Tim I
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Hey everyone
So kind of a long post but
Just looking for some advice or opinion on Rocky and how he always seems dry especially the shell, scales on his neck and face.
Over the winter I noticed his urates were starting to get a little gravely looking so I increases his soaking from once a week to 30 min 3 times a week. Now his urates arnt gravely but his neck and shell still look really dry and have for the last 2 months
Now on how is being kept, he is a little over 3 years old right at 20 inches long and weighs 38lbs, healthy appetite, walks all the time and has normal poops
Lives outside full time with a heated house that has a space heater and radiant heat panel, constant temps of 90
Grazes on grass in the yard for most of his food, gets mazuri twice a week, opuntia pads a few times a month and always has cuttlebone
He always has fresh water in a big saucer, but naturally Iv never seen him drink
Also it seems like the grooves between some of his scutes are really deep
He is supposed to be of Sudanese origin and I have heard that’s a trait they carry but just wondering because it looks nothing like my other sulcata
So kind of a long post but
Just looking for some advice or opinion on Rocky and how he always seems dry especially the shell, scales on his neck and face.
Over the winter I noticed his urates were starting to get a little gravely looking so I increases his soaking from once a week to 30 min 3 times a week. Now his urates arnt gravely but his neck and shell still look really dry and have for the last 2 months
Now on how is being kept, he is a little over 3 years old right at 20 inches long and weighs 38lbs, healthy appetite, walks all the time and has normal poops
Lives outside full time with a heated house that has a space heater and radiant heat panel, constant temps of 90
Grazes on grass in the yard for most of his food, gets mazuri twice a week, opuntia pads a few times a month and always has cuttlebone
He always has fresh water in a big saucer, but naturally Iv never seen him drink
Also it seems like the grooves between some of his scutes are really deep
He is supposed to be of Sudanese origin and I have heard that’s a trait they carry but just wondering because it looks nothing like my other sulcata