I have a young Sulcata, around 4 years old, with some deficiencies. Vet told us to give him the medicine (0.8 ml syrup) via syringe twice a day. However, my little tort is too scared of the syringe and the vet illadvised feeding him until my next visit (visiting tomorrow morning) so I cant just...
Thank you for the suggestion. I will look for wooden planks and see if I can get any straw on short notice. Will need to make a plan for cleaning up the place before building it though. Your advice appreciated :)
I have a 3-4 yr old sulcata. Calcium deficient, if thats relevant, and yes Im taking care of that. Im trying to build him a nice, big hide. Somewhere he can sleep in. I dont like to keep him enclosed in an area, I let him walk around my room (clean floors, not much furniture) and the balcony...
My tortoise has a calcium deficiency from his caretaker and I bought him some cuttlebone to munch on. One thread said to feed him the whole piece but it seemed too much for him so I broke it in half. He faired better with it but he still struggles. Should I break down to an almost powder state...
As shown below, his enclosure is pretty much this 8 x 2 meter balcony, the sun beats down on it in the morning so I give him sunbathing sessions during that time. He is lacking calcium and vit D3, which Im working to fix by buying some more spinach leaves, kale, okra, and collard greens. Im also...
I have a Sulcata, bigger than my palm with bad pyramiding going on. I usually give him 2 meals a day, each consisting of either: 2 large pieces lettuce, 1 cucumber, a dozen rocket leaves, or some spinach leaves. However, he always seems to be wanting more.
P.S. About the pyramiding, city's in...