New addition! Rescued Russian Tortoise named "Zoom"

[Shanna66]

lol, true. im sure after soem time she will learn that you are doing whats best for her, my first leo was a brat, always biting, now she is my most friendly reptile, though thats becasue i would spend time each day pestering her XD  

[Foofy_Miru]

Haha. Hopefully Zoom is like your first leo... I have to pester her every day between getting her set-up "right" (for now) and maintaining it... She seems to be getting a little used to it already, but she still hisses and ducks back into her shell almost whenever my hand is near her face... (I say almost because, while she was trying to poo, she was too busy trying to knock my hands loose to remember to hide her head!)  

[Shanna66]

lol, she sounds like a charmer XD  

[Foofy_Miru]

Doesn't she, though??

She's doing pretty good. Eating all I put in front of her, defecating regularly (though she has soft stool)... She even woke up and went to her basking spot before I could turn her lights on this morning when I woke up a couple hours late. =)

We still haven't continued working on her tort table, though. Hopefully, I'll be able to get everything I need to finish it on Saturday. xP  

[Extra-Fancy gaterzgirlz]

awwwwwwwwww is she still doing good  

[Foofy_Miru]

I think Guilds may be going nuts. This is the second time the new post was NOT where it should be. So far. o.O''''

Extra-Fancy gaterzgirlz

awwwwwwwwww is she still doing good

She's doing alright, yeah. Has horrible diarrhea, and, apparently, REALLY weak back legs (can't really support herself on them, though she doesn't seem to notice/care), but other than that, she's doing good. Thanks for asking! =)  

[Sarahmooo]

At least she's doing good =D
I bet she's a lot happier.

 

[Foofy_Miru]

Skittleo

At least she's doing good =D
I bet she's a lot happier.

Yep!!! She's definitely coming out of her shell. (Excuse the pun, please, I've been dying to use it for a week now!)

She even recognizes me as the "Food Goddess" and stares up at me until I give her food. Or crawls onto the top of her hide until I get fed up and feed her. I think she's figured out that I HATE it when she "basks" on top of her hide... >.<  

[Shanna66]

Foofy_Miru

Skittleo

At least she's doing good =D
I bet she's a lot happier.

Yep!!! She's definitely coming out of her shell. (Excuse the pun, please, I've been dying to use it for a week now!)

She even recognizes me as the "Food Goddess" and stares up at me until I give her food. Or crawls onto the top of her hide until I get fed up and feed her. I think she's figured out that I HATE it when she "basks" on top of her hide... >.<

i love it when they realize your the one who brings food ^.^

and you know your just rewarding her for going on her hide since you feed her right afterwards XD  

[Foofy_Miru]

Shanna66

Foofy_Miru

Skittleo

At least she's doing good =D
I bet she's a lot happier.

Yep!!! She's definitely coming out of her shell. (Excuse the pun, please, I've been dying to use it for a week now!)

She even recognizes me as the "Food Goddess" and stares up at me until I give her food. Or crawls onto the top of her hide until I get fed up and feed her. I think she's figured out that I HATE it when she "basks" on top of her hide... >.<

i love it when they realize your the one who brings food ^.^

and you know your just rewarding her for going on her hide since you feed her right afterwards XD

It's the best thing ever! ... You know, unless you have a 6 ft rat snake with one hell of a bite chasing your hand at every turn. Owie. Lucy scares me. =(

I don't think so... I generally pull her off her hide and start flicking at/blowing on her to keep her off while I get the food out. Her tub is right next to my (yes, MY! I have my own. HAHAHAHA!) fridge, so I have that "luxury" of being able to pester her right up to mealtime. =)

I get why she wants to be up there. It stays at just about the "perfect" basking temps for her to keep the inside of her hide in the lower 80s, and her basking light is hugely insufficient (barely gets her into the lower 80s--enough to digest, but it should be in the 90s), but I'm afraid she'll overheat and/or burn herself because she doesn't know "when" to get off. Tortoises use basking heat, not belly heat... Most definitely NOT like a snake. =(  

[Shanna66]

Foofy_Miru

Shanna66

Foofy_Miru

Skittleo

At least she's doing good =D
I bet she's a lot happier.

