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    Help, I think my tortoises died of pneumonia

    I don't know what they overall temps were in the garage, or what it got down to in the open part but it went down to 28 outside when it froze over, it was cold for a couple nights then climbed back into the 60's. They were all in the garage at night in the area sectioned off for them. They had a...
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    Help, I think my tortoises died of pneumonia

    They have never fought ,ever. I put cardboard down then thick moving blankets on top of it cover with some hay. All I can think of is we had a freeze and then the temps came back up in the 70s. I should have realized they needed more heat sources besides the lamps.
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    Help, I think my tortoises died of pneumonia

    Heartbroken We just moved in June from Phoenix AZ To Oshkosh Wisconsin. I have 4 large Sulcata tortoises from 50lbs to 100lbs. They transitioned great and have been great. Once the weather changed we enclosed a section of the garage and added blankets, hay and heat lights plus they had the...
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    Looking for Adult Female Redfoot Tortoise in Phoenix Area

    Does anyone have an adult female redfoot tortoise they need to rehome. I'm in Phoenix Arizona.
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    Looking for simplified care sheet print out

    Thanks Tom, yes I a lot of people don't know anything about torts (especially that they need water!), I wanted an easy way to explain their care to eole who have never owned a tortoise before. I always tell them about this website ,it has helped me a lot!
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    Looking for simplified care sheet print out

    I had some Sulcata babies that hatched naturally from one of the nest. So far there's 17 , they are slowly leaving the burrow. I'm looking for an easy simplified care sheet to give to new owners when the babies are ready.
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    Sulcata dragging hind leg

    No swelling at all, he has full run of the yard. We have other sucatas but they don't mess him him since he's the biggest.Theres nothing in the yard I can think of. No bees/wasps no scorpions. He does like to hump everything in sight even rocks lol so that's the only thing I can think of him...
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    Sulcata dragging hind leg

    I have a 10 year old male sulcata tortoise, he's 22inches long about 100 pounds. Just recently he started dragging his left hind leg. He is still eating/drinking as he normally would. Diet is backyard grass/weeds and dark leafy greens. I spray him with water and soak the yard daily, he has a...
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    Sulcata babies fell in pool, health risks??

    So far all the babies are doing amazing, I'm gonna call some vets in the area and see what they recommend. Yes their story is crazy and hope it has a happy ending for all .
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    Sulcata babies fell in pool, health risks??

    I've had them for a week now, I'm not sure how old they are ,their shells still feel a little soft.
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    Sulcata babies fell in pool, health risks??

    Okay so the back story is grim. A friend of ours his neighbor was killed in her home July 19th of this yearshe bred Sulcata tortoises, the police took the 2 big ones but I guess she had a clutch that hatched. (all family lives out of state in Texas and did not want the torts) There were babies...
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    New Additions

    Thanks for the replies everyone, I think he basically guessed the sexes I have no clue lol. They are hardy eaters had them in the sun grazing for a couple of hours yesterday. Their enclosure will be 16x16 and were gonna attempt a cement wading spot.
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    New Addition- Never had a Russian

    Thank you, yeah I knew right away something was wrong. He is a tuff lil guy would hardly stay still for a pic! Would filing the beak down with a emery board work or should I just take it to the vet and have them do it?
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    New Addition- Never had a Russian

    Here is the last of our new additions This one seems too small,shell doesn't look that great. Looks like it's beak is overgrown but not sure I've never had a Russian but always wanted one. Husband's friend housed it with 2 large sulcatas and 1 redfoot, the temps were kept high and housed on...
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    New Addition- Never had a RF

    Husband's friend gave us all his tortoises He housed the RF with 2 large Sulcatas and 1 Russian. Kept the temps high low humidity and never soaked any of them.Never outside and only greens. I have a covered tort table I'm gonna house it in til it gets bigger. I've been reading a bunch of...
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