Ok, so we like Reptomin baby! BUT the pellet is still too big for him. I can get 1/4 of it in his mouth, then he swims around until it softens and swallows the 1/4 bit then leaves the rest I've tried softening it first (it just falls apart though), I've tried breaking it into smaller peices but...
So...yea, I really do need to learn to say no -.-
Someone I know called me this morning saying she had a baby turtle about the size of a quarter given to her because the original person "found it" and didn't have time to care for it. They had it two weeks (the original person) and kept it...
So I didn't realize they both grew so much in 8 months! I also think since adding a little more humidity, spraying them down a couple times a day, and maybe even the mazuri a few times a month the new growth is a lot smoother than what it was. The "bumps" on the sides are starting to level out...
Or does everyone else have leopards who can't stick to a decision? :rolleyes:
First my boys want to share an enclosure. Then Tank starts mounting Dozer. So I put a wall in. The past week, Dozer's been trying to take down the wall (it's been in place for at least 6 months now). So I take the...
Ok, so I was just reading the thread on the "new" leop-catas. I undertand they're a mutt technically, but couldn't help wondering...
This may be a completely stupid question but...
Could the extra large leopards out in the wild be crossbreeds of some sort? Maybe not first or even second...
Ok, so now Tank has had mucus 3 times in his urine. I'm taking this one into work along with a stool sample just in case. I really hope it's just "boy stuff". He's acting completely normal, eating, drinking, active (more so than normal actually). I just don't want anything to be wrong with my...
Ok, I feel so bad! I thought my two were way older than they actually are O.O I thought Tank was 6-7 years old, but he's only about 4 years old and Dozer is only going to be 3. I was looking through old pictures and thinking back on when I would have gotten them, and Tank was in middle of 2006...
Is 11" too low for an adult leopard tortoise wall height? I found bookshelves at Ikea that would make awesome new enclosures, but they're only 11" deep. Or maye I could add another 6-10" of plexiglass to the walls to make them a bit deeper? The bookshelves are only $60 each and I would need two...
Ok, so this is a little odd and may be a little TMI, but - yesterday morning when I went to feed the boys I noticed a small urine spot on Tank's side of the enclosure. He's my 7 year old (time flies :( ), but the spot was smaller than he normally goes, and there was some type of mucus film on...
Ok, so I cleaned the new hatchlings today so I got some group pictures. It's amazing how some of them have bright red ears, while others are more orange - pale orange even. I also had a few questions. They've been hatched out for about 1-2 weeks now and haven't started eating yet. They still...
Ok, so I know - shame on the person for taking him out of the wild. But in all honesty - if I had a breeding group of EBTs and the extra $$$ I would not hesitate :rolleyes: He is just so gorgeous!
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So this is the first year that I have seen this fern growing. What is ir and is it ok for the Leopards to have with them (may eat it) and if not would it be ok to put in the Boxie pen? They don't normally eat their foliage :rolleyes:
Saranna
I've come to the decision that I may need to rehome two of the boxies. Five is just getting to be too much to feed/worry about and if one gets sick - to pay the vet. I've decided which two also. One of the new rescues I took in, Eli formally known as Elouise (thanks Danny :p). His ear abcess is...
OMG! I woke up to check on them and found this:
I came upstairs telling everyone, went back down and saw a nose!! Then it went back in! What do I do???
Saranna
So..they didn't have any Greek Tortoises today :( I was a little bummed. But my fiance had to keep steering me away from the leopard hatchlings lol. They were on 7 different tables! Including the breeder that I got Dozer from 4 years ago :D
I also saw a couple walking around with a baby...
Ok, so I'm going to an expo in PA on Sat. and if I bring anything home (not planning on it, but you know how that goes :rolleyes: ) I wanted something that stays a bit smaller than my leopards lol. I've been looking through threads and have narrowed it down to either an Egyptian (if I can find...
Ok, so is it wrong that I am going to a reptile expo next weekend and contemplating buying a small waterland tub and seeing what I can fit in it? Lol. I've always wanted an Egyptian Tortoise...I know thet stay smaller, would a mini waterland tub be ok for a couple months to a year? This is so...
Does anyone know of an online/mail in course for herpetology in the US. The only two I could find are both in the UK, and while I don't have an issue with that - I just thought it would be easier to achieve (and more cost effective) if there's one that I don't have to send overseas for.
Saranna
So for the past couple weeks I've noticed a faint whistling from Tank when he breathes. Everything else is 100% normal, no discharge, eyes clear, appetite great - active as he normally is, etc. This morning when I just fed them the whistling is louder and now more airy...I'm going to take him...
So, I was looking at my big boy, Tank, this morning. He's 6-7 years old, about 8 inches SCL, and around 5 pounds. He's a G.p.bacocki - when will he stop growing and is there a way to guesstimate how big he will be? He's gained an inch in the past year if that helps at all :)
Meanwhile, Dozer...