Recent content by MPappagallo

@LaSunshine I'm no expert, but I have always thought that a display case would be a great option for a tortoise enclosure while the tortoise was small. Just make sure the flooring is waterproof....put vinyl floor or somethign in to line it...and make sure you keep the humidity and temps right...

This is me...wearing make-up for a change! LOL

Yes....they do that when they are breathign normally.....Usually it is both front legs....Nothign to worry about at all! :)

You could be right! He is way more friendly than most other leopards I have been around....of course, he was raised as a single tortoise and fed by hand most of his life. He is used to being around people all the time, so that might have somethign to do with it as well. Either way, we love...

Hahahah! Cute video! I am happy I am not the only one here with a ridiculous sense of humor! LOL

To be honest, I am not positive. The person I got him from bought him as a hatchling about 7 years ago. He was told it was a P Babcocki at the time, but he was new to tortoise keeping, so he didn't know the difference. I've had him about a year, and he is seriously like a puppy. His name is...

I have sulcatas (babies only) and a couple of adult leoaprds. I have been around many large adult sulcatas and can say that the ones I was around were very friendly and would follow me around constantly. With that being said, my adult leopards do the same thing...and they will actually walk up...

I would say it is a male Russian

When you soak him, try using a soft toothbrush and lightly scrubbing the dark areas.....It might wash right off.

Torque is such a cutie! Love him!

Congratulations! Sounds like you will have a bunch of little leos running around in the near future!

You might want to watch where your tortoise goes to sleep....and put the hide there. Some like it cooler, some like it warmer.....

I have a 7 year old, and we let him have the run of our indoor sunroom through the winter. I use a plastic deck box (similar to the photo) with a door opening cut into one end as a hide, and I fill it with hay. It gives him somewhere to sleep at night, plus, the hay is much easier to clean and...

This is an overhead view of our sweet Mildred. I got her a couple of weeks ago, and her shell is a jumble of twists, turns, bumps and crazy scutes....but her personality absolutely makes up for it. Miraculously, she seems to get around just fine even though her shell is very lopsided and uneven.

@Oxalis Thanks! I love them all!