New to the site and Tort

[GeminiTortoise]

Hello all I am new to the site and just received my new tort today! Her name is Shelly and is about 5 inches and is just completely awesome. I have done a lot of research over the past few months before obtaining her and have built her what i consider a nice home. It is a 4'x3' tort table with a Zoo Med Deep dome lamp using a 100 watt zoomed Repti Halogen. The substrait is comprised of play sand and coir brick. i will put up a few photos of the pretty lady.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawn77/6979904553/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawn77/6979904571/in/photostream/

Thanks for having me in the Forum and i am sure i will have lots of questions and comments as well

 

[nicoleandrocky]

Welcome to the forum!
Shelly is really cute! Does your light have UVB in it?
If not i suggest looking at a power sun uv light.

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum...

 

[MORTYtheTORTY]

CUTE TORT=D

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[GeminiTortoise]

Welcome to the forum!
Shelly is really cute! Does your light have UVB in it?
If not i suggest looking at a power sun uv light.

no UVB it has UVA

 

[Jacqui]

Welcome! Will she be getting some outside time? If so and because of her age, you could most likely not have to have a UVb light at all. Is she your first tortoise?

 

[GeminiTortoise]

Welcome! Will she be getting some outside time? If so and because of her age, you could most likely not have to have a UVb light at all. Is she your first tortoise?

I live in northern Indiana so when the temp is right i will take her out in the yard with me, and yes first tortoise

 

[slowpoke]

Welacome to the forum ...

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi GeminiTortoise:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!

What would you like us to call you?

Russians are nice tortoises. Very personable.

 

[wellington]

WELCOME

 

[pam]

Welcome I have a Russian tortoies named Shelly also

 

[GeminiTortoise]

Hi GeminiTortoise:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!

What would you like us to call you?

Russians are nice tortoises. Very personable.

Yes they are, hope she feels at home and comfy. my name is Shawn, you may use my name as opposed to Username if ya like.

 

[Tyrtle]

Hello fellow Gemini!
Greetings and felicitations!
Your tort is very cute. Hope to see more pics.

 

[DixieParadise]

Ditto, Welcome to the forum. Love the picture..she is cute.

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

Welcome!

 

[TORTOISEMAN1]

Very cool. Welcome!

 

[Zamric]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[GeminiTortoise]

Thank you all very much for the warm welcome!