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    White foam in eye's

    Hi all, My tort Sal always has white foam in the corners of his eyes. Is this normal? He is an otherwise healthy 145 lb. 11 year old. Just wondering if this is a problem. His diet is Orchard mix hay, Muzzori, Hibiscus flowers and pumpkin.
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    can cactus spines hurt tort

    This has probably been covered before but do the tiny spines on cactus pads hurt the mouth of tortoise's ? When I cut a pad to feed I scrape the spines off with a knife, Just wondering if I miss a few if it will hurt him. I know they sure hurt me when I get one in my finger! My Sulcata is 11...
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    Sal very active these days

    For some reason my tort is super active. The weather is getting cooler here in southern California but he gets up early and tries to get into as much trouble as he can. Eating like crazy too!
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    sulcata stealing the dog's food

    My 5 year old Sulcata LOVES dog food. I try to keep it away from him but every now and then it gets left out and he feasts on a bowl of it. How much does it take to hurt him? I am trying real hard to keep him away from it. I worry about the negative health effects of animal protein. Should...
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    Now member says Hello!

    Hi guys and gals. I just found this great site while researching proper diet for my Sulcata. Found out all sorts of information including the fact that I was using outdated info from another source! So I thought I'd join and learn all I can from the "experts" on this forum. I have a 4 year old...
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