Recent content by Tortugatron

Hi @Yvonne G! Thanks for the response. Yeah, I applied masking tape to the edge and that took off the majority of its samurai sword-edness. In your experience, are power tools what vets normally use to correct aberrant shell growth? I mean, I’ve got steady hands and am a whizz with a grinder...

Hello everyone! Been a couple years, a couple kids, and a few moves since I’ve been active on the forum, but we and our tortoises have made it to the promised land and we’re all set up and settled in and I’ve fallen back in the habit of perusing Craigslist for rescue opportunities. Most of...

Haha! I see now that your profile says “Jaid”, I misread it as “Jarid”... ‍My bad! My comment still stands though, you’re doing a noble thing by looking out for your tortoises, even though it’ll be painful to let them go. I was there once too, as a young pet owner. I live near Twin Falls in...

That’s a tough place to be in young man, but I also applaud your maturity in making a difficult decision about the welfare of your tortoises. Whereabout in Utah are you located?

Josh looks like a beautiful tortoise, and to be honest, I’ve never met a Josh I didn’t like ;) best of luck with the rehoming!

You found it! Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your tort and don't be afraid to ask any questions you may have. The people here are great.

Great. Thanks again for the help Tom.

That's my very next step. I figured sand would insulate well, but it makes sense that insulation would insulate better. What kind of hay did you use? Any specific name or just hay from a feed store?

Thanks for the tip! That's what I've decided to go with too.

I can totally relate. My family raised tortoises since I was little and Dogloos were the go to for shelters. I don't think we ever used any.type of heat, even for our sulcatas. My mom loved tortoises and took the best care of them she knew how, but the information just wasn't there. It wasn't...

Thanks! It was quite an endeavor. I have three bigger ones, a 100lb male, 35lb male, and about a 15lb male. They've begun to get a bit hostile with each other, so I'm glad I built it with that in mind. Looks like I'll be cutting in that new door soon.

Thanks! Good to know about substrate. I was kind of concerned about the door sizing as well, but the big guy is only 18" at his widest and the door is 25" wide. We built it with a template already installed in case I ever had to cut the door bigger, but I figured this will give him room to grow...

Very helpful, thanks Tom! I wish I had known about that OSB. I knew not to use particle board, but standing in the lumber aisle looking at the prices I went for the cheaper route, figuring that shear panel and most roofing nowadays is OSB. I put the glazed side facing in in an attempt to...

Hello everyone. I live in Riverside, Ca and I raise sulcatas. The warmer than usual weather here has been pretty kind to them and I haven't had a need to provide housing aside from the burrows they've carved out behind the garage. That is, until recently. The change in night time weather coupled...