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Wow, their markings are stunning - especially the first one! Congratulations! We've had our male Leopard for two summers now; this year he finally began mating. I read so many different accounts of Leopard mating/laying/hatching times - :confused: - this is why I am loving this Forum!

Your Member info does not let us know where you live. more details please;) Northern Cal, or. So. Cal Inland for example, instead of simply 'California.' I totally agree with the above comments that your torts' size is OK to go outdoors - ours went outside full time at around 7-8lbs - too heavy...

>>As soon as their little bellies are closed up and they are eating OK.<< Yep. We just sold 36 baby Sulcatas (from three in-ground clutches) to a Shop last weekend. They were a mix of 30, 23 and 17 days out of the ground. For what it's worth his criteria for accepting them were their 'belly...

Ceramic heating elements are tough and longlasting, I like them. I didn't have access to a thermostat on one occasion, so I just kept adjusting the distance from the element to the tort until my temp was good. On another, I had the timer going off/on a lot (bought extra dohickys for the timer)...

Hi, Tom! I was viewing a post about Leopard's swimming and caught your profile pic -- I'm not sure if that INCREDIBLE shell pattern is real, photoshop, decals stuck on or what, but those stars, and the 3D boxes -- mind blown! So who's burrow do I have to clean to get in on that? thanks, brad...

Those pics are a bit old, and I've since "hardfaced" Luna's shell with Quikrete crack repair. Here's a link to my post explaining it: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/posts/962833/

Here's a few to get things started: The first pic is Luna, years ago - we left the back door open.... Second is Oscar after crashing the laundry room! Third is Willie (left) and Oscar mugging for the camera Last is a photo of Oscar visiting with his little Leopard friend Lazzie (note the...

UPDATE: My wife left the house at 3:30 for an appointment, and when we returned at 5:30 this afternoon Oscar had installed himself by the back door looking super alert, and wanting a handout. All last week he ignored the carrots, etc. we'd placed by him, but now he started eating the greens we...

I just got my remote temp sensor up and running;)

Tom, What you're saying makes sense for maintaining a tropical animal in a tropical environment. I feel their burrows have a saving grace in that they lie directly under a 15'x25' concrete slab (old paddle-tennis court). It won't raise the temp to 80, but it's better than your average hole in...

@Tom: In your experience, how old is a typical 120lb Male?

@Yvonnne: Thank you for clarifying about your Russians and the summer heat. @Tom: I cannot thank you enough for (again) taking the time to compose a thoughtful and intelligent post:) and that's some deeluxe digs you built - you should be proud of that! OK, so right now Oscar is maintaining...

Yvonne, Can you clarify - does that mean your Russians don't come out at all during the hot months, or that they only come out in the cooler hours of the day?

@Tom: We appreciate the time you took to compose such a lengthy response, thank you. I wrote my post after consulting with a vet who's the alternate vet for The Living Desert zoo who, after listening to all of the patient's presenting symptoms, suggested aestivation and not to take him to...

so your Russian "doesn't come out" at all for 5 months?!

@Kelly: We wondered that at first, too. But the absence of tracks, some undisturbed cobwebs by the entrance, and the fact that Mrs. Luvsdaheat and I are early risers made it certain Oscar wasn't sneaking out the way we catch Luna doing in the summer. It seems a bit long, but on a plus note he...

You guys are awesome - way to make someone feel truly welcome!:<3:

Kelly, Yes, he has loads of places to choose for shade, aside from his very cool burrow. And I agree about them being summer slugs - we interact with them less in summer than Fall and Winter. Sometimes Luna won't show her face for a day or two after July. It's only been the past week that...