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I wanted to post an update to originally Dezzi's enclosure, I have since acquired 2 chuckwallas and they all live together now. Any who, one of the chucks was escaping the greenhouse cover I was using and it got to be a pain because you could never really see in very well. So we added a top...

Hi everyone, so I was spending time with Dezzi today (giving him a soak, weighing etc.) when I couldn't help but notice these strange swirly looking lines in his new growth rings on his shell. I haven't seen this before and wanted to check if it was normal or if maybe he has a deficiency of...

So I have to say, Dezzi is growing like crazy. I am not sure if the growth rate is normal or if they go through spurts or not, I have had him a little over a month now and it seems every few days he'll gain a several grams. Here is the recorded weights for him: 8/22/2015: 45 grams (Length...

So I recently bought Mazuri for Dezzi to try because he wasn't freely eating the grassland tortoise food. He Loves it!!! He is right now 2.75" long and 69 grams and he was eating at least a whole nugget but today he was a real piggy and ate both nugguts that I put in there with his greens. He...

I am thinking about getting a plant light for Dezzi's enclosure to help the plants (oregano already died, aloe is still going strong). I have seen great reviews on LED plant lights but I was wondering if LEDs would be bad for torts?

Hi everyone, I have to go out of town the 18th through the 22nd of this month. I was just wondering what you all do for your torts while away? Do you have someone look after them or just stock them up with plenty of foods? I purchased some 10x20 seed trays and was planning on planting the...

So I was considering Mazuri for Dezzi because he doesn't really care for zoomed's grassland food, even when mixed with greens. I saw another thread about the new forumula and how a lot of torts weren't liking it so I emailed the company to find out what exactly the differences were. So here it...

Dezzi really got in his calcium today. Hehe

Well we finally finished Dezzi's tortoise table. I took everyone's advise and got him out of his 20 gallon long terrarium as soon as I could (less than 3 weeks of getting him). The table is 2'x5', with a green house enclosure contained within the 2'x4' area. He has a build in hide box that...

Hi everyone, Dezzi's table is all put together, I purchased a large bag of organic soil at Home Depot, Kellogg garden organics, all natural garden soil. I was about to dump it all in when I got a whiff of what smells like cedar to me. I remember reading something about not using cedar to build...

well Dezzi's tortoise table is coming along awesome! We stained it last night and applied water sealant on the inside. My question is... I bought a MVB and a ceramic housing/dome for it has indicated on the box. I also bought a CHE and was planning on using that in your typical, none ceramic...

Hi I was just wondering where everyone gets their plants for tort tables/enclosures? Is there a place online to order tort safe plants or are you just getting them from Home Depot/lowes? I know you need to be careful of pesticides and such so I am not sure where to purchase them.

Hi everyone, I am getting ready to build Dezzi a large tortoise table (YAY!) I need to order some new bulbs but before I do I want to get recommendations on wattage before I drop money on those expensive bulbs. The table is going to be 5ftx2ftx1.5ft (length, width, hight of sides). I am...

So I just received my fogger earlier today. I purchased one because I wasn't having much luck getting the humidity above 60% with spraying. It's been on for a few hours on the lowest setting in my 20 gal. long terrarium and seems to be maintaining 80%. This enclosure is only temporary, I will be...

Well I couldn't help myself after my boyfriend and I both said he looked bigger so I weighed Dezzi and he has grown!!! A whole 6 grams in the 6 days I have had him. I am very pleased with that. Dezzi scarfing away at lunch with his legs dangling.

Hi, me again... Up to what age should you maintain a high 80% humidity for my Leo?

Dezzi is doing well adjusting to his new home. I believe he was being fed only romaine before I got him but he is doing a good job of trying all kinds of new things. I also received my seed mix yesterday and planted some in a small container, eagerly awaiting that to grow. I had a few...

So day two with Dezzi and I gave him his first soak outside in the lovely Arizona weather. He slept a long time I ended up waking him up for his soak this morning at 9:30. Do you have to wake your torts up or is this not a good idea? Once awake he seemed enjoy the soak, drank several long gulps...

Hello everyone! This is probably a stupid question but I can't really find an answer online. Can Leo's have dried crickets and mealworms? I am going to bet the answer is no. The ONLY reason I am asking is because I bought I dried veggie mix at Petsmart to have on hand and it said it was for...

Hi everyone, my name is Amanda I am new to the forum and also a new leopard tortoise owner. I just picked him up today. He moves around a lot, been pacing back and forth in his new 20 gal. terrarium. He has a hide box so that should address him being scared but I know it's all new. I am...