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  1. Nmcgowan

    Tort grinding his own nails down...

    https://www.reddit.com/user/NyelloNandee/comments/bsxtvi/top_nail_ground_to_quick/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app https://www.reddit.com/user/NyelloNandee/comments/bsxuas/on_the_wall_all_the_time/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app Hello everyone. I haven’t posted in a while because...
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    Darwin/Outdoor Enclosure Update!

    Hello forum peoples. It’s been a long while since I posted but I wanted to give an update on my bug guy. Darwin is a three year old male leopard tortoise. He is currently sitting at around 10 inches long. I haven’t weighed him recently but he just had his check up and his exotic based...
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    Update

    Hello evteryone! Just want to pop in to let everyone know that we have discovered that Molly is not a female. During yesterday's soak he flashed me!!! So we have opted for the name Darwin instead. Of course we still love our little Darwin and we hope he forgives us for calling him a girl for...
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    Molly/Enclosure Update

    Hello all! I have been away from the forum for a while but I wanted to give an update on Molly! In the upcoming January she will turn ~1 year of age and she is about 6-7 inches long. She is still getting a mixture of organic spring mix, raddicio (I'm very sure she is clinically addicted to it...
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    Molly Update

    Hello everyone. I just wanted to share an update on Molly the Leopard Tortoise hatchling I acquired this past January. She is around 4 inches long now from had to tail. I have yet to pick up a scale that can accurately weigh her. She wakes up around 8am, I feed her spring mix that I mix up with...
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    Clicking/Beak Trim?

    So Molly is now clicking while she eats. It doesn't happen any other time except when she is chewing. After doing some research here and on other sites I've realized that it is definitly her beak. Her jaw is aligned and she can fully close her mouth she just clicks when she chews. I'm going to...
  7. Nmcgowan

    Sleepy Baby

    Just wanted to share this pic of Molly I was able to capture today during nap-time. She is so cute the way she sprawls out!
  8. Nmcgowan

    Playpen!

    Hello all! Today I picked up a small animal playpen. I'm using this in the hopes that it allows Molly to get more exercise. I'm in an apartment and it is currently winter in Upstate NY so going outside is not an option yet. I also picked up a second light stand so I could hang her UVB/MVB over...
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    Biting New Objects?

    Hello again all! So today was cleaning day for little Molly and I. All new substrate and her dishes, rocks, log hide, and fountain all got a good soak in a water/maxima solution! But this time there was a little difference. I picked her up a new hide today. You can see it in the picture: its...
  10. Nmcgowan

    Just Need Some Advice (Preventive Thinking)

    So, a little while back I posted my first thread here about my new baby leo named Molly. I was seeking some general enclosure advice and such. I received plenty of helpful replies which I was very grateful for. Since then I have made some large changes to Molly's habitat based on the replies I...
  11. Nmcgowan

    New Tortoise Owner! Just Some Questions!

    Hello everyone! Well, today I went out and bought myself a leopard tortoise. The exotic pet shop where I bought her claims that their breeder tries to breed females so for now I have named my new baby Molly. Before making this purchase I spent alot of time researching how to make her the...
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