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    Mac is turning 2. Is his shell looking ok?

    Mac is turning 2. Just wanting to make sure his shell is looking ok. His tort table is partially closed and has a steady 50% humidity and basking area is low 90's with a cool spot of upper 70's. Nighttime temp is low 70's with a ceramic bulb. He's eating lots of kale, dandelion, romaine, and...
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    Found out my pricey ZooMed UVB lamps are junk

    Took my 3 month old ZooMed UVB MVB bulbs in to get checked today at my vet. I use a 100 & a 160 watt. The 100 watt is 12" off the substrate and the 160 watt is 18" above and the table maintains a perfect temp and humidity however I'm depriving our poor guy of any UV & UVB to speak of. The 100...
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    Concerned about Mac's shell

    When we got Mac back in April I noticed a spot on the bottom of his shell near his left rear leg. The area is not soft to the touch in fact it's pretty hard. I've taken a pic of it several times since his arrival and after his soak today it just doesn't look right. The humidity in his tort table...
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    Found a spot on Mac's shell I'm concerned about

    I've noticed a spot on the bottom right of Mac's shell near his left rear leg. The three pics were taken in order April 20th, May 12th and today after his soak. The spot is not discolored and isn't soft at all to the touch but after looking at the older pics it almost looks as if it is getting...
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    Mac enjoying a lazy day

    Mac's doing great adjusting to his new home. He's been with us for almost 3 months and has put on 25 grams or so. He's enjoying the new plants in his enclosure but the bark house I made won't fit well with all of the new stuff we've added so the old, boring upside down pot was put back in. I've...
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    Mac taking a nap

    happened to catch Mac taking a nap after breakfas t but he looked a bit uncomfortable with his head laying on the ground. I know I hate getting a kink in my neck after a snooze so I put a couple pieces of bark in front of him and it looks like he appreciated the makeshift pillow. The wife says...
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    Discovered some spots on Mac's she'll today

    After his daily soak I noticed some white spots that I've never seen on the top of his shell. I just wanna make sure everything is ok. He has a few different looking spots on the bottom of his shell but I think they're scrapes from going over rocks in his enclosure. They're not soft or flaky and...
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    Any clue what this succulent is?

    Picked up this cool succulent today at a succulent and craft sale. It was the only one and the vendor didn't even know what kind it was but it was something I've never seen before. Anybody have any clue what it is?
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    Mac's first trip outside and finally added some munchies in his enclosure

    Mac was able to get out into the sunshine and stretch his legs a bit in the front yard. Surprisingly fast for such a little guy. He spent close to an hour running around while I dug up some dandelions, spider plant and red apple ice plant to plant in his table. He's loving the new plants and has...
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    Mac's growing

    finally got a few plants planted in his enclosure. We have 2 pots with Poppys sprouting. Hopefully they'll get bigger to help fill it in. Anybody have anymore ideas for plants I could put in here to spruce it up a bit? I took his bark covered house out cause it was a bit on the bigger side and...
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    Mac stretching out after a nap

    This little guy is quite entertaining. Just like a little kid he drops wherever when he's tired, wakes up, stretches and then is all over the place exploring.
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    Mac's new house

    Pretty much done with Mac's new home. Just have to add a little bit of greenery. Have some seeds planted in a couple pots and a potted Cranesbill in there right now. The table is 4'x3'. I used pine for the side boards, Doug Fir 4"x4" for the legs, 5/8" plywood for the floor with some 2"x4" cross...
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    How's Mac's shell looking?

    Mac is a yearling Hermanns we got 3 weeks ago. He's been in his new tortoise table that I built for 2 1/2 weeks now which is 4'x3'. The substrate I'm using is coco fiber, organic topsoil and cypress mulch, in total it's 4" deep. I put down a sheet of 1/2" exterior styrofoam insulation and...
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    Say Hi to Mac!

    Mac is loving life at the beach! I figured he'd be tired out from his trip home but he's full of energy exploring his new home. He's a handsome fella but I guess we're a little partial. He arrived 4 hours ago and has had a bowel movement that looked really good. Hasn't eaten or taken a drink yet...
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    Hello All!

    New to the site and in fact my family doesn't even have a tortoise in our house yet. My 12 yr old daughter has been wanting a Hermanns tortoise for some time now and we've burned ourselves out researching the net on all of the do's and don'ts but like everything on the web they were all...
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    Newbie here.

    Hi all I'm new to the site and have lots of questions. My 12 yr old daughter has been wanting to get a tortoise for some time now. Her and I have researched it to death online but as usual you run across a lot of contradicting info. We live in Pismo Beach CA where it gets pretty cool at night...
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