTW becasue it contains copper to repel barnacles! Bad for tortoises!!) The epoxy is a varnish; he recommended 2 to 3 coats put on with disposable foam...

I'm going to apologize ahead of time because this is a rather simplistic question. People keep tossing initials (MVB, UVB, etc . . .) around and I need something more specific. First off, am I right in assuming you are using a regular 40-60w light bulb, the kind I put in my desk lamp? Is this...