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  1. Warren

    Sulcata sleeping for days!

    Good afternoon TFO, not too worried but have a question. My Sammy is 6yrs. old, he live in my house most of the time. Over the colder mouths of winter he has a habit of sleeping for days, today is his 4th day. He has a hole room to wonder around, his hide is always temperature and humidity...
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    Can tortoises hear and respond to hearing.

    MODERATOR NOTE: THIS THREAD WAS SPLIT OFF FROM ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SUBJECT. BECAUSE THE FORUM'S PROGRAM SORTS POSTS BY DATE, IT LOOKS LIKE WARREN INITIATED THE THREAD, BUT MODERATORS INITIATED THE THREAD.
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    Sammy eating Toilet paper

    Not sure if I should be worried or concerned. Today, I a had a plumbing problem in my lower bathroom drain. While trying to fix the problem, I had to remove rolls of toilet paper from under the sink that I stored there. Not thinking and not paying attention, I left 2 rolls out where Sammy could...
  4. Warren

    Store bought Dried Hibiscus Flowers

    Just purchased some dried Hibiscus flowers from Sam's club, a warehouse store in Baltimore MD. They were only $2.98 for a 8oz. bag, so while I was there I bought one 8oz. bag. Just wondering if they would be safe to feed my Sammy. Here are a couple of pictures, your opinions will help me decide...
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    Over feeding of Rose of Sharon flowers

    Is there a limit of flowers that you should alow you Tortoise to eat per day? My Sammy will eat all that you give him, plus eat all his regular food also. Is to many harmful to my Tortoise. He will eat 2 or 3 piles of food in about an hour, he eats like a pig and sleeps like a big baby. 52 lbs...
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    Sucata's sleeping Habits

    Just curious if my tortoise sleeping 2 to 3 days in a row without coming out of his hide is normal in the winter time. My Sammy lives inside all years round, he gets outside in nice weather, usually he get up everyday to eat and a soaking. But for the last couple of weeks he has been sleeping...
  7. Warren

    Sammy's new pool and shower

    Just wanted to share a few pictures of Sulcata Sammy's new pool and shower. He has not been in it yet, still too cold here in Baltimore.
  8. Warren

    MicroChipping my Sucata Tortoise

    Would like to know in what part of the body is the safest place for a microchip to be inserted. I've seen and read about the back leg, but read on this forum about chips coming out. Seen on YouTube that they put the chip in the front shoulder, just wondering which is the safest. I live in...
  9. Warren

    Prickly Cactus Pear fruit

    Have a guestion on how many and how often can I feed my 23 pound Sucata prickly pear fruit. I was reading another post on this forum that showed s Sucata eating a prickly pear fruit, so I gave him one. He loved it, but him eating the seeds scares me. He likes the pads and how can I preserve some...
  10. Warren

    Sucata rear leg spurs

    Today my wife notice that Sammy was walking with a limp, when I checked him I notice the large spur on his left leg was bleeding. It looks like he may have got it hung up on something, I notice the spur is cracked at the top and loose. I cleaned it up and put a little neoprene on it. The...
  11. Warren

    Help identifying a water turtle I found today.

    Today I was working in my garden at the park, they have community garden plots you can rent each year. I found this baby turtle at the garden, there is a large fresh water pond there. The pond is about 300 yards from the garden, it has many different kinds of turtle. Let me know what you thing.I...
  12. Warren

    Mazuri LS Tortoise Diet

    Just wanted to ask if any other users of Mazuri LS has had a problem with very small bugs in the food. First notice them months ago in the water dish next to the Mazuri LS in the morning when I would feed my Sulcata. I thought they were coming out of the cypress munch to get a drink, which I...
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