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I posted a thread a few days ago and got a few replies. Here is a couple of pics. The growth ring is about an inch tall and softer than his shell and is not occurring on the other side. Also look close at the bottom part of the shell. It looks like it spreading...
Hi, my sulcata must be going through a growth spurt. He has what I think are growth rings. I can see new shell underneath. But his shell above this area looks like its peeling off. My other tortoise (a desert tortoise) never did this with his shell. Is this the way sulcata shells grow?
Is...
Hello,
I adopted a sulcata about a year ago. She has mild pyramiding, but otherwise in great health. She is a grazer in my yard and I just recently noticed the side of her shell doesn't look right. It looks as if it's seperating at the seams. I tried doing some research on my own and...
Hi friends,
my 2 year old sully was just moved indoors due to the rainy weather and I noticed last night her eyes are watery. There is no discharge or anything, just clear wetness around her eyes, like she has been crying :(
Her diet is the same. The only thing that has changed is her...
Hi tortoise forum friends,
I'm in a real pickle here and I need all the advise I can get-free from anger, judgement, and sarcasm, please.
Here is my story in a nutshell:
I have owned 2 desert tortoises for 13 years that I always had a hunch were male and female because one would always mount...
OK, so I'll be honest here. I've read all the posts about mixing species and now I have a problem. I own a desert tortoise and now, a sulcata. I keep them both in my yard together. My desert is full grown and my sully is only 3 yo. I got the sully because a zoo near my house has sullys and...
Hi ,
I have two torts that graze in my yard on grassed, flowers and plants. How do I get the calcium into their diet?
How do wild torts get Ca into their diet?
Thanks
Hi, I live in Austin ,TX and I'm looking to adopt another tortoise, preferably Leopard or Desert.
I have a huge backyard where the tortoises can graze.
My husband and I own a reptile business www.sunkisseddragons.com.
I have extensive knowledge of reptiles.
I love tortoises and would have a...
Can anyone give me any suggestions on a good type of bush to plant in my yard that will be good for my tortoises to graze on?
I have the list of edible plants, but I want to know from experience what grows good.
It needs to be a plant that will do well in part-shade.
Thanks
Does anyone know if Texas sage, the silvery green type with small purple flowers, is safe for tortoises? I see sage on the tortoise plant list, but not that particular kind.
Hi, my sulcata is 2 years old and eating great.
I'm wondering about the shape of his shell.
I've seen pictures of other sulcatas whose scutes looks smoother.
Are the scutes supposed to be smooth and flat or slightly elevated?
I have a 13 year old desert tortoise that seems to have a snotty nose regularly. When he was young it seemed like I was always giving him antibiotics for this. Now that he is older, he still gets a snotty nose. He is active and eats great. I wonder how much is normal tortoise snot and how...
Hi There,
I'm sort of a newbie to this forum.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Elisa and I own a CA Desert and a Sulcata.
I'm in love with tortoises and would have more if I didn't already have so many mouths to feed.
My husband and I own a business breeding Bearded...
Has anyone fed Mazuri Pellets to their Sulcata?
Do you know of a good online source that sells the pellets?
I'm having a hard time getting my sully to eat dried grasses.
She is only 2 years old. Should I be concerned?
She has accsess to St. Augustine grass that she eats occasionally.
How...
Hi there,
I have two tortoises-a CA desert Tortoise who is 13 years old and a new Sulcata-2 years old.
They both have free -range of my yard and eat the St Augustine grass on occasion.
I have heard that I should take the "Shotgun" approach to worming them every year to keep the parasite...