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Ernie's weight today is 831 grams. He seems to loose weight each year when I move him back outside full time.

Ernie's weight today: 887 grams. That's 0.2 ounces short of 2 pounds for those who don't do metric. His enclosure is sitting outside so he can acclimate to that noise and light level again after being in the dark garage all winter. I had a light on the enclosure but it wasn't anywhere near full...

Thanks! I couldn't have done it without @Tom and @Neal!

Ernie's weight today post soak- 733 grams.

Infrared. The point and shoot kind which is also available at a home center. I use it for my Leopard and for my Uromastyx, Otis. Mine also has a "Body" setting which I've used to check for body temps in the various animals. It even works on fish tanks to check the water temps coming out of a...

Here's Ernie outside his hide. That lip on the front is what's been rubbing on his carapace. I don't know if he's big enough to sex yet but from what I can tell so far it looks like we've been right all along about his maleness. You can see how much he keeps his plastron burrowed into the...

Don't worry... I'm not done yet. More PICS!!! This is going to be Ernest's first year in his outdoor enclosure! The tax refund will help me build a nice wire mesh lid to fit over the outdoor setup for the summer. The indoor enclosure is still that same Rubbermaid tub and the same substrate is...

Here we go! Pictures, as promised. Light bulb for scale on this one.

Ernie's weight today 662 grams (1.5ish pounds). Promise I'll get the pics this weekend when we move his enclosure to the back yard again. I do believe he''s big enough to live outside this year. I'm still going to build a wire lid to go on the outdoor enclosure but he will definitely go outside...

Ernie's weight after soaking today: 582 grams. Also, I've forgotten to get any new pics... my bad! I'll get on that ASAP!

Ernest T's weight is 478 grams! Yay!!! He's over a pound finally! I'll get some pics soon to post.

This month Ernie's weight is 428. The enclosure has been brought back into the garage and the heating/lighting has been set back up. Humidity readings of 48-50% and temps of 68-78F degrees on the cooler end of the enclosure. The water dish is sitting right underneath the lighting so the...

This month Ernest T's weight is 402 grams. Only 52 more grams to go and he'll be a whole pound! At the rate he's going it shouldn't take more than a month and a half for him to reach that weight. Fingers crossed... I just realized that my prediction that he'd be outside in his pen by the end of...

Here's this month's update: Since @Neal asked for pics (last month...sorry it took so long!) I decided to weigh early this month so I could post that with them. Ernest T's weight is 372 grams this morning! His current greens of choice is Escarole. He still gets soaked every morning for a half...

Today is Ernest T's first "pip day"! His weight this morning after his soak- 317 grams!

Seems Ernie is back on track with weight gains. 276 grams yesterday and that's a 47 gram gain since the last weigh in!

It's been a week and I've been watching Ernest T more to make sure he's okay. I've made a few adjustments to the routine and I'm hoping this'll all work itself out. I've gone back to grocery greens as the staple. Mainly because between the baking summer heat and my picking, I'm out of weeds! I'm...

Ernest T's weight this morning after soak was 229 grams! That's only a 6 gram weight gain compared to the usual 20ish. I think it's due to the stress of living on the patio full time and once he gets adjusted, the weight gains will resume. We'll have to keep an eye on this. The enclosure is not...

Got some okay pics of Ernest T today.

It's been a bit since I posted pics of Ernest T so you guys can see his carapace's progress. He's now reached 4 inches measured on his plastron, just as I predicted he would. I'm keeping the sow thistle chopped back so that it's constantly making tender new leaves for me to feed. He still...