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  1. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    UVB and Heat Bulbs

    Hi Everyone! Now that I’m needing to set up a new enclosure for Harley, I’m questioning the UVB light and heat bulb that I use for Rosie too. I will add pictures of the ones I use. Can anyone please give me advice, are they fine? Or not? Or do I need something more or different. I switch...
  2. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Yolk Sack Healing

    Hi everyone! So, yesterday a lady contacted me and said she has a baby tortoise that desperately needs a home as that the owner wants to get rid of. I’ve named the tortoise Harley, she arrived at my house today. She is very small and still has residue (not sure what the term is) from the yolk...
  3. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Rosie's progress

    Hello everyone! I just want to share with you all how well Rosie is doing. When I joined this forum I was as inexperienced as they come, and due to all of your help and wonderful threads, I've managed to turn things around for Rosie. As stated in my first post, Rosie was subjected to severe...
  4. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Fruit

    Hello everyone! I hope that you are all doing well. I just want to find out, will it be okay if I give my leopard tortoise, Rosie, a little bit of fruit once a week? Will this be too often? Should I rather do it once every two weeks? Once a month? Or is it not a good idea at all? I have read...
  5. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Soaking. (no appetite)

    Hello everyone! just a quick question... does anyone have any tips on how to make their tortoise more food driven? My leopard tort, Rosie, really was not fed much by her previous owners. The same old food would be left in her enclosure for five days at a time, and she was only fed iceberg...
  6. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Leopard tortoise substrate

    Hello everyone! I have kept my tort on sand with some bark around the food and water bowl. I literally realised today (thanks to threads on here about it) that sand is not a good substrate and that it can be dangerous. I am going to change this immediately. I want the best for my tort and I feel...
  7. Desiré_tortoise_mom

    Introduction

    Hello everyone! My name is Desiré and I am new to TortoiseForum. I have been lurking here and reading about all that I can about leopard tortoises. I have a one year and three months old leopard tortoise, her name is Rosie. We live in South Africa. I am very excited to be here and very excited...
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