New member Intro From Jupiter

[MKNOX]

Good Morning every one. I am 52 years old and have been involved in reptile husbandry for over 30 years. I currently own 4 sulcatas ranging from 4" to roughly 24". I have worked proffessionally with galapagos and aldaberas, I just cant afford one!!! LOL. Maybe someday! My sulcatas live in outdoor enclosures most of the time. The big guy has a 24'x36' enclosure with lots of grass and a 4'x4' hide box with radiant heat. The little guys have a 8'x8' grass enclosure with a 2'x2' hide box with radiant heat. Hoping one of the little ones turns out to be female. I have a farm in north florida and cant wait to get them up there as they will have a 1 acre enclosure that is pasture grass and will share it with a few pygmy goats.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Welcome to the forum! We would love to see pictures

 

[SweetGreekTorts]

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing pictures of your tortoises.

 

[NorCal tortoise guy]

Welcome! I'd love to see details on your radiant heat !

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Welcome! I love seeing new folks with professional experience.

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Welcome to the forum

 

[MKNOX]

 

[MKNOX]

Don't know why it doubled but this is Tiny in the back of my subaru. He is 6 years old and weighs about 50lbs.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Don't know why it doubled but this is Tiny in the back of my subaru.

Wow, he looks great!

 

[MKNOX]

Welcome! I'd love to see details on your radiant heat !

I use the heaters that screw into a light bulb fixture. I have 2 clamp lamps mounted in the peak of his hide hut. That keep the temperature in the mid 90's inside the hut on the side they are mounted on and in the high 80's in the rest of the hut. I have a heavy duty floor mat mounted over the entrance and cut into 8" wide strips. This seems to work well for holding in heat and moisture but allows him easy ingress and egress to the hut. He has dug a pit on the side where the heat source is and spends his nights there.

 

[MKNOX]

Wow, he looks great!

Thank you. He is a lot of fun. He follows me around the yard like a dog and tries to climb in my lap for hibiscus flowers which are his favorite treat.

 

[Cheryl Hills]

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He is beautiful!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Hello from North Florida, and welcome to the Forum!

 

[MKNOX]

Thank You, Where in north florida are you?

 

[Ben02]

Welcome!!!! Magnificent torts

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome from south eastern Florida

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

From Jupiter you say? And a welcome from Mars. LOL

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Thank You, Where in north florida are you?

I live just east of Tally. I guess you could say I'm a resident of the capital city during the daytime. What about your farm?

 

[MKNOX]

I live just east of Tally. I guess you could say I'm a resident of the capital city during the daytime. What about your farm?

My farm is near Ocala. In a town called Sparr.