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This was published in a science journal... and was conducted for a wholly unrelated topic (natural sunscreens used by humans) but shows that coconut oil has no impact on UV rays. "Researchers in one study (Gause & Chauhan, 2016) found that natural oils are not suitable UV-blocking ingredients...

I mean.... they are pets... if we're going down this rabbit hole... they shouldn't be living in our back yards eating Mazuri :rolleyes:... I'm a bit indifferent on the subject as long as its not causing the tort harm.

I housed two large sulcatas on a half acre, with plenty of hiding spots/visual barriers and the larger male sought out and bullied the smaller male. Pairs are hard as one tends to bully the other. Groups (3 or more), or isolating them tends to work best.

Curious why some sulcata's have a flare of the shell up near there heads and others do not? Does that come with age [mine is 35-50lbs depending on the scale and 20 inches]... so I'm not new to this.... but really curious? I know there are differences in sulacatas from different regions... but...

So... he was covered in dirt so I had to spray him down to get ANY shot... but tried to make it clear. Sorry it’s not the best pic ??‍♂️

I can try to snap a pic in the day or so. He was 4 and about 17 inches when it happened. The shell got soft in a spot about the size of a quarter. I spent about a month keeping him dry (the spot, still made water readily available 24/7), and ended up using a two stage polymer glue to seal it...

Price sounds about market and shells look pretty good! He might be a middle man/aka not have a clue about the torts and be selling for someone else... you never know.

Agree with the high humidity but disagree with shell rot. My big guy got a bit too wet last winter... (he was stubborn about where he wanted to lounge during the winter months) and got a small spot of shell rot, which I quickly dealt with.

That’s not right... can you post pics

Put the water dish back in.... as long as the other substrate is dry he’ll be fine. Hydration is a much bigger threat to a young tort than shell rot. Good luck, ps... most people on these pages have made mistakes and been successful so read read read. Make sure your baby gets real sun (At...

Appreciate the concern! He’s nearly 40lbs and eats banana 3/4 times a year... I think he’s doing fine :).

I’d personally give him/her a bath and scrub the bottom shell with a mild soap/detergent using a toothbrush. Someone will likely chime in calling me an idiot but I’d probably do that as a preventative measure. Good luck! Babies can be stressful.

Each sulcata has different tastes... my big guy LOVES banana and that's his birthday treat (because theyre not in his normal diet)... I had another sulcata that couldnt be bothered by banana and would avoid it at all costs.

Advice I wish I listened to five years ago, buy two more or stick with one. I just rehomed my smaller male as he was getting humped (bullied) DAILY by his house mate. They had a half acre to roam and lots of visual barriers.... didn’t help. No joke 15+ times a day my kids would ask why the...

My wife is white and generally ignores me so this explains a lot... *On a serious note, have always been interested in albino sulcatas so I’ll be following this thread...