Hello everyone, long time no see. I have noticed as of late that my Reese (2 year old sulcata) tends to walk with mostly his front legs all the while dragging his hind legs. Can anything be done to correct this? Right now he has a bedding of a mixture of topsoil, play sand, and coconut fiber. I...
Hello to all, me again. Id like to report that my tortoise is eating like a pig, though he/she seems quite pleased with the surroundings. Though incredibly fussy when being cleaned with a q-tip. However, I am slightly worried, I installed a slimline light fixture with a 7% UVB lamp, and use...
Hello to all, I'd like to report that my tortoise is doing fine now, eating regularly, still a little fussy when I bathe and clean him, but otherwise well. Ive started Reeses on a regimen of Reptocal which has D3 in it. Ive read that D3 AND a UVB light are bad for a tortoise when used in...
Hello again, its been a day and a half since my baby Sulcata arrive in its new home and not once has it eaten to the best of my knowledge. The previous owner had 3 of them in a 3 foot by 1/5 foot plastic tub on gravel with rabbit grass. He said that it suits them just fine and they don't eat...
Hello to all, I'm new to the tortoise keeping bit, as such, i am in need of a bit of advice. I got my sulcata from a friend and took him to a pet store where they sell them as well. They sold me a to gallon tank, a water dish, and woodchips as well as heating lamp (the ones with the red bulbs)...
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I just purchased my sulcata yesterday, I hope to have him/her for a very long time, and i hope to have a wonderful learning experience while I'm here. Reeses his my first tortoise.