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    Keeping tortoises outside in colder climates

    Hey everyone I live in SC where summers can get around 100f and winter stays around 20-30f but can get down to single digits. I currently have a large male sulcata that I keep outside year around through the use of a large heated shelter he can use when he’s cold and I know I can do this because...
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    Heating a sulcata enclosure

    It’s that time of year, the temps are dropping here is SC and my sulcata stays outside all year long. I built a 8’x8’x48” cinder block and wood insulated shelter for him right now even though it’s so small the top half of the shelter sits at 80+ degrees F but the bottom half where he is is 60-65...
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    Aboveground Outdoor Turtle Pond

    Hey guys here is my aboveground turtle pond I am working on for my painted turtle. This video is part 1 I will post part 2 when I finish!
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    Extremely watery stool

    Hey everyone I have a 25lb sulcata that I’ve had for about 8 months and recently when I soak him every so often he excretes a dark brown water stool a good bit of it but no firmness to it at all he still poops regularly but also has this any ideas? His main diet is grass and hay he loves outside...
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    Outdoor Sulcata Enclosure (Built for COLD weather)

    I am currently in the process of building my male sulcata his outdoor permanent enclosure. Here is part 1 of the build that I posted on my youtube channel! If you have any advice or tips as I finish please let me know and I will post part two and pics once its done!
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    Adopted sideneck turtle need help

    Hey everybody, someone reached out to me needing to find a home for their turtle knowing I had a lot of experience with reptiles and amphibians. They didn’t say he had any health issues and I agreed to take him once I got him I am now concerned he is not healthy here are pics. Am I️ wrong in...
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    Male or female?

    I’m pretty sure I have a male but someone told me it might be a female so I figured I’d post a few pics and let the experts decide!
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    You’ll think I’m crazy! Need Cold weather help!

    Hey everybody! New to the forum. I live in Greenville, SC where the summers reach 100+ and the winter can reach 0 with all the temperatures in between! Right now we are at 70 for the high and 35 for the lows. I got a message yesterday from a friend who had a sulcata that needed to be rescued. I...
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