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Thank you so much for all of your replies! I’m really relieved now that I know that it is normal.

Hello! The dent in his/her shell is a bit above that, here is the exact place for reference: Thank you so much!

Hello, I have a 2 year old sulcata tortoise. Recently, I noticed that his/her shell has been curving inwards. This was never a problem before and I am quite worried. Could this be because of his/her diet or maybe humidity? Here is a picture: It’s a little hard to see but their third middle back...

Hey, my tortoise has a warmer basking area and access to sunshine. However, I think insufficient sunshine may be the problem so I will let her bathe in the sun more often. Thank you!

Hello, yes there are Thank you! I will do that.

Thank you for the reply, I will raise her temperatures until she gets better and give her warm calcium soaks every other day. She was well on the way to full recovery before so I’m sure she will recover quickly again!

Hello! Her temps are normally 27 degrees Celsius and up during the day, and around 30 at night. Her nostrils are clear but some bubbles can be seen occasionally. Thank you so much! ☺️

Hey everyone, I have a sulcata who just turned 2 years old. She recovered from a calcium deficiency and a respiratory tract infection around May last year, but recently I noticed that she has been stretching her neck out for periods of time. I noticed that she was gaping 1 time, but other times...

Thank you so much for all that helpful advice! I think that’s going to work really well. I think that these bugs are roaches since they skitter away very quickly and fit into very small cracks. I’ll update everyone very soon, thanks so much for replying!

Here’s two photos of some of the larger bugs and smaller bugs. Thank you!

Thank you for your advice! I’m checking out the roach motels that Tom suggested.

I’ll send some more pictures as soon as possible. I’ll check out the roach motels! I was actually thinking about using those but I’m scared that my tort might go poking around. Thank you for all your helpful advice!

This is an indoor enclosure!

Hello! Yes it is very disgusting?. Roaches in Hong Kong are pretty common but they’re not everywhere. Thank you for your reply! Ill try cleaning out his entire tank to see what happens to the roaches.

Thank you so much! I’ll look into the tortoise safe poison

Hi everyone! I was wondering if it’s normal to have loads and loads of bugs in my tortoise’s enclosure. During the night, they eat his pellet (I give him new ones after) and they’re everywhere! Behind the walls, on the top etc. How do I get rid of them?!? Madness. As you can see in the picture...

Update - everything is fine guys! I soaked his grassland pellet and turns out those little balls are part of the chow itself! Sorry for the trouble ?

Oh sorry, I don’t think the picture attached properly. Here’s another one.

Here is a photo of some are the bigger balls I found