Recent content by meatball

Wow, a nice person that really wants to help.Thank you very much. You are absolutely right. The "idiotic expert" I went to told me it's known phenomenon for reptiles that don't normally hibernate, sorry, Brumate, do so in a cold environment. Meatball is 15 years old and has been doing it for...

SO, this is a social club then? Not a place to get clear information from people who can back up what they are telling you? That's ok. All I'm saying is TELL PEOPLE THAT. When I did a google search on tortoise forums. yours is at the top. To me, that puts a lot of responsibility on you to be...

You are the worst offender out there. I contacted you directly and you never responded. I see you found the time to reply to this thread tho. Your forum is DANGEROUS. People who visit ARE NOT going to take weeks to read 1000's of entries and figure out who knows what they are talking about...

So why did this 130-pound tortoise emerge from 6 months of supposed torture weighing 127 pounds and start eating my lawn immediately? He recognizes me and stays with me on walks around the yard. Just like last year. He doesn't seem like he was starved and beaten all winter. So, you're another...

Humans can't fly on Mars, they can bounce. Flight infers control while in the air. You are also talking about a completely different atmosphere chemically. You analogy kinda sucks.

This is what I mean. Who are you that I should listen to you over a man that teaches biology to future MD's and Vets? But, let's say I do listen to you. How do you suggest I force him to stay up all winter? You are applying a general principle to a unique situation. He's not going torpid. He...

First, it's very cute to chastise me for not replying. However, someone is preventing me from doing just that. When I go to the thread I see that the thread is closed. I guess the moderator woke up. Whatever a troll is. I'm guilty. The bottom line none of you could answer my questions about a...

For all you people new to this forum, find another one as fast as you can. This one is full of contradictory advice, and some of it is DANGEROUS. You can see at least three different answers to every question you have, and they all contradict one another. I've questioned some people who seem to...

Thank you for helping.

Positive. I'm reasonably well off, so I spared no expense. I insulated a room in my basement and hung three full spectrum lights that I had on timers. The tortoise had timothy-hay, alfalfa and small amounts of veggies. I had an alarm set when it got below 80. Never went off. I was very nervous...

I've seen several posts by you that state emphatically that sulcata's don't hibernate. What if it wants to? I have a 16-year-old Sulcata that I bought last year. At that point, he was 120 lbs. I provided an insulated and heated room in my basement with food, water an full spectrum UV light. The...