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  1. Pheelinestiel

    New sulcata! New to tortoises! Help!

    Nice to meet you! Thanks and good luck too. We love having our tortoise.
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    New sulcata! New to tortoises! Help!

    Proud to say that after some inclement weather the enclosure is finally up. Now all we need is to build a hide-y hole for the lovely tortoise.
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    Bathing sulcata tortoise

    Oh. Ok! That's good then.
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    Calcium deprived?

    Am I supposed to do it with every meal? When do they stop needing it?
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    Bathing sulcata tortoise

    Really? You massage your tortoise in coconut oil?
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    Calcium deprived?

    Hey all! I just recently inherited a tortoise while I have the enclosure, food list and feeding schedule, I know they need calcium too. I have the powder. But how do I give it to her/him? How often? I want to know if she is calcium deprived. Her carapace has little holes in it. Tiny little...
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    Bathing sulcata tortoise

    So! I'm new to tortoise keeping and while I love this little guy/ gal, I've noticed she/ he is very dirty. I was wondering, when I had aquatic turtles we used to regularly "bathe" them. As in get a tooth brush and under running warm water we would softly scrub them. It helped with the hygiene...
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    New sulcata! New to tortoises! Help!

    Hey you guys! Thanks so much for the warm welcome! I'll take a pick of the underside and post it later this evening. I was reading they're grazers but I don't have grass in my backyard yet. I wanted to know if buying hay is ok as her main diet. The carapace is about 5-5.5 inches in length. Also...
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    New sulcata! New to tortoises! Help!

    so hi everyone! My name is Phee. I recently came into possession of a sulcata tortoise. I know she's female. Sexing that species is easy. But I have questions. Loads of questions. Hoping someone can help me answer them.
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