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    Okra and Kale

    How much okra and Kale is safe to feed? My Sulcata loves both. I pick up about 5 to 8 okra pieces for her a month usually. This month they had a great deal at the store on Okra - about 4lbs of it for $3 so I picked it up. I'm eating some as well, she won't be getting all 4lbs. Would it be...
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    Slough grass

    Are these grasses safe to feed? Both can be found in abundance here and the cattle eat it. Dries into hay VERY well, and would be added to the winter mix of Timothy, orchard, and alfalfa hays.
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    Preplanning Sulcata Enclosure...advice, tips, warnings PLEASE

    Hello everyone! I am the owner to a 2 year old Sulcata tortoise. I am in western Canada where temperatures in winter can vary between -10 to -45. I am wanting to pre plan and make sure I have a suitable set up so Olive can be as happy and healthy as possible during our winter months - when...
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    Is this Mallow?

    Is this mallow? Looks like it, but I am not good with plants ? Olive is very interested in it, want to make sure it's safe!
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    Best pellet for winter supplementation

    Hey! These are the pellets I am able to purchase within a 6 hour drive that I have found. I can't find anyone who supplies Muzuri pellets in the area. I dont really like the idea of feeding the bright rainbow pellets, but are any of the others worth buying? Just looking for additional add...
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    HELP! Piece of Styrofoam blew into tortoise enclosure

    Hey guys! It's been a long time since I've posted. Olive is doing great and growing steady. We had an accident today (less then 4 hours ago) and I am extremely worried. It's +28 degrees here today, and beautiful so I put Olive outside to enjoy the outdoors and graze a little before...
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    Is this shell rot?

    Hello! I recently acquired a redfoot tortoise. She is doing very well, however I have noticed these spots on her. Not sure if it's new uneven growth or? It does not rinse or wash off.
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    Safe/edible plant

    Anyone know what these are and if they are safe to have in the tortoises enclosure or to feed?
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    Unexpected Redfoot Tortoise

    Do any of you ever seem to "attract" or happen to find unwanted critters?! I was in the pet store looking for some calcium powder for my Sulcata and someone heard me chatting to one of the employees. They had a redfoot tortoise that they could no longer care for. They just wanted him to go to...
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    Ate grass for the first time!!

    My 4 month old Sulcata ate grass all on her own! I picked up some of the cat grass (oat grass) to go and mixed in a couple of other seeds including millet, and barley. It has now grown tall enough I have been able to start snipping it (roughly 3 inches long) and putting it in a pile just...
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    Weight/age

    Weighed my baby sulcata today. November 14th she was 75g approx (not a gram scale) I weighed her today and she is now 107g with a proper digital scale. Her hatch date was August 10th. Does her weight sound good for her age?
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    Outdoor Sulcata Enclosure

    Hey Everyone! Just posting a quick question. I currently have a baby Sulcata who is growing very well, eating great on a variety of foods, and just in general growing into a healthy sulcata! Her hatch date was August 10th. I am gradually working on an outdoor enclosure for when she is older...
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    Want to make sure this is right...

    Hey! Apologies for another post so soon. In my other post Tom said I needed much more variety in my Sulcatas diet. We live about 80kms from the nearest decent sized town and 200kms to the nearest big city with a wide selection of different stores. I picked up a couple of different items for...
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    Split Scute Babies

    Hello everyone! I am the proud owner of a baby Sulcata. She was hatched around August 10th 2019. She is "special" in that she has an extra acute on one side. I would love to see more babies with split scute and also see how they look when they are mature :)
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    Hatchling Growth/shell growth?

    Hey everyone! I am new here and new to tortoises...I did a lot of reading and research before picking up this baby. She was just over 1 week old when I picked her up and eating only romaine lettuce, no bulbs, no water bowl etc. Raised very dry on sand. I now have her in a humid enclosure...
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    Hello from Canada

    Hello from western Canada! I am the proud owner of a sulcata tortoise. I picked him or her up August 16th at just over a week old. He or she is growing very well, eating great! I look forward to learning much more from this forum, as well as contributing when and where I can :)
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