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  1. RV's mom

    nattering..

    Over the years our yard has changed. What was once wild and beautiful Bermuda with few trees, is now shaded and mostly dirt. RV has grown from a young sprout who couldn't keep up with the growth of the grass, to a yard stomping eating machine. We have cactus and I've been supplementing with...
  2. RV's mom

    Still gimping..

    RV is still unwilling to place weight on that back foot. The vet didn't find anything wrong, x-ray was fine, appetite, eyes, nose and ears look good, shell (other than weathering) is stellar...... The foot in question seems to have nails longer than than the one on the other side ~ what do...
  3. RV's mom

    RV at the vet

    Well, RVs gimp/limp came back. And as we were still concerned with the bleaching of her carapace, we made an appointment and took her to the vet. FIRST order of business was finding something big enough, and sturdy enough - that would withstand the 30ish mile round trip. So off to the big-box...
  4. RV's mom

    AZ exotic Vet and RV

    Just a brief note that the Tempe exotic vet has moved his practice to Mesa. RV has developed a gimp (R rear leg) and if she continues to hobble, she will have her first vet visit. She's 23 now, I guess she's due.
  5. RV's mom

    STOP RELEASING BALLOONS

    It is well worth your while to police your yard at LEAST daily, and always check your torts poop for problems. I found this while scooping: RV had eaten a balloon, string and all. Thank God she was able to have it pass through her system.
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    Bleaching carapace

    RV has bleaching on the dome of her shell, and I don't know why. Is this a problem for her that can be fixed? Some sort of "turtle wax" ? pun intended.. Shell is wet, she was under the sprinkler. She sends her regards, and I, my thanks.
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    RVs winter dinner

    Well yes, technically it's not winter, but the Bermuda is done and she's a demanding girl. She'll block the door making it difficult to go outside; my 60# goofball pity gives her much leeway.
  8. RV's mom

    Muck is good

    The well muddied tortoise is a happy tortoise. RV sends her regards and says play safe this 4th of july.. mp
  9. RV's mom

    RV's first taste of summer

    She is a HAPPY girl! Temperatures these next few days stretching north of 105..106° so a treat is in order. We've been watering heavily as to have the Bermuda grow for her, and her grazing has increased. She is a very happy girl.
  10. RV's mom

    HELLO EVERYONE

    I've been delinquent and ask your forgiveness. I hope everyone is being careful, observing safe distancing, and are stocked up for the long haul. There is a sulcata board on facebook.. the owners there seem fumbling in the dark and I've been trying to send them here, In the back of my mind...
  11. RV's mom

    Shell Rot??

    Will the athlete's foot cream treatment also apply to RES? I've been gone 3.5 of the last 4 months, came home and I'm concerned for my RES. He lives in a kiddie pool, plenty of sun (no basking rock - he somehow uses it to jump the wall), active and good appetite. His shell seems soft in places...
  12. RV's mom

    The Squire and RV

    Milo is never far from RV, who is sunning.
  13. RV's mom

    RV wants IN!!!

    So we've been having some trouble with the sliding glass door. Off its track, the track is dirty, doesn't want to slide... It's a very irritating thing. Then we realized RVs banging on the door trying to come through the glass and so I pulled the wrought iron slider. Now she is camped out...
  14. RV's mom

    RV and her BFF

    Snoozing in the morning sun. Taken through the window: if I go outside, Milo the cat disappears.
  15. RV's mom

    Found tort phoenix,

    A friend found a sulcata wandering the desert in phoenix. About 18" , possible female, minimal pyramiding. Anyone lose one, or anyone wanting to adopt? She's trying to find tort rescue. She's dog rescue, so don't know if her rescue holds are tort friendly... Been away a while. RV is healthy...
  16. RV's mom

    RVs a happy girl

  17. RV's mom

    Sunrise in the desert

    Has been beautiful
  18. RV's mom

    RV and the watermelon

    RV and the watermelon... I upgraded to a newfangled phone and took a video or 2 of RV. enjoy. And if the video doesn't upload I'll have to figure out .. something else.
  19. RV's mom

    RV sends purple haze greetings

    So a friend has cactus that have marvelous pears... BIG pears, and he picked a bag for us. RV is THRILLED! OK mom.. all gone. Ya got MORE?? Seriously. She was chasing me all over the yard. Cactus? if I must I must.
  20. RV's mom

    Surgery on female sulcata on TV last night

    Did anyone else see Exotic Vet episode last night? There was an egg-bound sulcata that required surgery to remove eggs.. Most of the eggs had somehow migrated up into her ureter, a few others were in the Fallopian tube area (not sure, just in the wrong place). The shells were extremely hard...
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