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Hi everyone, It’s been a very long time, I’m just after some advice. We have noticed a mark in sullys mouth and we are quite worried, he is eating well and seems alright in himself. I wondered if it looked like a blood blister, any suggestions welcome, we are waiting for a vet to get back...

For the past 3 months on & off our 5 year old sulcata has been having episodes of brown liquid. Her normal stools are firm and her urine is as clear as a bell. We have take a sample to the vets and there is no sign of parasites or worms when it was examined. The only thing he could see was tiny...

Hi everyone, I have a 5 and half year old sulcata and I suspect she is on the small side :S She is kept in a table at the moment as we are making arrangements for her to go outside in the summer at the moment. She is very active and chases us around the flat :) These were taken about 3...

My 5 year old sulcata tonight has started being sick - She hasn't brought anything up but when she is trying her head is right out, mouth open and you can see it's very distressing for her :( We have recently put sphagnum moss in the enclosure to create moisture but we think she may have been...

Hi all Just installed a powersun lamp in our torts enclosure and the heat it's giving out it no where near enough to bask! It was like 10 degree Celsius what is recommended... And having looked on the Internet it should be giving off more heat from the tests done! Can try be that inconsistent?

Tonight we are making huge changes to sullys indoor enclosure! I pray it's an improvement for her... I will post some pictures once it's done :) I personally think she needs a bigger enclosure now but with her being so close to going out the summer we are providing the best we can with what we...

Good evening. At the moment we are undergoing home improvements to Sully's enclosure and I am trying to dissect all the information out there about UV lighting. I get so far and then it all gets a little overwhelming and I get lost lol. What I want to know is what is the optimum level of UV...

Evening Just been looking into UV lamps and stumbled across this very interesting website which I thought may be of interest - probably common knowledge to most of you but it was a real eye- opener to get a better understanding of how these systems work in reptiles...

Hey everyone :) I would just like your opinions please of this bulb. I will post a picture below. We are having trouble getting the megaray at the moment and want to get her all set up! Thanks in advance [hr] It's this bulb that we have seen

Hello :) Can I give my 6 year old sulcata dried dandelion? I have attached pictures so you can see what it is. I haven't given any yet incase it's not okay was just thinking until the fresh ones appear in the garden Cheers

Hi Everyone, Well today I went to the pet shop to get my sully a new uv bulb and wanted some advice on creating a humid area in the viv. He was like 'Oh no, they should be kept dry'. He asked how big she is and he reckons she is small for her age! So all this has got me worried about how I...

Hi everyone, Just wondered if someone could have a look at the pictures below of my tortoises plastron as I am concerned about some colouration that has appeared over the past 3 months, doesn't seem to have got worse- worried that it may be shell rot! Happy to give any more info if needed. Cheers

My little 5year old sulcata has decided she didn't like the thermometer in the viv and dismantled it!! I have no idea she has got into it!!!! But unfortunately she has got to the pointer that reads the temperature... We have inspected the viv and can't find the pointer. Will it pass through or...

Hi I am new to this forum and I have a 5 year old Sulcata called Sully, we think she is a female but either way she is loved very much :) we have had her for about 1 year and a half now and she is a fantastic character. I look forward to spending time on here learning as much as I can X

Hi, I am new to this forum and would love some advice and positive energy on this very daunting situation! I have a 5 year old cheeky sulcata and recently she has been diagnosed with compaction and it has been deemed very serious as when she was x-rayed her gut was very enlarged :( . We...