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So.. I was spot cleaning tonight and relized a few of the gang was already in their PJ's.. thought it might be a fun twist to the Monday pics this week to do a "evening color" spread. Ignore the mess in the snake room, and forgive the boring backgrounds - maybe in a few weeks I will reshoot everything in a light box and make it more pleasing.. Until then, enjoy..

and a few OT photos..

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18th one down i think it was where she was in the water bowl and tounge out i give that the best photo award so far. i think i might have a new background for my computer lol the tounge and water are so perfect wow nice pics all of them and the OT ones

Here you.. if you want for a background, this one is a bit bigger (my gallery software resizes them automatically).
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If you want any of the others in a larger image, just click the link at the bottom of my post, go to "May 2007" photos and browse the gallery. In the slide show, if you click on the image, it will open a 8x12 @72dpi version in a new window.

Enjoy!!

>>18th one down i think it was where she was in the water bowl and tounge out i give that the best photo award so far. i think i might have a new background for my computer lol the tounge and water are so perfect wow nice pics all of them and the OT ones
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thanks for sharing! I love their 'nightie' color change, it's so neat
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65 animals... and the number keeps growing!

Yeah.. me too.. I realized I did not have hardly any pics showing it.. so I thought it would be fun

>>thanks for sharing! I love their 'nightie' color change, it's so neat
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>>65 animals... and the number keeps growing!
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I especially like how you got so many of them to smile for the camera!
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Renee

2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
1.0 BRB (Loki)

If you saw me coming at you with a camera, you would laugh at too

>>I especially like how you got so many of them to smile for the camera!
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>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
>>1.0 BRB (Loki)
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Great collection! You have such diversity in your BRBs. But, why did you have to post that last picture? I've wanted a woma for so long (that line looks a little funny). I really need to know down some walls and add on to the snake room.
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www.tooscaley.com

Thanks Mike!! I love the diversity of the BRBs a lot!

I can't help posting the Womas - sorry. I have wanted em for a long time too and such fun to handle and work with, so.. they get photo'd a lot.

>>Great collection! You have such diversity in your BRBs. But, why did you have to post that last picture? I've wanted a woma for so long (that line looks a little funny). I really need to know down some walls and add on to the snake room.
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beautiful pics as usual Tim. You and Dave have to be the front-runners in IMO for the o/t pics as you have so many pets, which is a great thing. It wouldn't be a post from TO without some o/t pics of the frogs which are sooooo nice, that woma who eats those glowsticks but what about my red-foots??? I guess I have to cut you some slack cuz you may never post those beauties again thanks for sharing Tim
Bob

Thanks Bob!!
Don't fret about the redfoots.. you will see them again I promise It is a nice sunny/humid day here, so this afternoon if I have time I am going to let the torts play in the yard for a bit to soak up some rays - and of course, I will have the camera in hand (so on OT Tues, maybe you can see some tort portraits)! They are really starting to get a lot of personality!

>>beautiful pics as usual Tim. You and Dave have to be the front-runners in IMO for the o/t pics as you have so many pets, which is a great thing. It wouldn't be a post from TO without some o/t pics of the frogs which are sooooo nice, that woma who eats those glowsticks but what about my red-foots??? I guess I have to cut you some slack cuz you may never post those beauties again thanks for sharing Tim
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Two of the redfoots are stalking you.. and getting ready for an ambush!! You better watch your back (of course, the other.. well, lets just say the clover was very distracting.. )

and the clover pig..

More OT pics later..
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thanks for the pics Tim, they are amazing creatures and not only do they eat strawberries but I guess they eat clovers too lol. That just makes my day so thanks for sharing
Bob

I think it would be easier to list what they don't like..
So far, I know they love strawberries, watermelon, mango, papaya, sqaush, dandelion greens and they push each other off the food plate for the mazuri tort diet (and then block each other so that the others have to crawl over the top to get to it.. it is very very funny to watch.. )

You are just going to have to break down and get you a couple..

>>thanks for the pics Tim, they are amazing creatures and not only do they eat strawberries but I guess they eat clovers too lol. That just makes my day so thanks for sharing
>>Bob
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How big do they get?
Like all my pets I would keep them until the good Lord takes them from me so how how long is their life span?
Where do they live?
any other special requirements like lights or something?

Bob

Hey Bob.. While there are no "official" supspecies.. there are some variations across the locales in both color and size. That said, some adults are around 10" long, others grow to around 16 or 17". The males are considerably larger then the females.

As for age, no one really knows.. there are some WC redfoots in captivity right now that are thought to be close to the century mark.. but most people tend to think 50 years for this species.

As for care, the only hard thing w/ torts is they need alot of space. For redfoots, as adults, it is recommended to have an outdoor pin if possible for at least part of the year.. and inside have a pin atleast 4'x6' per tortoise.

For the little guys (like in the pics) I keep them in a baby pool - I have one inside for them, and then a large wooden box outside (10'x10') for them to roam in.

They will dig a bit.. so you need the pin to either have a bottom, or extend below the surface.

As for temps and humidity.. they share the same habitat as the brb's do. They like it soggy, humid and warm. I keep a basking spot for them at around 85-88.. and keep the ambient air temp in the high 70's. I have two humid hide boxes, one is about 85 degrees.. the other stays about 75-78.. they are almost always in the warmer of the two though. Humid hides are very very important for them - much like brb's, you really cannot get them to wet or humid.

Food.. they love their fruits and veggies. I feed the mazuri tort diet 3-5 times a week (just randomly) along with fruits and veggies. The rest of the time, I give just greens and maybe a little fruit.

