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    CTTC CHINO TURTLE AND TORTOISE SHOW May 20 2017

    Show season again! Another rip-roarin' Chino Tort show coming May 20. All our torts are getting really excited (maybe not?) to show off. Big boy Rocko (150lb Sulcata) will be the star, as usual, eating all the treats that the kids will give him. This is a small show, but we really enjoy doing...
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    THERMO-HYGROMETER DEAL TODAY 11-15 ONLY

    Weather station on sale online & in-store at Sam's club today only. Remote outdoor sender can be used in tort enclosure. Membership not required. Best to get details at Slickdeals(link provided). Really nice unit for the money, at $20 or thereabouts. About the same price as most stand alone...
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    Scary!

    Saw this on a BBQ forum, and thought turtle on the grill, and it scared me until I opened the thread. Thank goodness!
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    Gender Determination

    Found our baby Sully outside, probably an outdoor brood, so incubation temps in late summer in the IE would point to.....? We've had "it" a little less than 2 months, and "it" deserves a name. We think we have a good name in mind, but it is gender specific. I know it can't be 100%, but the...
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    Baby's First Weigh In

    We found our hatchling about 1 month ago, and he has only been eating a little over 1 week. We weighed him yesterday at 40.08 grams.The lenth of the carapace is 2-1/16" eyeballed with a ruler. We were getting worried because he was not eating for weeks. He finally started eating Romaine, and we...
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    Pine Pollen

    My home is in the shadows of 2 100' pine trees. This time of year, they are "blooming", which means EVERYTHING is covered with insidious yellow pollen, including all my vegetation that becomes tort food. Does anyone think this might harm my little buddy? He is quite small and I have to give...
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    Roaming Behavior

    A quick observation. My hatchling S is out sunning in a paperbox top with some bark as substrate. It is about 72 degrees outside. He is running around like crazy, having a great time. His inside habitat is a 20 ga long aquarium with same substrate. Temps over 80 and humidity over 70%. He...
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    Howdy from my Sulcata!

    Hello all, my name is Dave, and I have a hatchling Sulcata. He has been terrorizing my wife and I since 10-10-13. Unlike most of you, I had no knowledge about tortoises whatsoever before I became an owner/caretaker. Our story: We are in the Inland Empire in Southern California, USA. On...
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