saginawhxc
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Edited because I somehow made a double post.
The Mr T Experience
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I woke up this morning and the door to Mr T's indoor enclosure was absolutely fogged over. Apparently we lost power in the night and my gfci tripped so even when the power kicked back on his enclosure never turned back on. His enclosure was 73f and without a heat source his humidity rose to 94%.
Hopefully one night like that doesn't hurt him. Not the way I wanted to start the day.
Hopefully one night like that doesn't hurt him. Not the way I wanted to start the day.
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There is no direct sunshine to be found, but after a week of cooler temperatures we are enjoying our nice 80f October day with a nice outdoor bath day.
We also had a little bit of pumpkin today. Hot Lips seemed to love it.
I haven't given any updates on the twins lately so I weighed them today. Last weigh in was roughly a month ago.
Frank grew 2.5 pounds and is up 14 pounds, and Hot Lips also grew 2.5 pounds and is up to 13 pounds.
We also had a little bit of pumpkin today. Hot Lips seemed to love it.
I haven't given any updates on the twins lately so I weighed them today. Last weigh in was roughly a month ago.
Frank grew 2.5 pounds and is up 14 pounds, and Hot Lips also grew 2.5 pounds and is up to 13 pounds.
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Mr. T so smooth and i think he is the most calm one when bathing time comes. He is the only one sitting comfortably enjoying the bath.
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Yes. Mr T has been soaked almost every single day for the last six months. He is as smooth as I have seen a tortoise his size.
The twins huff and puff a little, but aren't bad.
The Russian assumes I am trying to drown him and tries to make his escape the entire time.
The twins huff and puff a little, but aren't bad.
The Russian assumes I am trying to drown him and tries to make his escape the entire time.
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Man I suck at the Internet some times. I tried to edit my statement, ended up quoting it for no reason, and now can't figure out how to delete it.
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I meant to say yes he is calm during his bath because he is used to it.
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I think we can't delete a post. I can see the russian panicking from the pic lol.
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The only time he eats is right after a bath. It's probably because all the panicking works up an appetite.
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Mr T lost a gram this week. He is down to 363g.
I knew enrolling him in that crossfit class would pay off.
I knew enrolling him in that crossfit class would pay off.
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I see maro2bear thread, beware of the boom of next week weight. Usually they do it, at least maro2bear's sully do it that way.
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He is just coming off almost a month of explosive growth. Hopefully he is slowing down a little for the winter.
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+20g. 383g.The weather in Michigan is certainly getting colder. Mornings in low 40's already, with one morning getting as low as 39f. Daytime temps have been between 55f and 70f.
Stinks that Mr T hasn't been getting much outside time. It's starting to sink in how much it stinks to raise these guys in Michigan.
The twins have been spending almost all of their time in their heated hide. They come out pretty much to eat, and then go back in.
I haven't made near enough progress on the tortoise shed. It's coming along, but I should have had it done by now. I've been too busy. If I'm not close to finishing it by the end of the week maybe I'll take a few days off of work so I can finish up.
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Opppsss that pic should be in 2017 calendar contest, i am 100% vote it
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Thank you. I wanted to submit something, but I procrastinated for far too long and missed the submission date.
I agree, that is a terrific picture!
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Well there is always next year. I'm sure I'll still have a camera and still have tortoises.
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Gorgeous picture!
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Steph just sent me this picture while I am at work. I took his fogger away a couple of days ago, because I decided to stack the Russians table on top of Mr T's enclosure and the fogger sat on top. Apparently he has just been staring for like 15 minutes at the spot where the magic fog would appear every morning. He did appear to love that thing. I installed an outlet inside the enclosure just in case I decided to use it for something. Maybe I can bring the fogger back and set it up inside for him.
