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All the time or when it is mating season?

Ha,ha. Is that normal at that age? I thought normally you can not tell the gender till about 3-4 years.

Do mean normal as being sexually active or doing a pee?

Hi All I’m after some advise. I have seen my tortoise this morning pushing/ injection his tail into his substrate. Then I spotted his penis out and a lot of water/ pee around. I have never seen him do these movements or his penis before when doing pee. Is this the way they pee or is he getting...

Hi Yes, I will try to reorganise my living area but have already purchased a bigger enclosure. Have a cover for the current one with a small opening cut out at the top. Just take it of for a bit. Will get bigger drinking dish and black hide for new enclosure. Thanks for the advise. I soak my...

Thank you very much ??

Yes, I dampen it every second day and spray down daily. Can’t order Mazuri here, will have to order from the USA but at the moment all international parcel post is suspended. I sprinkle calcium on his food as he has not been touching the cuttlebone. Thanks for your advise ?

Please ignore the first pix and the cat pix. Cheers

Hi All I’ve had my tort for 5 months now. Such a pleasure to have around ? I wanted to check in With you to check if her shell is growing nicely. I think I have the enclosure all correct ( lights, substrate, humidity). The only thing I still struggle with is her food. I have started giving her...

Hi I soak her daily and she drinks occasionally. I don’t think she is dehydrated.The only difference is I have given her boiled pumpkin twice and Pak Choy three times. Just as a treat. She gets calcium twice a week plus Nutrobal supplement from Vetark. That is gritty maybe it’s to much? Any...

Hi Thanks so much for all your advise. My tort did not have any urate for the last three days but she just had a wee with a little urate. This urate looked more clumpy and was gritty. Not sure if it was my eyes but it looked like it had a little pink tint?

What is high with protein? Is there a list?

Hi Tom No she has not. ?

Hi I know urate is normal in tortoises but in the four months I’ve had my tort I only seen her have urates 3 times and it was a tiny amount but the last two days it is quite a lot. I used to give her calcium daily (did not see urate) and after advise on this forum I reduced it to twice a week...

Ok to the Calcium Tom. Will follow your instructions. Will also try to ween her of the supermarket food and report back. If I can’t get the MinerAll would the Nutrobal from Vetark work instead?

Hi All Thanks for all your comments and recommendations. This is why I joint this forum? I will research the MinerAll but don’t know if I can get it here in NZ. Tortoises are rare over here so it is hard to find food and supplements for tortoises. Currently I’m giving Evo the Fulker’s calcium...

Thanks fo getting back to me. She is not touching the cuttlebone that she has in her enclosure so I’m giving her calcium and vit d3 daily sprinkled on her food or on a piece of cucumber.

Hi I have spotted Evo digging in her outside run and trying to eat little stones. Why would she be doing this? Is this normal or has she maybe a deficiency? The stones are so small that she could swallow them. Any suggestions?

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Hi Yvonne Sorry, my mistake with ridges I did not mean the black markings but the space between shell. New photo with arrows attached. Big enough to put my nail in and felt little soft.