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    Sulcata Question

    Thanks! I meant to say 6" long, not across! He is outside in a pen motoring around right now, and munching on the little bit of green grass we have so far :) I have moved him into a large rubbermaid, until can build something bigger on my next day off. I have a coconut fibre/playsand...
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    Ornate Help please!

    So it has been just under a week since our trip to the vet. The male has been eating great!! I have been giving their meds daily, and doing daily soaks. I tried the hand feeding formula that the vet gave me for the female, but she just spat it out....cheeky little girl! I have ben hand...
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    Sulcata Question

    I just took in a 2 year old Sulcata yesterday, and just had a couple of questions. Right now he is kept in a 30 gallon tank (WAYYYY too small, and will be upgraded today!) and his substrate is a dry dirt of some kind. I have moistened it and am going to go a pick up some sand to mix in. He was...
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    Ornate Help please!

    Just a quick update! I ended up taking them to the vet for a check up....They think the female has a slight repiratory infection, so I came home with anitbiotics, a dewormer, and some fluids for sub cu injections! Also some hand feeding formula, which I decided to wait a bit to use, as it...
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    Ornate Help please!

    Is my substrate all right, or should I try something different? They are on reptile bark chips, fairly fine, and kept very moist, almost wet at the bottom. I have coco fiber mixed in too, but that seemed just to stick in their eyes!
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    Ornate Help please!

    They are from a dealer, and he got them from a breeder who was selling out of the ornates. I am not sure if they were origally WC or not, but have been in captivity for years (what I was told) I know the dealer, and trust what he is telling me, but who knows if what he was told was the truth...
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    Ornate Help please!

    The set ups are very similar to what they were in....temps, substrate, humidity etc. Do you think the air pressure change could have anything to do with it? Do you think that they could be going back into hibernation....or trying to? They are inside....I am in Canada, so It's still quite...
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    Ornate Help please!

    It is a reptile bark called Jungle Earth....it's bark chips, but they are a finer bark chips....I'm not sure what type of wood it is, but I know it's not pine, aspen or cedar. I talked to the guy I got them today, and he told me they were with other, 11 in total, and he had seperated these...
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    Ornate Help please!

    I had them on a mix of coco fiber and bark chips before, but the coco fiber just seemed to sick to their eyes, so I switched them to the bark chips....it's just straight bar chips. I will try the strained carrots. and will stop the uv for a while. They are in a spare bedroom, with the...
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    Ornate Help please!

    I did try strawberries as well one day, but will try them again. I have been offering fresh food both morning and evening. I will try letting some earthworms loose. They are always in the same spot where I leave them, hiding in the mulch, so I don't think they are moving around a lot, if at...
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    Ornate Help please!

    I recently acquired two ornate box turtles. They are a male and a female, and are around 15 years old I was told. I have had them for just under a week and a half and they have not eaten and I am getting worried, and am hoping that someone can offer me some advise. They are in a 3' X 2"...
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    Prickly Pear?

    No, I haven't tried it myself :) I feed it to my beardies, and they love it, so was just wondering about the Sulcata....I may give her a bite here or there, but will still to the grasses for her!
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    Prickly Pear?

    I was just wondering if prickly pear is ok to feed a baby sulcata? I know that they shouldn't have a ton of fruit, if any, but was wondering if the cactus fruit was different? Thanks
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    Calcium & Vitamins

    Thanks! I will check it out! Kristy
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    Calcium & Vitamins

    Any suggestions anyone?
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