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  1. MarginatedMooney

    Coloration on Plastron

    Hi all, today we noticed some strange dark ish coloration on our Marginated tortoise's plastron on the anal scutes. Does anyone know if this is normal growth or if it's shell rot?
  2. MarginatedMooney

    Outdoor Enclosure Build

    I've started building an outdoor enclosure for Phil the Marginated tortoise. I've cleared the area of my yard where I'm putting it because I had some green plastic grid below the surface where sod used to be and it also had some unidentified weeds. I'm planning for a 20' x 10' enclosure with...
  3. MarginatedMooney

    Body Mass Condition of Tortoises Found in Greece

    I found this research article a while back about body mass condition of Hermann's, Greek, and Marginated tortoises. From this research, they were able to develop a more accurate body mass condition for each of these species and it also takes into account differences between males and females...
  4. MarginatedMooney

    Plan to Move to Outdoor Enclosure: Is This a Good Idea?

    Phil the Marginated tortoise will be 2 years old later this month. He's currently 14.5cm (5.7in) long and weighs 490g (a little over 1lb). Right now, he lives indoors in a 6' x 3' PVC enclosure. Back before it was winter, we were taking him outside whenever we could but due to his size and how...
  5. MarginatedMooney

    Happy 4th of July

    Happy 4th of July to all those from the US from little Phil!
  6. MarginatedMooney

    Happy Easter!

    Phil wishes everyone a happy Easter!
  7. MarginatedMooney

    Phil is 1 Year Old!

    Phil is 1 year old today! He celebrated by eating a mazuri pellet/carrot "cake" and getting lots of shell rubs.
  8. MarginatedMooney

    Happy Holidays from Phil!

    Phil wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ??
  9. MarginatedMooney

    Phil's New PVC Enclosure Build

    Yesterday I started working on building Phil's new enclosure. It's based on @Sterant 's sticky thread and it's going to be 6'x3'x2'. So far, I've cut out all the pieces and sanded down the edges. Next, I'm going to attempt to glue them together with pvc glue. Fingers crossed they'll fit...
  10. MarginatedMooney

    PVC Enclosure Bracing Questions

    I'll be working on Phil's new PVC enclosure this weekend (I'll start another thread about the build). My plan is based off of @Sterant 's design in his sticky thread (referenced below) but I'm planning on making it 6'x3'. Since it's 6', will I need a center brace or braces to keep the top from...
  11. MarginatedMooney

    Phil The Lap Tortoise

    Phil keeps climbing up into my lap lately. While sitting cross-legged, If I put my hand down next to my ankle and have it angled like a ramp, he'll climb onto my hand and up into my lap. He may just be exploring or looking for a place to sleep (sometimes he'll try to burrow where my knee is...
  12. MarginatedMooney

    Phil's Thread

    I was looking through the pictures on my phone the other day and I realized most of my pictures are of Phil, my baby marginated tortoise. So, I'm thinking I'll start this thread to post occasionally on how he's doing and to share some of my favorite pictures of him. Currently he's 8 months...
  13. MarginatedMooney

    Galapagos Tortoises Walk to Their New Home at London Zoo

    PEOPLE: WATCH: Treat-Loving Tortoises Slowly Walk Through the London Zoo to Reach New Home. https://people.com/pets/giant-tortoises-walk-through-london-zoo-slowly-to-get-to-new-home/ I saw this today and thought it was interesting, particularly how they trained them to follow the cones...
  14. MarginatedMooney

    Is My Tortoise Really This Smart?

    Okay, so I feed little Phil mazuri pellets twice a week, on Wednesday and Sunday mornings. Normally, he sleeps inside his log hide at night but the past two Saturdays, he has slept outside his log and is immediately ready for pellets and heading toward them as soon as I put them on his slate on...
  15. MarginatedMooney

    Phil is 6 Months Old Today!

    It's hard to believe we've had this little guy for 6 months already. For his 6 month birthday, he got a treat - pellet on top of cucumber. He's been quite a bit more active lately. He's been roaming around his enclosure more often, wanting to climb everything, and scratching at the walls of his...
  16. MarginatedMooney

    Update on Phil and Shell Growth Question

    Hi all, From what I can tell, Phil is a happy, healthy little tortoise. He's just over 4 months old now and has grown from 3.8cm(~1.5in) and 14g to 5.7cm(~2.25in) and 38g during that span of time! A lot of credit goes to this forum for helping me out with this little guy. I've been trying to...
  17. MarginatedMooney

    Time To Start Hoarding Incandescent Bulbs?

    I just saw this article come across my news feed today... Apparently, the US Department of Energy might start prohibiting the sale of all light bulbs with less than 45 lumens per Watt. I'm assuming that would include all incandescent bulbs...
  18. MarginatedMooney

    Introducing Phil!

    Hello, from North Carolina! My wife and I are new tortoise parents. I've been on the forums for over a month, reading and learning a lot about how to properly take care of our little baby tortoise. I'd like to thank you all. We're still learning every day and these forums have been an...
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