New Owner Show-and-Tell!

Kapidolo Farms

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This is Phae having an afternoon to herself on the far side of the palm frond forest. I've finally gotten their rations high enough that being in their presence does not invoke a zombie apocalypse response, you know when they follow you to relieve their hunger, like zombies attacking.
 

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Michelle D

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This is a super cool video!!!
I cant wait to feed mine worms! Haha, I found a few under a brick the other day and I got so excited! lol.
Thats so fun! It took Spike a little while to figure out if she wanted to try to eat something moving (or maybe it was the size of it). But once she started she wanted more! Now she keeps checking the substrate to see if there are anymore hiding! :) I've got to figure out how many worms she can have in a week. There are plenty of worms in our yard right now!
 

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Your photography is much better than average. (The cute subject helps) Do you have have expensive equipment or just a good eye for photography?
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Here is my baby soaking.
WOW, that is such a beautiful baby!! I LOVE that! How old is that sweetie? So relaxed! :) they love their soak time! You're wonderful at photos as well, it seems. :) it's definitely not me, just my special subject! ( I think she quite photogenic :) ) I take my pics with Nikon D5200. How about you?
 

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This is Phae having an afternoon to herself on the far side of the palm frond forest. I've finally gotten their rations high enough that being in their presence does not invoke a zombie apocalypse response, you know when they follow you to relieve their hunger, like zombies attacking.
Ahhh! Hahaha!! Zombie apocalypse! I am totally imagining that! I love it! That pic is so precious! What a beauty!!
 

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WOW, that is such a beautiful baby!! I LOVE that! How old is that sweetie? So relaxed! :) they love their soak time! You're wonderful at photos as well, it seems. :) it's definitely not me, just my special subject! ( I think she quite photogenic :) ) I take my pics with Nikon D5200. How about you?
Ha Ha That was shot with my IPhone
That is my youngest tortoise who was 3 months when that picture was taken. She is 11 months old now.
Check out some DeanS photos. He is my choice for resident photo ace around here.
 

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Keepergale what a great looking tortoise! I love the colouring.

Will, my guy does that right now. Every time I come to the enclosure he comes slowly towards me. I was hoping it was because he likes me but I quickly realized it's because he wants food lol
 

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Nicco is very gorgeous!!!
The server error for loading pictures on to the gallery seems very common right now
I don't think anyone knows why.
 

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DON'T BE CONCERNED WITH THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD. IF YOU ARE AN "OLD OWNER" WITH FUN PICTURES OR STORIES TO SHARE, PLEASE DO!

Hey new owners!

Yeah, you :) The ones with 100's of tortoise pictures on your phones and so many funny tortoise stories to tell!

As a brand new tortoise mom, I am experiencing that new-parent excitement where you want to talk about your baby All. The. Time. And I know I can't be the only one! So, I am starting this thread as a place to share the joys, the excitement, the wonders and the worries of being a new owner. And I want to hear all about yours, too!

Please feel free to post pictures of your torts, give updates on how they're doing, tell funny stories, talk about your current and future plans, and any other interesting tidbits you've picked up along the way!


Requests For Participation in this Thread:

DO NOT OFFER OR ASK FOR MEDICAL OR HEALTH ADVICE HERE. This includes (but is not limited to): Health issues, hibernation/brumation questions, supplements, temperature/humidity/lighting recommendations, etc.

Note - If you would just like to talk about going through these issues, however, feel free!

BE RESPECTFUL AND KIND.

STAY ON TOPIC.

REFER ALL IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS TO ANOTHER THREAD.

Example:

ILuvSpaceTorts - "Hi everyone! I'm thinking of building my tortoise enclosure on the moon! Here's a picture of my Redfoot, Buzz, in his astronaut suit, eating freeze-dried ice cream."

Reply - "Hi SpaceTorts! If you would be willing to make a post in the Enclosures Section, I would love to share some tips and tricks with you about your enclosure!"


Easy done :)

Get it? Got it? Good!

Let the Show and Tell begin!
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This is a new rescue I just got on New Year's Eve. She is a three toed box turtle. The previous own had her in an aquarium about 1 foot wide by 3 foot long With no substrate and was feeding her dry dog food. Well, now she is in a 4 foot by 6 foot pen, with my other turtle. She has bin all over this pen. Seems to be enjoying it


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This is my other turtle, Raphael
 

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Shari M

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Hello we are new here and wanted to introduce ourselves.... We are new to the Tortoise world and eager to learn from everyone here. We bought a baby Russian Tortoise from East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley Ca. for our Son for Christmas. He has named the baby "Tortellini" It was "Soup" first then he changed the name.
We keep Tortellini in a glass aquarium for the time being, but we are building a Turtle Table for a bigger space. Tortellini seems to be adapting well with only one indecent of finding him on his back (boy did we freak out!). I don't think he was there long and we have adjusted things to prevent that in the future.
We have one question for anyone with an answer.... We are looking for a Fluorescent UVB fixture for our table we are building. We would like it to be about 36" and I have not been able to find what I am looking for. It has been in a few pictures that I have seen online and I will attach the picture of what I am talking about. This is not my table, I am just asking to see if anyone here knows where I can buy this type of light fixture (the strip light on the left). It seems like it is very versatile and easy to move if need be. Here is the picture and thanks for having us here! Thanks! Shari
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That looks similar (but not quite) to the T5 fixture leevalley sells - http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=67298&cat=2,44716 They only do 2ft and 4ft sizes though.

I wouldn't use the one in the photo without a reflector that covered the full length of the bulb.

Someone else on here uses a really slim fixture too but I can't remember who... Hopefully they'll come a long and see it.
 

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Hello we are new here and wanted to introduce ourselves.... We are new to the Tortoise world and eager to learn from everyone here. We bought a baby Russian Tortoise from East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley Ca. for our Son for Christmas. He has named the baby "Tortellini" It was "Soup" first then he changed the name.
We keep Tortellini in a glass aquarium for the time being, but we are building a Turtle Table for a bigger space. Tortellini seems to be adapting well with only one indecent of finding him on his back (boy did we freak out!). I don't think he was there long and we have adjusted things to prevent that in the future.
We have one question for anyone with an answer.... We are looking for a Fluorescent UVB fixture for our table we are building. We would like it to be about 36" and I have not been able to find what I am looking for. It has been in a few pictures that I have seen online and I will attach the picture of what I am talking about. This is not my table, I am just asking to see if anyone here knows where I can buy this type of light fixture (the strip light on the left). It seems like it is very versatile and easy to move if need be. Here is the picture and thanks for having us here! Thanks! Shari
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Lovely setup! I hope to replicate your live plants and possible stairway in our tort enclosure this year! :D
 

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Greta 4 1/2 weeks old. Am I supposed to be feeding her daily? Some people say yes some say it will cause rapid growth & pyramiding. She has vetch & red clover growing in her cage she can graze when she wants. I'm wondering about the mazuri food.
 

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Greta 4 1/2 weeks old. Am I supposed to be feeding her daily? Some people say yes some say it will cause rapid growth & pyramiding. She has vetch & red clover growing in her cage she can graze when she wants. I'm wondering about the mazuri food.
Very cute!!! Welcome to the forum, fellow Michigander! @Tom has done a lot of research on pyramiding and his experience suggests that greater humidity in a tort's enclosure -- especially for babies -- is the contributing factor to pyramiding. He can definitely speak to that much more in depth than I can! ;) So make sure your baby gets lots of soaks!
 

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