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Are there specific bulbs you recommended?

Hello I have an almost 2 year old male sulcata tortoise. I got him when he was 8 months old and he was absolutely perfect. As he’s grown I’ve noticed his shell getting much darker and some mild pyramiding so I know I’m doing something wrong and I’d like to stop this in it’s tracks so he can live...

I need some help I found this weird waste next my tortoises food bowl. It’s orange and gummy in texture.

I have a hermanns tortoise that I recently purchased from petco. He is currently 4 inches long and I have him in a 40 gallon breeder tank indoors for the winter as I live in MA. As things warm up and the snow disappears I was wondering how big I should make his outdoor enclosure and how big of...

They told me that he had arrived that way and that he arrived a little cold. They said he had been with them for a few weeks and they also had him on a high fiber diet and were using calcium powder and UV light. No clue if the store was sent a wild caught one or one that was bread in poor...

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I’ve had him for just over a month. He hasn’t gotten better but he also hasn’t gotten worse. I feed him a high fiber diet of mixed greens, dehydrated flowers and a variety of weeds and vegetables dusted in calcium power. I also soak him twice a week to make sure he stays hydrated. I’ve also...

I’ve had him for just over a month. He hasn’t gotten better but he also hasn’t gotten worse. I feed him a high fiber diet of mixed greens, dehydrated flowers and a variety of weeds and vegetables dusted in calcium power. I also soak him twice a week to make sure he stays hydrated. I’ve also...

I have a Hermanns tortoise from a petco and it’s clear he has some shell issues. Is anyone able to tell me if it’s a serious problem or something that will be fixed with UV light calcium powder and time?