Recent content by RoseRose

I've been so busy that I haven't been able to visit the forum in weeks, but my little Precious is doing well (and growing fast! I'll try to post pics soon). Every so often, I hear a squeak from her enclosure. Do baby tortoises squeak? It sounds a little like a mouse, but not as...

How much should my leopard hatchling be gaining? She was 54 grams the day after I brought her home, and just now (one week later) I weighed her and she's 62 grams. (!) Is she gaining too fast? Am I feeding her too much? She has a nice poop in her bath most mornings. And she eats almost...

That is really helpful, Tom; thanks! Think I'll go to Lowe's tomorrow and pick up more cinder blocks. I do have a few already for my planned improvements to Sherlock's turtle run, which I really need to get back to...

No, they're not on any medication right now (well, one of the dogs just started a round of prednisone, but this was old poop). I'll just have to be extra careful for now - our back yard is too small to section off an area for the tortoise and turtle (and our front yard isn't fenced, so I can't...

Rasputin!

I took my little leopard baby, Precious, out for her morning stroll today, and at one point noticed her hiding under a clump of weeds. From the way she was moving I was pretty sure she was eating something, so I moved the grass aside to see and lo and behold, she was chowing down on a piece of...

Oh, that is too funny!! Post a pic!

I had to get some pics of my box turtle Sherlock along with my new little Leopard, so i can look back some day and see how little she looked next to him. : ) Doesn't it look like he's telling her to keep up?

She was the prettiest of the bunch! :)

So, I'm lucky enough to live near Tom, and this morning I met with him and got a baby GPP!!! He had a yearling too, with the most adorable personality, and I was REALLY tempted to get him instead, but I did have my heart set on a baby so I ended up sticking to that. Anyway, I am not entirely...

Welcome! I'm a newbie too. Box turtles are awesome! I have an ornate, Sherlock, who came to me in April. Be warned: once you have one, you want more. ~Rose

One of the things I love about Sherlock is that he's so personable, so I'm really hoping my tortoise will be friendly and outgoing as well. That's my main hesitation about leopards, because I've read that they tend toward shyness.

I posted in the introductions that I am planning to get a baby tortoise...hubby has given the thumbs-up, so now I just have to settle on one. I am leaning VERY heavily towards a leopard because I think they're gorgeous, but would really love to hear your thoughts on why I should choose another...

That's terrible that the enforcement is to kill the babies!! How cruel. :( My local reptile pet store has baby tortoises. Lots of sulcatas and a couple of leopards. They're all 2.5" or less. They also have a red foot juvenile that the woman working there said had been there since it was a...

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! : ) I love Sherlock's eyes too. He's such a good-looking and personable little fellow. If ornates weren't so picky and delicate, I'd definitely want another, but I already go through too much stress trying to find stuff he'll eat (95% of his diet is...