Hey Everyone,
Im just wondering if rinsing your tortoise off gets rid of samonella?
2 years ago one of my dogs drank my tortoises soak bowl ((that i irresponsibly left out)) and he got Samonella and was so close to death he had a 30% chance of living, but after a 3 week struggle of his...
Ok my tortoise has began to dig alot more lately and the stuff she has for a floor now is getting to dusty, and i want to buy new material, so what do you use and whats your favorite non-dusty kind?
My tort has been doing just fine, but for the past week i have noticed that near the back of her shell, around the rings there is little white lines going around the main rinds and they are getting bigger each day what is this?
when i say rings i mean the parts where they get pyramiding, i...
So i just saw my tort digging in her hide for the first time..its not deep enough:rolleyes: so i have decided to get some new soil, what is the best type...in your opinion, i only need a little bit so i was thinking of getting it from a petstore not home depot, cuz they sell it in to large of...
ok so i really dont think my tortoise is growing right.:( she is just way to small to be 3yrs old...i got her a year ago and they siad she was 2 then but im starting not to beleive it.
i just feel like she haven't grown in the past year.
here is a pic of her size now
heres the only...
Ok this is kinda random, but how do people make there pictures show up when they post? cuz when i do it, it always comes up as links that go to the pics.
so i herd to help with pyramiding you need to make the torts hide humid i am just wondering how many times a day i should mist the ground, and would if be better if i misted all the ground in the cage, im confused becuz i herd i was supposed to keep it dry but then i hear it needs to be a little...
So i was told to make a hideing place in my torts enclosure and i did, so my torts personality totally change today, she became some what less shy and more happy...today was the first time she ate out of my hand im so happy.
here are some new pics.
OMG on thanks giving we were making the stuffing and my brother was boiling the celery, he walked over to the table and spilled burning water&oil all over my dog's ear and part of his side, he ran under the table.. it was so sad to watch,, i took him in the bathroom and comforted him with a cold...
Hey everybody do sulcatas have to have a place to hide,,, cuz i noticed alot of people on here have hides in there enclosures and i dont have one,,, my tort just goes in the corner of her terrerium to sleep... is that ok?
Ok so i bought my tort this new food called -Tortoise Food
By Rep Cal- and on the label it sais it provides all needed vitamins,,, and calcium for a torts growth... so i was wondering if i still need to use calcium suppliment.... here is the site please read it then reply...
So i heard a sulcata can eat grape leafs & there are grape plants were i live so does anybody know if this is true,,,and i was just wondering if they can eat dandylion flowers cuz my tort was grazing the other day and she was reaching for for one but i moved her away from it cuz im just not sure...
Ok so i have seen some pics of sulcatas drinking and i have never seen mine drink, she just getts soaked in water, so is it just her or is it that they can do both.
Hey i got my tortoise from a pet store last year & she had been at the petstore for a year so she never got any attention, but for the past year i have tried to help her with her shyness and now i just need help, the only time she comes out of her shell is when she is in her cage or when you...
[/align]Ok so i have had my tortoise for a while and i really cant choose a name she is 2 and a half years old. And can you tell me if you think she is to small for her age cuz im starting to think so. :)
here are sum pics of her