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Just stumbled across this one with another 20,000 likes. So I took him to the mall for photos with Santa a couple times and he met everybody. Friendly as he is, when the weather is not good to go to the back gate (indicating the corn field, Christmas tree...
It’s really turned into something now. Unfortunately for my legs. Yesterday and today he did about 2 miles in 3.5 hours. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThvpSM5U/
Also, you will get better performance out of ANY heating system with some thermal mass. When the mass is heated, jugs of water in the case of a greenhouse, logs in the case of a log home, brick and stone in the case of a fireplace, steel in a wood stove, etc. it smooths out the highs and lows of...
You're absolutely right about them not caring if it's cold. Here in southern PA the grass is still green in January and they love eating from the yard. If it's below 40, they usually have their heated vests (Milwaukee M12) on under their jacket unless the sun is out. Stump (70lbs) is almost 4...
This is prime real estate around here recently. Both of the male sulcatas get quite warm here during the winter. They go outside even when it's cold, for a while, then come back in and get warm. They both get 2 45 minute soaks on a daily basis and eat like pigs. One is almost 70lbs at 3yrs 10mo...
On this front, I figured out how to use Kane Mats indoors very safely. I'm using the large ones with the built in thermostat set to 92degrees and they are plugged into a zoo-med external temp controller set to 89. The sensor is right down the center of the Kane mat in the center using the...
My suspicion is that that's a combination of genetics, anomalies of the egg, how the tortoise was formed while incubating and hydration after it hatched. From what I see online it is a more prominent trait of larger male tortoises. I'm betting it will be male because of that.
As I look back at...
I have one that is definitely like this. Totally opposite of the other one. Figgy is now a very aggressive and territorial 2 year 3mo tortoise. 15"+ long and 22lbs or so.
Stumpy running a squirrel up the tree. Zoom in on the squirrel watching him!
Nothing sums up the other country club sulcata...
The first one is for scale. This 3yr 8mo old is NOT small. Look at those arms in relation to those people's shoes.
Figgy is 15-16 inches and about 22 lbs. Smooth shell, doesn't want to leave the yard, more 'normal' than the other one. He is a VERY aggressive and territorial male. He's Stumpy's...
Totally agree. The greens for both that augment their grass that I cut for them is about $300mo. I have a neighbor with cactus that lets stump eat some and I'm growing the same in my basement for planting outside next year. I'm doing the grass clipping thing but they dry out and turn brown...
A few things on this. This was 6 months ago:
We have about 1/4 acre fenced with chain link reinforced with #4 hog fence. That is great for our 15" 2+ year old that is 22lbs but not at all appropriate for our 3yr8 month, 22" long, 60lb Sulcata Stump. Just today, Stump went into the yard for...
I’ve never seen a thread here mentioning to new leapard. Sulcata or Aldabra owners that they’ll probably need an extra refrigerator at some point. Would be a good add.