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Hello all! It's been a while since I've been online, but I wanted to give an update on Tippy and post some pictures of the progress on her new outdoor habitat. She has doubled her weight in six months, growing from just under 100 grams to over 200 grams! Her shell has grown so beautifully, with...

So my boyfriends father brought home this cactus somewhere around 20 years ago and planted it at his garage. We live in NC and the soil where it was planted was almost solely that iconic Carolina red clay, so it never really took off (this is my hypothesis at least). My boyfriend said that the...

So today I planted some young Yucca plants in Tippy's new enclosure. She did spend the weekend at the vet for boarding purposes, nothing health related, and I don't know if she's just a little freaked out about having been moved around more than usual, or if the enclosure updates have anything...

If I had the space, I would go get this poor guy in a heartbeat. The picture in the ad clearly states that he has been poorly taken care of with a very long beak and terrible pyramiding. The tank he's in looks tiny :( I hope someone on here can take him...

So I went in search of Mazuri at the local PetCo, only to be yet again disappointed. I picked up some ZooMed Grassland Tortoise pellets, but moseyed over to the rabbit section for kicks and giggles, and found this stuff. It's all natural and the only ingredients are sun-cured Timothy hay and...

Tippy was cruisin' around the yard the other day and she seemed very interested in this, but I didn't want her to eat it before knowing what it was. The second one looks like Carolina Geranium but I'm not 100% sure. I live in NC if that helps narrow it down. Thanks!

Tippy is about a year and three months now, and has begun turning her nose up at foods that she used to inhale. She loves cactus pads and will eat about half of a pad twice a week as well as aloe, spring mix and kale. She used to love wheat grass but lately hasn't shown interest. She did come...

I'll try and take a video of my leopard Tippy in the act, but has anyone else ever seen their tort wagging their tail? I've noticed that Tippy does it about every other day. She did it a few times right before she peed, but most of the time she does it when she's just takin a stroll around her...

Did a lot of research and asking around before switching to organic mushroom compost which I've mixed with a little topsoil, and so far my switch has yielded much better consistency in humidity. Was previously getting some drastic drops in humidity at night, even with half of the table being...

Tippy has made it quite clear that she is a once a month on the dot table change kinda girl. Going to go to the store today and re up on supplies, and was thinking about switching up my substrate from coco coir and sphagnum moss to this great organic mushroom compost that they have at Lowes and...

Here's a link to The Turtle Rescue Team's Instagram post about license plates that raise funds for their organization :) TRT is a rescue and rehabilitation center for turtles in NC that is based out of NC State University. If you have a car and like turtles, you should get one! I know I am...

I really want to extend my thanks to all of you awesome people on here for educating me on these incredible creatures! Since joining this forum, I have made so many wonderful improvements in my care of Tippy the Leo. I have noticed such an amazing change in so many areas of her life. Since she...

What are some good special treat foods for my leopard tortoise? Trying to expand her culinary horizons :P

I figured this was something I should share. I hope they find him! [TURTLE] http://augusta.craigslist.org/pet/4403139566.html

What could this be?? She's not injured, that I'm sure of. I haven't noticed her messing with her face or anything, and this has popped up over a course of about a week with the color getting more noticeable. Nothing in her diet is red with the exception of the occasional piece of radicchio in...

I'm almost certain I saw this same question posed already, but I couldn't find the thread again. How much give should a healthy shell have? I've never noticed anything unusual about my Leo's shell but after reading that thread I was curious so I applied a tiny bit of pressure to her shell and it...

Hey everyone! My name is Julia and about three months ago I purchased a one year old Leopard Tortoise and her name is Tippy. I have fiddled around with her enclosure a lot, and I think I've finally nailed it. Her habitat is a 6'x2' shoe rack that I repurposed and sits over a massive heat vent so...

Hello fellow tortoise lovers! My name is Julia and this is my first time raising a tortoise. I've had many Box turtles and fell in love with tortoises and decided to get myself a baby Leo! Meet Tippy, my one year old Leopard Tortoise. Have had her around 3 months now and she is getting settled...