Recent content by TerminalVelocity

[hr] My husband did a wonderful job on Darwins new habitat, I am thrilled and very happy my tort is happy. Never thought I could be so attached to a tort until Darwin. Thanks babe, Job well done.

Oh she is beautiful! I see what your talking about regarding the carapace color and head spot. After you asked your first question it sent me off looking for other Iberas and I did notice some that had almost a green tint to the carapace. Now you have me looking closer everytime I run across one!

He's an Ibera and by what I've noticed, and trust me I'm no expert, most have varying degrees of black even as adults. This little guy does seem to have a little more black than others I've seen though.

Thanks guys:D! Yes Michael, that's 1/8" Lexan up front and our little guy enjoys sitting there and watching our activities. I just built this thing weekend before last so it's still super clear...for now. I'm thinking about building another one for my Egyptian also as I was amazed at how...

Thank you!

Hello all! Just thought I'd post a few pictures of my Greek Ibera 'Darwin' and his new habitat. It's 48" x 30" and has made a world of difference in Darwin's activity levels. For the last week he's up every day shortly after the MVB comes on (0500) and remains active until almost noon and...

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Thank you, Yvonne. I'm really enjoying the forum and the wealth of information...have already spent many hours reveiwing old posts.

Greetings to all! My name is John and I currently live in Collinsville, Mississippi. My wife and I have been animal lovers for the last 22 years, but never have had the joy of owning a tortoise...until today! After lurking about this forum, and several others, we decided to order from...