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    gopher tortoise project

    Hello everyone ! I am requesting help from fellow tort lovers. I am going to be doing an honors project at my college and it is about gopher tortoise burrow placement and thermoregulation. I will need people who live in gopher tort natural range who are willing to document compass directions on...
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    A Petition to stop selling wild caught Russians !!! PLEASE SIGN

    A friend of mine started this petition to get Petco and Petsmart to STOP selling wild caught Russian Torts. Please help the cause by signing this petition !! Thanks in advance :)...
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    Picking up Gopher tort within the week :)

    so my IDNR (Illinois department of natural resources) permit FINALLY came in the mail !!!! WOOO HOOOO :) Today I went to the Tractor Supply Store and picked up a 100 gallon Rubbermaid Stock tank and then went to home depot and picked up 400 lbs of top soil and 5 large bags of sand. I am...
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    Gopher Tortoise Tips ANYONE ??!!

    I am waiting for my permit from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and then i will be temporarily housing a juvenile Gopher Tort. I work at the Wildlife Discovery Center in Illinois and we aquired the tort in March and we have no where to put him. For a while he lived with the box...
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    using hind legs to wipe tail ?

    So my adult female three toe Kala was outside today in the garden and I noticed on a handful of occasions she would stop walking and take one hind leg and push it against her tail. Then she would take the other leg and push at her tail. She was doing it pretty fast though as if wiping her tail...
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    this turtle bites EVERYTHING !

    So as most of u saw my thread about my boxie eating her arm , I brought her outside today because it is 80 in Chicago and she is trying to eat anything and everything in the yard. She bit dirt , leaves, rocks. And she did find a rolly Polly :) Does anyone else have boxies that eat everything ...
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    REPTILE RAMPAGE March 11, 2012 Lake Forest, IL

    Hobnob with herps from all over the world at the Wildlife Discovery Center’s fourteenth annual Reptile Rampage. This gigantic education-only reptile show will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the City of Lake Forest’s Recreation Center, 400 Hastings Road...
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    Box turtle biting her arm ?

    So i noticed on 2 or 3 separate ocasions that my hatchling is biting her own arm and today i noticed it was a little pink. I took her out , rinsed her off in warm water and put a little neosporin then left her in the "hospital tank" for an hour while i changed out all of her substrate and washed...
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    REPTILE theme PURSES for a GOOD CAUSE !!!

    I make purses for fun so I decided that this would be a good way to raise money for the Reptile Rescue that I adopted my baby girl from! The bags are $30 (shipping included for the mainland) and $5 from every bag that I sell will be given to the shelter or used to buy necessities for the...
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    A GOOD way to give back and get a little something in RETURN :)

    I make purses for fun so I decided that this would be a good way to raise money for the Reptile Rescue that I adopted my baby girl from! The bags are $30 (shipping included for the mainland) and $5 from every bag that I sell will be given to the shelter or used to buy necessities for the...
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    UPDATE on the TTBT i adpoted :)

    So far I have had Kala my adopted TTBT for 1 week and 2 days. I have her set up in a 55 gallon aquarium, but I am planning on purchasing a 48long x 28 wide x 18 tall Vision cage from a friend who breeds snakes, so she will soon have a big house :) I set up her cage the day before I got her...
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    Egg Yolk looking discharge ??

    So today I brought Kala home and first soaked her in warm water because her skin looked flaky then i put her in the tank and she basked a while. She ate a strawberry, then she drank water for about 10 min straight (she must have been dehydrated) and then I noticed some egg yolky type of...
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    what do u think of this name?

    So as most of you know, tomorrow I am supposed to pick up my beautiful TT from the shelter. I was thinking of naming her Kala which is hawiian for princess and also translates into Sarah which is my moms name. I thought it would be nice becuase I'm getting her becuase my mom is the best and...
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    HELP ID a BOXIE PLEASE !!

    There is a local reptile shelter in my area and they posted a pic of this cutie .. they say she is a 3 toe, but others thought she is an Eastern .. what do u guys think.. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420967_10151270703145014_789275013_23283543_1399174831_n.jpg...
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    Enclosure Suggestions

    My hatchling Florida Boxie currently lives in an 18 gallon rubbermaid tote with holes cut out for UVB light, heat light and humidifier that my brother made. I have a large black water dish (its a shallow plate that is dishwasher safe) a coconut hut and a potted lettuce plant mix that i planted...
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    my hatchling actually CAME OUT !!! :)

    so this morning i was THRILLED when i peeked into my FBT's (Florida box turtle) cage and saw her eating her Rep-Cal box turtle diet all by herself ! This is the first time in the 3 weeks that i have had her that she has come out at all. It has been about an hour and a half and she is half under...
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    problems with vitamins !

    I try to feed my hatchling vitamins at least once or twice a week and the past couple days she sticks up her nose to food with any type of vitamins in it. I tried to dust worms and she wouldn't eat it , I tried to sneak it in her food today and she wouldn't eat it .. any suggestions on how to...
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    over night temps ?

    I was wondering what you guys keep your overnight temps at ?? I just checked on mine and its 66 , is that too cold for a Florida BT (hatchling) ?? Thanks!
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    Update on the new baby Florida Boxie :)

    One of my friends asked me to post a pic of the baby next to a ruler for a size comparison. Thought you guys might enjoy the cuteness :) I weighed her today and she is 43 grams and was born in August 2011, do u think that it is a good weight? I have been soaking her daily and feeding her...
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    Florida Boxie hatchling questions

    On Sunday 1/15/12 I purchased a hatchling Florida box turtle and so far she has just hidden in her substrate of coconut husk and cypress mulch. I have taken her out every morning to soak her in warm water, but she has not pooped yet and its been a few days. She has eaten well and she is very...
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