Thanks Yvonne!! We have indeed set the date. 7/26/11 in Maui, HI. Sorry I haven't been back in a very long time. I lost/forgot my pw, and didn't go through the trouble to recover it. Bad.
On a better note, Abel has been moved to my parents place, where daily sun is a staple and there is no need...
Belated November post.
Long time no update! Diet during this period went to primarily opuntia cactus with other foods as supplement. Abel really likes the small leaves that rivenrock sent.
He's doing great as far as I know! I try to take him out of his enclosure to accompany me during...
I use a Nikon D60, but there are some tricks may help out your shots! Turn on the flower icon (macro mode) if you haven't already. Also, place the camera on a flat surface, and use the timer function. This eliminates most of the camera shake!
If I were in their position, I would just change my 'ad' to say $200 for the setup, which includes small adoption fee. voila. Don't think you'll get very far pursuing them for it. :)
Update: Began feeding him opuntia cactus, peeled and diced. Purchased from rivenrock cactus farm. Absolutely beautiful pieces! I got the $10 sampler pack. Came with 5 leaves.
Of a quarter inch slice diced up, Abel can finish roughly 3/4 of it in one sitting. Pretty good!
Full size here...
Abel's 'blog' update
Thank you all for your care, help, and encouragement! It's time for another update.
Lighting:
(Day) T-rex 50watt basking heat lamp
(Night) Zilla 75W black heat bulb
Future plans==megaray uvb bulb when back in stock.
Food:
*Replanted some seeds from sulcatafood...
Thanks everyone! Tobi looks wonderful too, Nathalie! No idea exactly how old he is. We got him in August, so we've arbitrarily and shamelessly assigned him a birthday! 3/2/10. I added a pitcher of water as suggested, and kept up with his daily water sprays. I also made use of an old pet carrier...
I don't question your kindness one bit, but I will need to pass on the offer too in this case. I'm on a student budget still. Sorry. Maybe instead, you could post up instructions on how to make enclosures like this? Maybe a bill of materials...
Hope someone local can jump on this built one...
Thanks for the warm welcome! I have been following all the stickies and other threads. I will pour in a pitcher of water right now. I will get him a more enclosed hide just to be sure, and post pics of it!
As for the dish--I don't think they would let elementary school children play with lead...
This is Abel. He was purchased from a breeder up at the Reptile/pet show this past August. He was one of two hatchlings left at this booth; he went home with us.
Thus far, he has traveled in excess of thousands of miles. From the breeder (Texas i think?) to LA, then to my parent's home...
Where are you located? Shipping something that big would not be cheap at all...but I may be interested in getting this for Abel. He's a roughly 5 mO sulcata living in a 28 qt shallow sterlite tupperware, and on my desk I study at for a good part of the day with me. I'm located in 92037. :)
-Jonathan
RE: My tortoise pooped out some white stuff
That picture is representative of what I've also seen from Abel when he pees. I snapped a picture of this type--appears to be nearly the same texture as his solid feces. This is the first time he's done this poop/white stuff combo. Regularly, there's...