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    Plumeria Cutting

    So back in September on my honeymoon in Hawaii, I picked up a cutting of Plumeria that they market to tourists, probably assuming they'll never actually grow. Well, I stuck mine in with the tortoise and it's gone crazy! After planting it in December, it started to grow in January, and today it...
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    3 Tortoises -Russian & Herman in MA (Craigslist)

    This ad has been around for a while and it drives me crazy to see different species being housed together. (Though to be fair, it seems like they've got a decent set up minus the 3 grown tortoises of different species). While I'd love to swoop in, I just don't have the room...
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    Malfunctioning Temp Gun - Be Careful!

    Has anyone ever had their temperature gun go haywire? I noticed the displayed temp jumping up and down a lot (when the situation didn't call for it) over the last day or so and now it's just very clearly WRONG at times. I tried changing the battery, but that didn't help. I'm curious if anyone...
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    Two Antibiotics At Once?

    [Short Version] Dante has a recurring infection and a culture just determined he has two bacteria - Pseudomonas aeuriginosa and aeromonas hydrophila. He's currently on Amikacin (again), and the vet wants to add Enrofloxacin (Baytril?). Does anyone have any experience with giving 2 antibiotics...
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    Spot the Difference... Cat Burglar Edition

    Carefully examine exhibit A and exhibit B. Can you spot the difference? A B Oh yes, that is most definitely a furry, heat-seeking trespasser! I was in a rush this morning for work and must have left a gap in the plexiglass top and one of the cats decided to help himself to Dante's heat...
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    Ganges Turtles Used In Failed Flesh-Eating Endeavor

    This may not be news to some of you as this is a year old, but it's new to me and I found it fascinating! This is a very interesting article on a failed ecological experiment in India. And in my opinion, why humans should stop trying to bend nature to our needs, because it rarely seems to work...
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    Merry Christmas from Balmy Boston

    Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, everyone! :) With a forecast of 68 degrees, I feel like I should have decorated a palm tree instead of an evergreen tree! (No laughing from you warm-climate folk - this is REALLY WARM to us poor Northern folk)
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    What Are You Knitting Right Now? ♣ ♣ ♣

    Alright all you knitters out there, let's see what projects you're currently working on! I've been working on this scarf (off and on - but mostly OFF lol) since February. But I'm in the home stretch now! Probably about 85% done and can't wait to finish...not that I need it right now. They're...
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    Bumps at Injection Site

    Hey guys....long time no see! Long story short, Dante's been sick for several months (RI and then mysterious secondary infection) and is finally on the mend. He had daily injections for quite some time that finished 3-4 weeks ago. I've left his poor, tortured legs alone since then, so I'm not...
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    Sea Turtles in Hawaii (and other photos!)

    So my husband and I just got back from our honeymoon in Hawaii and it was awesome! My one and only goal was to snorkel with sea turtles...while that didn't seem like an overly ambitious goal to me, the weather just didn't want to cooperate! There were several hurricanes off the coast kicking up...
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    Tortoise 'Litterbox'!

    Dante loves his water fountain, which means I love it too, but it is a process to clean. And without fail, every time I clean it, I catch him in the poop position! Every. Single. Time. Lol I'm not really complaining, because I'm glad it keeps him regular, but he seriously reminds me of my...
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    Where to Live In Carolinas?

    My husband and I just got married and now are focusing on saving up for house. We'll NEVER be able to afford a house where we live here in MA, so instead of being house-poor and enduring more insane winters, we are planning to move south.... Eventually.... Hopefully next year, but TBD. We've...
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    Lysine Supplement to Treat Feline Herpes

    So one of my cats has been having minor eye irritations for months (1-2x a month, clears up really fast, within 24 hours).... This past Wednesday his eye looked REALLY BAD so we took him to the pet ER where they immediately recognized it as feline herpes...I thought it was allergies, sensitively...
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    Finally - No More Snow!

    Hi all :-) Yes, we're still alive, though I've been very neglectful of TFO - sorry! Between the endless winter and wedding preparations, free time is.... Wait, what is free time??? It was FINALLY warm enough yesterday (unseasonably so! 85 degrees!) to take Dante outside for some late-afternoon...
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    Found A Wild Aldabra!

    Found him wandering in my local garden store, can you believe it??? :-P He seems shy, doesn't really want to do much of anything! Hahaha He only seems interested in hanging out with his fellow lawn ornaments. Who knew realistic tortoise lawn ornaments were a thing? If he didn't cost $300...
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    Another Week, Another Blizzard

    Last time I checked my GPS, I lived just north of Boston, but I think Mother Nature got confused! My backyard looks like a scene straight from Buffalo, NY or even Russia. We've had 6 or so feet of snow in 3 weeks (I've honestly lost track :-/ ), and tonight they're forecasting wind chill temps...
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    Turtle Vocalizations

    I had assumed that water turtles did not make vocalizations like tortoises (maybe that's just because I don't have a water turtle), but my neighbor just posted this interesting article on her blog about how they do! I think it's awesome that mama water turtles can call to their babies and babies...
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    Long time no see!

    It feels like forever since I last posted something...I fell off the face of the Earth around the time the forum got its overhaul. The new forum looks great BTW! Though I feel much older than my age now because I'm looking at all the new features saying "What are all these newfangled features...
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    Cat-Proofing Our Enclosure

    We finally successfully cat-proofed Dante's enclosure! We previously had a single piece of plexiglass over his enclosure that was originally meant to help hold in humidity, not to keep out Houdini-esque kittens. Once they figured out how to make the jump up, they were very interested in the...
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    Jonathan, the 182 y.o. Seychelles Giant Tortoise

    Interesting write up...I didn't know tortoises could get cataracts! Poor old Jonathan... http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26543021
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