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    Does my tort have a RI?

    Haven't heard any hacking since that night and I've been off for the last 2 days monitoring. Think maybe dmmj was right and maybe she was choking on her food!
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    Does my tort have a RI?

    I'm not sure of temp because I haven't ffound my temp gun yet but I've got a heat bulb placed directly above their dog bed and they're warm to the touch. No open mouth breathing, bubbles or runny nose, wheezing, etc. As far as constant I would say no, but like I said it wasn't happening this...
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    Does my tort have a RI?

    Even with the hack? I could understand dehydration as I haven't been able to bathe them as regularly as I normally do over the last few weeks due to moving.
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    Does my tort have a RI?

    Laying in bed this evening I've heard what I would describe as a "hack" about 5 times in the last 2 hours. Upon closer examination I noticed my older/larger sully has watery eyes. I haven't been home much the last 5 days but was home this morning and never heard it once, but all of a sudden this...
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    tort mites?

    lol I didn't know they were rolley pollies
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    tort mites?

    Where can I get the pill bugs and will those bother her at all?
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    tort mites?

    A few months ago I moved my little sully out of the tort table and into her own 120gal glass aquarium. Her substrate is coco coir and reptile moss I ordered off amazon from Josh's Frogs, mixed with play sand. I keep it pretty moist in there to help with humidity, not soaking wet but moist. This...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    I will for sure. That's what scares me ... if it's not a tort specific vet I'm gonna be paranoid because of the horror stories I've heard with vets not knowing much about what they're treating! I've heard too many times of someone taking their bearded dragons who are on their last leg in to a...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    I feed Mazuri. Why do you say she looks sickly? I will experiment with feeding her. I found a 125gal that I started setting up for her today. I wasn't cutting her food up small before. I've done it over the last few months to see if that would help her eat/grow. At this point nothing I'm doing...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    I've observed for hours and have never noticed any issues, the bigger tort "Sunshine" has been housed with several other sullies, big and small, and has never shown any aggression or bullying. I sincerely believe her growth issue is due to her underbite, not being with a bigger tort. I will...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    Thanx for your input! I asked here because I know someone will have some advice/knowledge about her underbite. Explain to me, tho, why they shouldn't live together? I've housed several different size sullies together before with no issues. I don't mean to sound stupid lol sorry
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    Ok these pictures were JUST taken. What do you all think of her underbite? The other picture is of her and my larger tort.
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    The fruits and tomatoes are maybe 2x a month, only an occasional treat. I've watched them eat and haven't noticed any problems but I know that doesn't mean it isn't happening when my back is turned. I let my little eat seperately sometimes, so she gets her fill first. I had thought of seperating...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    I feed a mixture of Timothy hay, grass, dandelions, hibiscus, collards, kale, turnip, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, berries, melons, Mazuri, etc. She and my other sully live in a tort table I built (5'x4'x1.5') outside in natural sun/shade as long as temps are above 65°. I usually would have them...
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    Underbite On A Sully?

    So ... I got my 2nd Sully (although I have rescued and rehomed several) almost a year ago at a reptile show. She was a baby when I got her. We spoke for almost an hour with the seller, who said she bred them herself, at great length and went over several questions all while closely examining all...
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