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  1. Emily Contreras

    some progress on saturn

    So my baby tortoise, is growing but slowly, which is normal for a tortoise, i think.. Hes gets soaked once a day for 30 minutes in luke warm water. He hates it. He eats like CRAZY! We feed him lots of dandelions, prickly pear cactus, and even the fruit sometimes, when we forget to soak him (...
  2. Emily Contreras

    Forgot (Tortoise left without food and water)

    I went away for a while and was paying my neighbor to watch my animals while I was gone. I have a lot of animals but she forgot to feed and give my tortoise water. I was gone for atleast 1 week and he didnt eat or drink. Im really worried. He doesn't seem like hes acting unusual. But I still worry.
  3. Emily Contreras

    green

    I decided to change my tortoises diet to weeds>store bought. And man. That stuff is so weird my baby tortoises mouth is stained green from all of the food he eats. :D
  4. Emily Contreras

    what (in other words, the Hootchy Cootcy Dance!)

    I named this "what" because that was my reaction to this. I always soak saturn everyday for 30 minutes or more in warm water. I always give him a lil shell scratch too, (on the top) I scratched above his tail and he started wiggling (like almost looked like he was shaking his butt) what is...
  5. Emily Contreras

    prickly pear

    My nana has a prickly pear cactus in the backyard that is more than 30 years old! (I think) It has never been sprayed or treated, its just survived on its own. Anyways, can I feed that to saturn?
  6. Emily Contreras

    food.

    I have read all of the care sheets, on food. but I need to find out whether or not some foods are good. I ran out of food (the vegtable mix i give him) and I am going to give him some of the vegtables my grandpa grows. but here is the list of stuff he has: (ill underline stuff I...
  7. Emily Contreras

    YOUR TORTOISE NICKNAMES?

    Im curious! I want to know what your tortoises's nick names are! My tortoises nickname is, "baby turtle"
  8. Emily Contreras

    daily???? (soaks)

    At what age can I stop giving DAILY soaks? I noticed some people dont even soak their grown tortoises, so what time can I stop soaking him daily?
  9. Emily Contreras

    How to trap humidity?

    My tortoise is doing great, but I am very worried about his humidity. I have a christmas tree tote as his enclosure because he didn't like the one I built him. I cut holes in the top (for the lights) , and I have some air holes. But the tote is very short, its maybe 7-8 inches tall. I hung the...
  10. Emily Contreras

    AMAZING PROGRESS!

    I am very happy to say that saturn is growing very fast! He is darkening up, and he is getting growth rings! He has gotten alot heavier. I dont have a measuring tool to see how much grams he weighs.. but he is certainly looking nice! I moved him back to the christmas tree tote because after...
  11. Emily Contreras

    rehomed.

    I am sad to say that I rehomed my second tortoise, pandora, because she was starting to get sick. I gave her to someone that wanted to try and help her. She started to get spongy. and she was sleeping even when i picked her up, her eyes were closed. She stopped eating, she pooped one time, in a...
  12. Emily Contreras

    Groups?

    I have 2 baby sulcatas now. Both had VERY dry climates when they were born. Since I have 2, and a VERY big enclosure, would it be better if I got a thrid one? Would that reduce the chance of them fighting? And possibly be able to keep them in one enclosure? It would save me alot of time. But I...
  13. Emily Contreras

    another one D:

    Okay.. So I was given ANOTHER sulcata. Right now. Since I don't have money for another enclosure. It is in the same enclosure as my current one, Saturn. I know I can't keep them together forever. (considering this baby is VERY small) Speaking of her INTENSE small-ness, is their a possibility she...
  14. Emily Contreras

    How hot is too hot?

    So recently, I got a very big new enclosure, for my tortoise, saturn. It is big, but the temperature underneath the bulb can get up to 108 degrees, so i freaked out thinking thats way too hot.. and i hung it above the enclosure, letting all of the humidity out, the che is on at night and it...
  15. Emily Contreras

    Growth of Saturn

    Alright, later when I get home, Im going to keep tabs of my little dude. He just got his new enclosure, he LOVES IT! He didn't like running around in his cage, but now hes so, so active! Anyways, hes a bit over 2 inches.
  16. Emily Contreras

    Ignorant keeper.

    So, my friend found a tortoise, a sulcata, she said shes going to keep it, but doesn't want to spend money on it. She is only getting he information from google. And im very concerned for the tortoise she found. It is the sister of my tort because she found it in the same place as ours. She...
  17. Emily Contreras

    HOW BIG?

    So we got a christmas tree tote from walmart for 25 dollars, it is 53"L x 21"W x 14"H Is this big enough? Or should we return in and try to find a bigger one?
  18. Emily Contreras

    HEALTHY? AND CUTE PICS TOO

    pics of saturn, is he looking healthy?
  19. Emily Contreras

    heat pads?

    I wanted to know if heatpads where a possibility instead of a light? I know they need to bask, but saturn gets more than an hour of sun everyday. Im asking this because on the seventh of september. I am getting saturn a christmas tree tote. And It would be nice if I didn't have to cut a big hole...
  20. Emily Contreras

    Outdoor enclosure

    My sulcata baby is about.. 2 inches. smaller than my palm. I want to put him outside when he gets bigger, I live in AZ so there is hawks, is 6 months ok to put him outside full time? Im eager to put him outside because he is alot more lively and happy outside. He hates his enclosure (even though...
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