Yep!!! She's definitely coming out of her shell. (Excuse the pun, please, I've been dying to use it for a week now!)

She even recognizes me as the "Food Goddess" and stares up at me until I give her food. Or crawls onto the top of her hide until I get fed up and feed her. I think she's figured out that I HATE it when she "basks" on top of her hide... >.<

i love it when they realize your the one who brings food ^.^

and you know your just rewarding her for going on her hide since you feed her right afterwards XD

It's the best thing ever! ... You know, unless you have a 6 ft rat snake with one hell of a bite chasing your hand at every turn. Owie. Lucy scares me. =(

I don't think so... I generally pull her off her hide and start flicking at/blowing on her to keep her off while I get the food out. Her tub is right next to my (yes, MY! I have my own. HAHAHAHA!) fridge, so I have that "luxury" of being able to pester her right up to mealtime. =)

I get why she wants to be up there. It stays at just about the "perfect" basking temps for her to keep the inside of her hide in the lower 80s, and her basking light is hugely insufficient (barely gets her into the lower 80s--enough to digest, but it should be in the 90s), but I'm afraid she'll overheat and/or burn herself because she doesn't know "when" to get off. Tortoises use basking heat, not belly heat... Most definitely NOT like a snake. =(

i hate setting up basking spots, i get so freaking picky about them. its one of the reasons that all of the reptiles im taking with me when i move out all use UTHs because they all need belly heat, i swear by those things  

[Foofy_Miru]

Shanna66

i hate setting up basking spots, i get so freaking picky about them. its one of the reasons that all of the reptiles im taking with me when i move out all use UTHs because they all need belly heat, i swear by those things

So long as you swear by them with thermostats... Those things are damn scary unregulated. I'd rather deal with two dozen basking spots than a single unregulated UTH.

Ugh. I hate basking spots. I'm always afraid I'll get a bulb with too high or low wattage, then I'm out whatever money that bulb and (usually) its fixture cost me... I like torts and lizards too much not to have to deal with it occasionally, though, and you're usually good once you have a routine down. I do still wish sometimes, though, that I could just give Man Ray a heat pad and a UVB light and call it good. =P  

[Sarahmooo]

Hm.
I've never had a problem with basking spots, but I've only ever owned three animals that have needed it lol

 

[Shanna66]

Foofy_Miru

Shanna66

i hate setting up basking spots, i get so freaking picky about them. its one of the reasons that all of the reptiles im taking with me when i move out all use UTHs because they all need belly heat, i swear by those things

So long as you swear by them with thermostats... Those things are damn scary unregulated. I'd rather deal with two dozen basking spots than a single unregulated UTH.

Ugh. I hate basking spots. I'm always afraid I'll get a bulb with too high or low wattage, then I'm out whatever money that bulb and (usually) its fixture cost me... I like torts and lizards too much not to have to deal with it occasionally, though, and you're usually good once you have a routine down. I do still wish sometimes, though, that I could just give Man Ray a heat pad and a UVB light and call it good. =P

dont worry, i would never use a UTH without a way to control it, i use the zoomed ones and those get well over 100F, way too hot for any of the reptiles i keep. all my guys besides the cresty need temps of around 90  

[Foofy_Miru]

Skittle-- In reality, yeah, basking spots are pretty easy, especially once you get the hang of them. To me, it's the stress of getting things "right" without having to adjust it a dozen times. There's also the constant fire risk with heat lamps... Heat pads are just a ton easier. With a good thermostat, they're pretty much a "set it and forget it" device, and the fire risk is slim to none (and that's certainly closer to "none" than "slim").

Shanna-- Good... Just making sure. wink I have mostly Zoomed ones, too. A couple times, I let a new heat pad heat up (almost) all the way before putting the thermostat on so I could see just how hot they would get... Both times, I got 140*F (or thereabouts), measured with my trusty Proexotics temp gun. Like I said, damn scary. xP