They can have any of the leafy greens (dandelion, mustard, collard, clover, endive etc). But stay away from spinache and lettuces.
They love their fruits.. strawberries, mango, watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, apples, papaya, occassionaly some banana.. Stay away from tomato (if you call it a fruit, if not, move this to the next group), also avoid citrus fruits (oranges, lemons etc).
They will also eat alot of veggies - corn, carrots, squash, zuccini, etc.. )

They have a ton of personality.. one was following me around the yard this afternoon. They will come when you call them.. and don't mind being handled and will even allow you to pet them. Once they get older, they enjoy having their throats and chins rubbed (makes em drool like crazy).

As for light.. they are like most other torts. I have a UVB light on them and a heat lamp for temps. There is a huge arguement in the tort world on if the UVB is required.. but one thing is for sure, it won't hurt.. so I figured why not.. it is also benificial to let them get outside in the sun if you can..

Other then that.. being from swampy, humid forrest, and edge/transition areas.. they like water.. so keep a large shallow water bowl for them to get in. For the smaller ones, I use a 14" serving platter (plastic one from GFC) and the larger ones you can use the biggest drip pans for flower pots, or something similar. Mine soak from time to time.. but I will put them in the water bowl and mist them heavily during the times that the humidity is lower in the room I keep them in.

Because they eat several times a week, they are a bit more maintanence then snakes, but they aren't bad. I feed mine fresh fruit and greens, along with spot cleaning and changing the water bowl out and making sure the hides are damp.. all together, maybe 5 minutes a day required.

>>How big do they get?
>>Like all my pets I would keep them until the good Lord takes them from me so how how long is their life span?
>>Where do they live?
>>any other special requirements like lights or something?
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>>Bob
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Tim,
..Do you breed the redfoot torts? The first time I saw captive hatched ones I was amazed because they looked so much prettier than the typical dirty big imported ones. My friend Richard Rooker in Jacksonville breeds them and they are so cute mrsjclarksnakes who hates my animals (and especially hates being referred to as mrsjclarksnakes) was thinking about getting some.
Jeff

>>Two of the redfoots are stalking you.. and getting ready for an ambush!! You better watch your back (of course, the other.. well, lets just say the clover was very distracting.. )
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Jeff -
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to breed mine yet. I have some in the group that are just getting to be mature enough to try.. I may wait one more year though.

The little ones in the pics are only about a year old and still only about the size of a fist, they came from Matt and Nicci Turner at Selective Origins. Last time I talked to Matt, he still had some 06' torts.. but it has been a month or two since we spoke. I need to touch base with him soon and will ask if he has any if you are interested in some. They have some really nice torts.

They are very very cute.. You should get a couple to make up for calling the boss "mrsjclarksnakes"

>>Tim,
>>..Do you breed the redfoot torts? The first time I saw captive hatched ones I was amazed because they looked so much prettier than the typical dirty big imported ones. My friend Richard Rooker in Jacksonville breeds them and they are so cute mrsjclarksnakes who hates my animals (and especially hates being referred to as mrsjclarksnakes) was thinking about getting some.
>>Jeff
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Awesome!! I also like the little one in the water... that is a great shot. And the Womas are beautiful too!
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Thanks!! I had no idea everyone would like the water shot She is a pretty snake though.
I have been wanting to take some waters edge type shots in a naturalistic setting for a while with them, just not sure how to make it happen yet.. I am thinking maybe w/ a baby pool and some dirt and rocks I can pull it off..

>>Awesome!! I also like the little one in the water... that is a great shot. And the Womas are beautiful too!
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Tim,
..Really nice diverse collection.
Jeff

>>So.. I was spot cleaning tonight and relized a few of the gang was already in their PJ's.. thought it might be a fun twist to the Monday pics this week to do a "evening color" spread. Ignore the mess in the snake room, and forgive the boring backgrounds - maybe in a few weeks I will reshoot everything in a light box and make it more pleasing.. Until then, enjoy..
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Thanks Jeff!! Hopefully it will become even more diverse this year with some fun 07 additions

>>Tim,
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>>Jeff
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Whitewalls you have there. I really like the ones with tires as well (bullseyes) WAY COOL!!!!! Thanks.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks Dave!!

>>Whitewalls you have there. I really like the ones with tires as well (bullseyes) WAY COOL!!!!! Thanks.
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>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>21.29 BRB
>>19.19 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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death, worth the wait and reloading, my cable modems out and I am using my aol back up, nice photos, liked the nighties!!!!!!
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

Yeah.. that is rough Frank.. glad you got them loaded though! Hopefully you wont be stuck on DU for long..

>>death, worth the wait and reloading, my cable modems out and I am using my aol back up, nice photos, liked the nighties!!!!!!
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>>Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research
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funny it bothers me a lot to not have the cable going, oh yeah the BLATENTLY obvious difference in speed could be the reason, once you have it, dial up really stinks....If I did not use a cable modem I may have questioned, how good a cable modem could possibly be when compared to a dial up connection. . First time I used a cable modem, I nearly wet myself lol

It stinks so bad, you are "feeling" for me , guess you noticed the same difference. lol
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

It is amazing how fast technology spoils us..
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I'm on wireless DSL, can drag my laptop anywhere in the house, enen outside and still blazing fast speed...Woohoo!!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Get you a cellular card I can use mine anywhere I get a cellular phone signal and it is at speeds as fast as my home dsl..

>>I'm on wireless DSL, can drag my laptop anywhere in the house, enen outside and still blazing fast speed...Woohoo!!!!
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>21.29 BRB
>>19.19 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Wow! Beautiful photos of beautiful animals!

Your BRBs are stunners, especially in their pajamas.

Thanks for sharing.
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Danielle

Herps:
1.1 BRBs
1.0 Amel Motley Corn
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Other critters:
1.0 Great Dane
1.0 Siamese
1 Senegal Parrot
1 Blue Fronted Amazon