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    Tortoise not taking anitbiotics

    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...
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    What should I use to make my tortoise an enclosure

    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...
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    Cuttlebone feeding

    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...
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    I dont know what to feed my tortoise

    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...
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