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  1. Tank & Scooter

    Slow and steady wins the race!

    My torts all ready for the game.
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    Lethargic Sulcata REALLY WORRIED

    Today 1 of my sulcatas is acting lethargic. I take them outside almost daily to get an hour or two of sun. I pay lots of attention daily to them. Today I noticed right away, one of my 8 month old is acting lethargic. When I went to pick him up to take him outside, he was sleeping and didn't...
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    Can you help me I.D this Bush/Tree

    My neighbor through out a bunch of these bushes. Does anybody know if I can plant them for my Sulcatas? Having trouble IDing it. I live in Los Angeles
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    Turtle shell saver home remedy

    I've been looking for turtle shell saver and can't find it. Been to 5 stores. I dont shop online so I'm having hard time fonfing it. Is there any home remedy I can use to put on their shell?
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    Hibiscus leaves have tiny bugs

    Should I be worried ? I planted 4 hibiscus trees and feed them about 3 flowers a day. On the bottom of the flower they have these tiny green bugs just stuck on there. I know they're not spider mites because there is no webs. I don't like washing them off becuae then torts won't eat flowers. They...
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    Sulcatas have had Diarrhea for 2 weeks or more

    Should I be worried, 2 of my sulcatas have had diarrhea for 2 weeks or more now. It comes out like pudding and not sure if its pee or poop but a black liquid come out. Looks like black water. I noticed their poop went soft when i started spraying there food more and giving food with a lot of...
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    Do Your Young Sulcatas Hiss Randomly?

    I have two 6 month old sulctas, I know they learned or started to hiss around 4 months old. When I would reach for them, they would hiss at my hand at 4 months. Since then they are totally calm and they even let me hand feed and do head rubs. Recently in the last couple days, I've heard one...
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    Im Worried About My 10 Month Adopted Sulcata

    The tortoise is 10 months old and I adopted 2 months ago. It seems these tiny indentations have increased a tiny bit. I'm worried this may be possible basking light damage. Can anyone tell me if this is normal?
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    Ambient Temp Inside My House 95-105 Fahrenheit

    We've been breaking heat records for a couple days nonstop now. Two days ago it was 117 Fahrenheit outside and 105 inside my house. I have 3 closed chambers and I have basking bulbs off but I wanna know how should I cool them off? Im currently giving them baths twice a day and spraying them...
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    White Bugs on my Torts, Not Springtails. DANGEROUS?

    In my one my last post I talked about white bugs in my enclosure substrate. You guys helped me I.D. them as springtails. They looked like white termites and they jumped like grasshoppers towards the basking light. These bugs are didfferent. Too little for pic or even to see. They look like...
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    WHEN CAN I START SKIPPING BATHS?

    So I finally found my scale, works perfect, just my Sulcatas too fat[emoji23][emoji172][emoji217] I have two 5 month old that are over 100 grams and a 9 month old who's probably weighs the same as a brick lol jk. The two 5 month old were to heavy for the scale, scale limit is 100 grams. DO...
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    DO you feed your baby sulcata dwarf elephant grass?

    I try and feed natural diet. I went and picked long grass with dwarf elephant grass. They like it, only thing when stool exits it looks like it hasn't been processed. Is it ok to feed dwarf elephant grass They Will eat today meal with mizuri adult food n carrot shaving
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    FECAL TEST? VETS OR SCAMMERS?

    How much do you guys pay for your fecal matter test and can I buy my own test? I live in Los Angeles and called a couple vets and they all charged 60$ or more. I found one spot that said 20$ for fecal test, but he said he HAD TO DEWORM TORTOISE FIRST BEFORE FECAL TEST. That sounds sketchy to...
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    There's Something in the Walls! SCARY

    Recently my dad just passed, right after I started hearing noises in the house. Over and over. Im not one to get scared easily so I ignored it, bedsides why would I be scared of my own dad lol I was just watching scary movie (a quite place) late night and right on a scary part, my TV shut...
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    Have You Attended a Repticon Expo?

    The Repticon expo is coming to Los Angeles next week. New tortoise owner and never attended one. Is Repticon MOSTLY FOR BUYING PETS? Im not looking for new pet, I was just maybe looking to buy brand name products at discounted price. Is stuff there regular price, under priced or over...
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    Checking On My Tortoises

    Anybody else feel like Wilson when checking your Torts & Turts? [emoji1]
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