Hello all, long time no see. I have recently found out that my two sulcata tortoises are male, due to a very funny story about me not recognizing their penises. For some reason, it never occurred to me that they might be male. Maybe that was my own bias, and I've learned my lesson.
Now I'm here...
I think my tort may have eaten a seed but it was more likely a rabbit dropping. My tort is 3mo. I tried to remove it from her mouth and was too late, it was too far back. I'd like to know the signs just in case and I'll be watching her.
They make a rocking motion going a little bit into the shell and then out. They do this when waking up, soaking, being held, eating, but why? It's so cute! I feel like it means they are happy, because they typically end up stretched out afterwards. I looked around a bit to see if I could find...
It's been a couple of days since I've seen just straight urates. I've seen a bit in the poo. He is on pinworm medication. I'm worried it might be a urate stone?
No matter how much I take my yard she always seems to find it. Is it okay for her if she gets a bite before I notice? She eats well inside with mazuri tortoise mush mixed with equal parts (if not more) blended greens (that have been approved here already). She has cuttebone AND eggshells...
Hello there, id like to order some opuntia cactus for my two babies. They would probably eat about one pad each a day. How should I store the extra cactus? Can it be frozen and then dethawed?
I noticed my Sulcata started having this pee yesterday. Now has slight diarrhea. Eats different kinds of dandelion, wild mustard, foxtail leaves, geranium,, and some ground clover. I gave them 3 small aeonium leaves the size of their body in their salad. I recently shifted the diet from mostly...
My baby Sulcata is in a tank that averages 70% humidity (I try for 80% but the heat kills that), 80-90 degrees ambient, 100 degrees basking. Several days ago I posted asking why he was chirping that night, and Tom replied that he was too cold. He had been in a 75 degree environment for one day...
My boyfriend's mom just got an albino hedgehog. The problem is that they have no setup or knowledge of care. I'm scrambling to find websites, info, supplies, etc to make sure the little guy grows up healthy. This is how I got my sulcatas.... I took them in when they found out they were hard to...
Hello I have two hatchlings in separate enclosures. Only one is having this issue. During his supervised outside time he tries to eat white rocks/dead weeds and runs towards white stuff. Could this be a fiber issue? Lack of calcium?
I give calcium supplement once a week. Tank is kept 80-100...
(they are 2-3mo old in separate tanks) It's late at night and I'm hearing some chirping. I know Hame was passed out a couple minutes ago. I heard that sulcatas bark, chirp, pip, squeak, etc. What do these sounds mean? I'm not worried because it sounds normal.
Hello! I have two baby sulcatas that led me to this forum. My boyfriend came home from work one day and told me he wanted some tortoises. In less than an hour he had found a man online who was moving and was selling these two little ones. He brought them home, and began caring for them the way...
Would it be wrong to start a GoFundMe for my Sulcata hatchlings and share the link here? I'd love for them to have the nicest things possible, and I need to separate them asap.
Hey there, one of my two baby sulcatas has a tiny cut by his ear. Their bedding is mostly Coco coir and some Cypress mulch. I have never seen them fight, at most they crawl over each other. The moment I can afford it, I plan to separate them. They have had this bedding for under a week and I...