I know I am never on here, but I wanted to post an update on Morla for anyone who is interested. As many of you predicted, he quickly outgrew any indoor enclosures I created. I knew he'd have to be moved outside but I never thought the day would come so quickly! We're currently unable to keep...
I have a question, though. Since she already has pyramiding, how can I tell if I'm giving her adequate nutrition and care? What signs should I be looking for to show that she is healthy or otherwise? Because her respiratory infection has cleared, I assume I'm doing SOMETHING right. :) It would...
Just wanted to post an update on this. Morla's respiratory infection seems to have cleared completely! She no longer wheezes and the bubbles and watery eyes have gone away entirely. She has two basking bulbs that are focused on one spot so the temps get over 100* directly underneath. She usually...
She only has free run of things when I'm following her around like a tot so I know she can't get into things. And I try to do it just around mid afternoon when the sun is coming through the windows and the dogs and cat are lying on the floor sunbathing so I know it's a bit warmer for her. :)
I bought the shop light fixture for $12 and then installed two 4-foot T12 plant and aquarium lights. Everything I read for plants seemed to indicate that T12 bulbs were the perfect output. I figured that whatever was good for plants would be good for tortoises. The T8 bulbs are MUCH easier to...
I have been doing so much reading up on gardening and plants lately - something I've always thought was interesting, but something I never spent time on. And I learned that most gardeners nowadays use grow lights to start their seedlings indoors as it makes them stronger and thicker. After...
She rolls it around on her own and has pretty much obliterated it at this point. She'll be getting a new one this week. :)
Also, please enjoy my public service announcement: adoption of tortoises may or may not activate your previously-dormant green thumb gene. Please see photographic evidence:
Some small updates made to her enclosure. I took some "weeds" from outside that she likes to munch on and potted them in her enclosure. See the thread about it here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/taking-outdoor-grasses-plants-indoors-to-tort-table.109696/ . She really seems to like them...
Good! I'm so glad I brought this up then, because I haven't seen a thread about it. It just made sense to me and then after I did it I thought I'd best check with you all first. :) I really do wonder why more people don't do it !!
I have been reading a lot of threads on here since rescuing my sulcata. I have read that one of the best things you can do is to go outside and pick grasses for them (as long as your yard is pesticide free) and bring them in to offer as food. I have tried just taking clippings and bringing them...
She has a 24" UVB light installed in the enclosure, and she does have pyramiding. She was a rescue - she was dumped unexpectedly on a friend of a friend and we took her in. We've only had her about two weeks. The pyramiding is not my doing.
I have no idea when we'll actually be able to move. We had planned to be in a house last year but family things came up that prevented it. We are still trying and all I can say is I am doing my best.
Here are some new pictures of her pen, which I upgraded slightly yesterday. Her hide box is now...
I covered that in my other thread - we live in an area where we are not allowed to put up fences or keep outdoor animals. So until we move, she has to be an indoor tort with walks outside.
Sorry for the late reply here. I have since gotten an extra basking bulb so she has two on during the day, both reach about 95-100 directly under them. The ambient temp of the pen is in the 80s during the day. At night, with the lights off, the ambient temps drop to a pretty consistent 76, but I...
We've had Morla for about a week now. I posted about her originally here: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/just-rescued-basketball-sized-sully-new-to-this-and-need-advice.107759/
It was only a day or two later that we made her indoor tort pen, but I was lazy and didn't take any photos. She...
I sincerely doubt the neighborhood would let us do any edging of any sort - they came by one day to give us a notice when our back patio had gotten messy ... I HATE living in a place like this and had a long, heart-to-heart with the boyfriend about what our long-term plans were. He and I are...
She really is! When I put her in for bed tonight she kept digging and digging and digging ... I finally got fed up and said, "ok, sheesh! I'll cover you!" so I went and got more bedding and piled it on top of her and she immediately went to sleep. -lol-
Thanks for the replies. Until I can get a pen set up for her, will she be okay if she has run of the house while we're home and stays in her cage when we're not? It's not going to cause her any more harm is it? I took her for an hour's walk today and she stopped to try nibbling every little...