My 4 year old Sulcata is constipated. Probably due to being impacted. He walks around a lot and is very active. However, he has no appetite. I don’t think he’s eaten for a week and a half. I’ve been giving him warm soaks for 2 hours every other day. Are there any suggestions. Anything I can do...
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I noticed for the past couple days that my 3 years old Sulcata tortoise has been waking up early, about 7am. Is that normal, for him to change his sleep pattern suddenly?
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J
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Just wondering what sex my 2 year 3month old Sulcata is. I have a feeling it’s a female, but just want to confirm. He/she should be big enough to sex right?
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J
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Yesterday, I noticed that my 2 year old Sulcata wouldn’t come out his night box. He was sleeping til 2pm. He’s usually out way before then. I live in Southern California. So the weather is great right now. I just noticed that he has no appetite. He tried to eat one mizuri pellet...
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I noticed on the left side a recent abrasion or graze of some sort. On the right side, he’s had the two light marking for a long time, but not sure what they are either. Please let me n ow if it’s something I need to worry about. He’ll about 2 years old this June. He’s been living out in...
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Need some help with my newly installed 18x18 Kane heat mat w/ thermostat. I have a mini oil filled radiator heater keeping up the ambient temp at 80 degrees. My Kane mat is also set at 80 degrees. I noticed the next day that the alarm was going off on the Kane thermostat controller that read...
Have a quick question in regards to all the flat lids of these tortoise night boxes I’ve been seeing. When it rains, doesn’t the rain water just sit and puddle up on the flat surface lid? Wouldn’t the roof top of a tortoise box be better with it being sloped like a roof of a house, so that the...
I have some photos of my one year old Sulcata tortoise. I noticed two dimples or dents on the back of his shell. Left and right of his rear end shell. Is this signs of MBD or am I just paranoid.
Thank you,
J
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I’m new to the forum and need some help. Figures this would be the place to go. I have a 4month old Sulcata tortoise. So my question is: I had bough a reptile calcium powder w/ D3 and I have a 10.0 UVB fluorescent strip light. Is this too much D3 for my tortoise since the UVB light...