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  1. livingfree247

    We got our tortoise home from Arizona!

    My sister in law lives in Phoenix and if it had been found, she was going to pick him up and return him to Out of Africa safari where we got him :(
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    lighting for sulcatta 4 months old

    confused about all the advice about lighting. I had originally purchased a basking/heat light, a UVB light and a nitetime red light for heat. It's been suggested to return all of those and get a ceramic light for nite and a Mercury Vapor for the heat/UVB. What is the best lighting for day...
  3. livingfree247

    We got our tortoise home from Arizona!

    Thank you everyone for the great advice. I will definitely return the bulbs I have and get the ceramic and mercury vapor bulbs instead. :)
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    boy or girl? African spur thigh tortoise or sulcata

    How do I get my pictures to show up on my signature?
  5. livingfree247

    picture of Phoenix

    It's not the best picture, but here he/she is.....born 9/13/2010
  6. livingfree247

    boy or girl? African spur thigh tortoise or sulcata

    What is the difference between a plain old sulcata or a spur thigh sulcata? Or is that the same thing? How old do they need to be before you can tell if it is a boy or a girl?
  7. livingfree247

    We got our tortoise home from Arizona!

    After I spent days of our vacation trying to figure out how to get the little fella home (calling UPS, FedEx, etc) we decided to give the backpack a try. I figured I could play dumb if caught. I put him in a small box with holes and a bow on-top. And then piled small toy animals and other...
  8. livingfree247

    We got our tortoise home from Arizona!

    [hr] [hr] We live in Pennsylvania (Phili area), but want to move to the west coast or Arizona within the next few years. We are sick of the cold and snow. We are already so attached to little Phoenix. Last night I went to the pet store and got a screen so the cats can't bat at him while...
  9. livingfree247

    We got our tortoise home from Arizona!

    We were in Sedona Arizona on vacation when we were given the opportunity to see a couple of baby Sulcata tortoises. Of course we fell right in love and impulsively brought one home. I actually smuggled him on the airplane in my backpack :) He/She is 4 months old. We named her/him Phoenix...
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