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Toddrickfl1

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Whahaha. Murphy is looking good. You Your Majesty on the other hand look scared. Are your kingly duties too much by any chance. [emoji6]
Ya sometimes he scares me. One time I woke up in the middle of the night and he was standing at the foot of my bed holding a picture of a banana with the words "Or else" written underneath it :eek:
 

Maro2Bear

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GORGEOUS!!!!!:)

I had no idea banana trees could grow successfully in such a small container...hmmmm...;)

Yes.....and you can see that these put out pups too. So not just hanging on, but thriving and putting out banana pups.
GORGEOUS!!!!!:)

I had no idea banana trees could grow successfully in such a small container...hmmmm...;)


Yep. The trick is to grow “dwarf” varieties, in good mulchy soil, lots of water daily. Very easy to grow, leaves make great tort food and are good to BBQ with as well (wrap fish meat or other goods in wet leaves) and bake indirectly on the BBQ.
 

Maro2Bear

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Kristoff

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Oh right. You see! My Lady that is why we peasants need people such as you, who know better and can point lowly people such as myself in the right direction. Thank you My Lady for deigning to impart your wisdom on myself. ( I walk away bowing down to my knees until you can no longer see me)

Actually, it’s so dark we can’t see you anyway [emoji6]
 

Kristoff

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I took a few pics at breakfast time because we had cloud cover.

Here’s my first RF Dusty I got as a hatchling from and old member who was a breeder about 6 yrs ago.
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2nd RF Roxy I rescued from Petco! I watched him there for months eating fruit pebbles and badly pyramided.
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3rd Sulcata Jackson I got as a small little guy. He is a good boy who is 40lbs now.
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4th Desert tort Willow found next to our pool while bbqing. She was a tiny hatchling who I thought was a Sulcata until I picked her up. I found out 1yr later that our senior neighbors down the street have a pair of adults. So she either wondered off to our yard which is possible because I have found 2 other hatchlings in our road. One was squished and I buried it and the other my son found with his friend and we gave it back. We all live on 2 acre lots so it’s a long walk. Or a bird dropped her as a gift.
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5th Desert tort Buddy who I just got from my sister last month. He is so sweet. It drives me crazy not knowing how old he is.
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Gorgeous!!
 

Kristoff

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He's not doing to great. He had another stroke while in the hospital a few days ago. He's pretty much bed bound now. Physical therapy has to get him up to walk and even with help he can only manage a few steps. We are trying to get him placed in a good rehab but since he's thru the Veterans Association there's limited options. We're hoping he can walk and be somewhat mobile on his own again after some rehab. Most likely not going to be able to live by himself again. Me and my brother have been super busy trying to take care of things.

Sorry to hear. These are tough times for you and your family. A hug.
 

JoesMum

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JoesMum

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I took a few pics at breakfast time because we had cloud cover.

Here’s my first RF Dusty I got as a hatchling from and old member who was a breeder about 6 yrs ago.
View attachment 245407

2nd RF Roxy I rescued from Petco! I watched him there for months eating fruit pebbles and badly pyramided.
View attachment 245408

3rd Sulcata Jackson I got as a small little guy. He is a good boy who is 40lbs now.
View attachment 245410
View attachment 245411

4th Desert tort Willow found next to our pool while bbqing. She was a tiny hatchling who I thought was a Sulcata until I picked her up. I found out 1yr later that our senior neighbors down the street have a pair of adults. So she either wondered off to our yard which is possible because I have found 2 other hatchlings in our road. One was squished and I buried it and the other my son found with his friend and we gave it back. We all live on 2 acre lots so it’s a long walk. Or a bird dropped her as a gift.
View attachment 245409

5th Desert tort Buddy who I just got from my sister last month. He is so sweet. It drives me crazy not knowing how old he is.
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Lovely [emoji7]
 
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