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Dizzy has finally decided he can sleep in his humid hide. All it took was my daughter decorating it with colored duct tape to keep it dark. He must like the bright colors.

It was 90+ today in Central NY and sunny so I took Dizzy out to the newly reinforced out door enclosure. He has been doing a lot of sleeping but outside he explored for an hour before digging a hole to sleep in.

Had asked awhile back about Petrie's shell being pliable an was told this is normal. Now that I have Dizzy I am so worried of him failing I feel his shell everyday. His plastron is softer than Petries was. It isn't squish but more pliable. Is this because he is only 5 weeks old? Thank you for...

Hi all! This could be me over reacting but I'm not sure Dizzy's urine is normal. I have seen it quite well because he seems to enjoy urinating on me! Tonight when he did it the urine dried in seconds and there was like a grainy sand left behind. Also when he goes his belly seems to soften maybe...

Hi everyone! I am having a lot of trouble getting the humidity and heat correct in my enclosure. I have a ZooMed enclosure which after posting on the boards I added plexiglass to so that it would hold in the heat and humidity. The only hole is for my lights. I am using a MVB and a CHE for...

I have been reading posts about how great Mazuri is for the torts but the other day I came across one that said not to feed it till they are older. I was thinking of getting some for Dizzy in hopes that he would start liking it at an early age and continue to eat it. Is there a certain age to...

After the loss of Petrie my boyfriend bought me Dizzy, I'm still scared something bad will happen again but I do love him! He is 4 weeks old and about 2". He is so tiny I feel like I am going to hurt him everything I pick him up. I really can't believe they can be sold this young. I do...

This is the outdoor enclosure I made for Petrie that my dog was able to get into. I am currently adding heavy duty sides so that this tragedy does not happen again. Is there anything else that I should do? I don't want to lose my new tortoise to a tragedy, I can't go through it again...

I haven't been on in a while because tragedy struck my poor Petrie and I have felt very guilty and so upset I just couldn't post. Everyone here has been so great to me and helped me with Petrie I did want to share what happened and make sure that everyone is aware of how dangerous dogs can be...

Tonight I spent a hour at the store looking at plants to put into my tortoise table and new outdoor enclosure. I feel like my head is spinning and only came home with more geraniums since Petrie loves them. My new outdoor enclosure is ready and I want to put in lots of plants for him but to...

I bought this geranium today and as soon as I put it in his enclosure he was as over it.

These pictures were taken a few days ago before the cold front came in. He loves being outside. I am so glad his larger enclosure is almost done.

Petire has been eating like a little pig the last few days. I have been giving him is normal amount of greens in the morning and he eats every last one. By the afternoon he is sitting by his food dish waiting for more. I feel bad so I give it to him and he eats all of that to. On a previous...

Lately Petrie has been trying to climb the walls of his enclosure. It is a wood enclosure so he isn't seeing out or anything like that. My thought is that because it has been cold and rainy he hasn't had much time in his outside pen so maybe he is restless? Does that sound right? Thank you

Hi Everyone! I bought a pound of cactus for Petrie from a place mentioned on the boards (can't remember who know) and it is spineless but it still has the little thorns on it. I have been cutting them off but it is not easy to do and was wondering if I should be cutting them off or if...

I keep reading posts about Hatchlings who's plastrons are "soft" and all the comments about how this is really bad and steps need to be taken to save their lives. I'm so paranoid now that every time I pick up Petrie I check to see if he is soft. I just want to know what a normal plastron...

I have been battling keeping the humidity up in Petrie's enclosure and still can't get it right. I have added a lid over the whole thing except where the lights are. I soak the coir substrate and was still around like 40%. I read a few posts about using a warm air humidifier so last night I...

I recently switched Petrie from spinach and collard greens to spring mix and he just loves it. He chows down as soon as I put it out. Last week I tried a piece of strawberry with him and all he did was sit on it to get to the spring mix. I figured that isn't a big deal since it was just a...

I was concerned last week about his eating but his weigh in today showed a gain so I guess I was wrong. Woo Hoo! May 14, 2012 114 grams and 3 1/2 inches May 21, 2012 128 grams and 4 inches

My Sulcata is 6 months old, 1.5" and 114g. I have been giving him collard greens and spinach everyday for the week I have had him. He eats it but usually one amount in the morning is good. Today I switched to Spring Mix and gave him a piece of strawberry as a treat. He didn't eat the...