Thank you. Keep looking. It took me a few months of looking on and off to find someone I liked. Then I happened to get lucky and met a man at the dog park whose son is a very accomplished wood craftsman.
I am so happy to share that I found a terrific young man to build a night box using Tom's plans for Timi the Sulcata! It is fully insulated. I still have to run electric to it and add substrate. I have the radiant heater and thermostat ready to go. He added hydraulic gas struts lto make it...
Thanks Tom. I’ve been guessing that all along because of the tiny tail and flattish plastron. I did not know about the size and shape of the anal scutes.
Since you all said sulcatas can’t be sexed until three years old I wonder if anyone had an opinion on Timi’s sex. She/he is three years and four months old and 22 pounds. Finally eats grass and hay willingly plus other approved weeds and greens. Pardon his/her muddiness, we have had rain the...
Thank you wellington. Timi miraculously reappeared munching on grass right outside my back door just about one week to the day at 3 pm today. I gave him a good soaking and feeding and put him inside to bed for the night. Oh happy day. 😊
Timi the prodigal tortoise is back after almost one week missing! I was just about to take my dog out to the park when I heard her wildly barking in the backyard and right at my back door was Timi happily munching on grass and lettuce!
Thank you for all your advice and well wishes. I learned...
Thank you. Since it is the weekend now I’ve been able to make contact with a lot of neighbors who are working outside. Have posters on poles and wrote in the nextdoor app too.
I’m afraid my adventure that started with my dog alerting me to a tiny one and a half ounce hatchling tortoise mysteriously appearing in my backyard almost 3 years maybe be ending with my little pal Timi just as mysteriously vanishing from my backyard 3 days ago.
I’ve been in contact with a...