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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Yes 100%!!! I am printing the care sheet and also sending her here!
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Lol!!!’ Ok def healthy ????
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Hopefully I will be rehoming on Monday… I have them outside here for about 90 min today in this makeshift enclosure… they’ve pooped pretty well and the little one has this coming out… is this normal? @Tom @Yvonne G
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    We definitely don’t want to see naked tortoises??? so, I reached out to a tortoise sanctuary type place that rehomed them in Kern County… and they have an adoption list and a family that wants them! they have been extremely well vetted so this makes me happy because I know I can’t give them what...
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    For some reason I can’t post to picture on our email thread but this is the light that I got
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Thank you! I will get some today.. also- I will get totes to separate them. Are these sufficient? Also see pic of the humid hide box size I ordered
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Hi! So I just ordered a hanging lamp, cuttlebone and these humid hide boxes(see pic attached) for when I separate them. Is this the kind of tub you’re talking about?
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    And what about the air they breathe? They won't suffocate with the lid on(minus the holes for the UV lights, basking lamp/CHU?
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    So I was reading the guide from @Yvonne G that Tom wrote "If you must use grocery store foods, favor endive and escarole as your main staples. Add in arugula, cilantro, kale, collard, mustard and turnip greens, squash leaves, spring mix, romaine, green or red leaf lettuce, butter lettuce...
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Ok so I did what @Ray--Opo suggested and now the humidity is 85% in the “sleeping” area(that is where the big guy hangs mostly. Here are updated pics. I’m also no longer going to give them Timothy Hay since you guys said they are still too you h for that.. so I’m picking grass from my yard(not...
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Do you mean a tote like this? And do I keep the lid on?
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Thank you! I’m going to look to rehome them because I think this is too much of an undertaking for our family! But until then I want to make sure they are healthy and happy. When you say plastic totes.. what does that mean? Where can I get them?
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Thank you so much for this… this is so overwhelming for me. We do have two of them in there since he got them. Is it ok if I get a larger enclosure with two sides for them to each go to? I use eco earth loose coconut fiber and forest floor cypress mulch. That is Timothy hay that you see all...
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Thank you for the encouraging words!!!
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    Looking for advice for the 2 Sulcatta tortoise we have! HELP

    Ok- so my husband decided to bring home 2 baby Sulcattas(daughter talked him into it) in March of 2020… so they are about a year and a half. And I don’t think he did his research in the beginning on what to feed them and the owner of the shop told him to feed them improperly(leafy greens, Fruit...
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