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Since I named Alex after a founding father, he had to some fun on his first real fourth of July (technically he was hatched in Feb, but I didn't get him until September). The one photo shows he is a little pyramided, despite my best efforts.

Alex is growing well (I got him in September and he was 69 grams and today he was 179 grams, whoa. I weigh him once a week), but I think his diet of greens and Mazuri is pretty boring. I give him cucumbers and carrots every now and again and I do mix his greens up when I find something new...

Alex's first Christmas.

This was my second choice for the calendar contest. My little guy gets really excited about his foods.

Meet Alexander Tortilton. My baby leopard tortoise came today. And yes that's a ninja turtle party wagon. It's not his only hidey hole, but he seems to like it (and I know it's not practical long term, but he's the coolest tortoise on the block until he outgrows it or it gets gross :). I'm...

I've been reading horror stories of thermostats malfunctioning and CHEs killing animals. Is there any kind of emergency backup type protection you can get for a reptile tank? Obviously, my leopard will be my first reptile, but I did have a reef tank at one point and I actually did have a...

I am setting up a sulcata habitat for a hatchling I will get someday. I'm planning on building a temporary four by two wooden box (probably plywood or MDF) until he gains some size. It will be enclosed, but have glass doors on the front (I know glass will leach some heat). I want to put a...