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  1. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    In the green dish- the Wife put organic soil (pictured) and later added some yard grass. Plans of adding some of Kingsley's favorite weeds. topsoil with some st augustine
  2. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Im up for that!
  3. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Check out what I did with her ZooMed Tortoise Table so she could get some sun today. I put about 4 spray bottles of water in there (There is a photos of the water dripping out). The bottom is covered with thick plastic held to the sides with extra wide Gorilla Tape. We fill her hide with wet...
  4. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    I am not aware of any other light stands. Im getting lose to deploying foil, its just hard not having easy visibility. SHe's flipped over a few times climbing around her hide. We have done some landscaping to fix the slopes to avoid that from happening anymore. My wife was attracted to that...
  5. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Really, thank you for the compliment. I cant tell you how stressed I was for her. When my wife brought her home, I did some topical google research on tortoise care and put close to $600 into the dry method. This forum changed my approach. This setup is SUPER temporary. I am proud though of the...
  6. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Thank you! I am down in friendly Friendswood Texas.
  7. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Split scute, I think. Will try water first and go from there. I have two nano tanks both under 10 gallons. One has a beta and the other some celestial pearl danios and an erythromicron, and a lot of shrimp :)
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    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    I am not sure, but I did for 2 days until I read some threads on this forum. Her left eye seems to be closed quite a nit actually. Then she'll open it and it looks normal and I figure she's fine, but then again it is closed a lot...
  9. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Oh and I say her cause Tom told me he thinks she's a she and I'd like her to be a her :):p
  10. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Wow thanks! That really means a lot cause I don't have a clue as to what I am doing and I have read and gained a lot of knowledge on many of your comments and threads. Ive always been an aquarium/fish guy. I have two beautiful tanks to my left as we speak :) One concern I currently have is her...
  11. Kingsley Zissou

    For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata...

    Hey I just posted a bunch of pics of Kingsley's setup until her enclosure is built. We made some improvements and while its not perfect, we are getting stable temps. She LOVES climbing all over her hide.
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    For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata...

    Like this!? LOL, thanks.
  13. Kingsley Zissou

    New Sulcata Owner in Houston

    Hello, My name is Justin and my wife recently brought home a baby Sulcata. I was not happy about this, but the little thing is cute and won me over. She didn't have what she needed the first 48 hours, but after reading many posts on this forum and after many correspondences with Tom, I can say...
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    For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata...

    Just to have her checked out. I wish I could figure out how to get a quote inserted...
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    For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata...

    10-4, roger that! She's doing pretty good, fyi. I'm going to take her to a rep vet after I'm back from Chicago.
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