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Hi there. My guy is 165lbs and very well socialized. He even comes running when you call his name. We have had some unfortunate circumstances and have to leave the home we are at. We have looked so far for 18 MONTHS for a new place that is sufficient for my big boy. But Los Angeles real estate...

It's a long story, but I have a female sulcata that was given to me. She is 5 and her shell is perfect. I did not realize what a crazed maniac my male would turn into and did not realize it was not very safe or peaceful for a female with a big male. She is awesome. Very cute, very curious and...

Hi - I've had my male for 10 of his 15 years. He is 150lbs. I just took on a friends 5 yr old female and she is much smaller. What age/size does a female need to be to be safe around an adult male?

Hi all. My guy keeps having cloudy white foam on his eye. Last time it happened I got drops that did not really work. I also learned how hard it is to get an eye drop into the eye of a reptile with eyes on the sides of his head. Does anyone else's sulcata get this? Going to the vet s tough...

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Hi all. My guy has a cracked beak and so he always has strange overgrowth. Now I am wondering- it the "hook" thing on the bottom what is causing this continue? Do yours all have the same size spike on the lower jaw? Can I file it down or is that normal size? Thanks

Hi all, I had my tortoise house custom built by this great guy. I found him through another family in my Sulcata Facebook group. Both of our tortoise homes are shown on his page. He will make your house exactly how you want it. He did mine in 3 days AND drove it an hour to me. It was excellent...

Hi all We got a new house over the summer. My big guy is still in his Dogloo with Kane mat and low watt heat lamp right now. He is still choosing the Dogloo to the house. I am buying a heat panel http://www.reptilebasics.com/80-watt-radiant-heat-panel but wondering exactly where do I put it? On...

HI everyone! Hope everyone is doing great and all tortoises are still enjoying the summer! My guy is 13 and just clocked in at the vet at 115lbs. He has been living in a dogloo successfully but now we are finally having a house built for him. Here are a few random questions. I would love if...

Hi all, Ive had beak drama with my guy for like 5 years. Recently @Yvonne G helped me to understand that Tylers beak was in fact cracked in the middle and THAT is why his sides always grow so long. I went to the vet recently and he told me to leave his beak as it is right now. That the sides...

Hi there, Recently I learned that the reason my guys beak keeps overgrowing is that its actually damaged/split in the middle. Since it is split in the middle, the sides flare out. I have had the vet trim his beak every 6-9 months in the past but it costs several hundred dollars each time to put...

Hi there, Is this just overgrowth on both sides OR is something wring with the middle part also? I have order online for me clippers and am going to attempt to clip it and then file. Someone raised a concern that there may be more wrong than just the sides of the beak. What do you all think...

This is Tyler having a nice long drink. The first few years I had him I never saw him drink so I wanted to share this here for others in case you haven't caught yours yet! He submerges his whole head an most drinks last 4-6 minutes. Then he gets a dazed look as his body processes all of the water!!

Hi all. I just don;t get why my Tyler always has the craggy overgrown beak! I feed him on cement. I give him cuddle bone and those banquet bars. He looks like Voldemort. It doesn't bother him <yet> but I need to get him trimmed. My question: is there anyone in SoCal (I live SFV) with experience...

HI guys- I took my 100lb guy to the vet today as I'd mentioned in the other post. We got home from the appointment at about 11:30 am and it is now 3:30 pm. He is in the garage in the same spot since I took him out of the car. I have put every kind of delicious weed and treat in front of him...

Hi all- I just typed out a whole long thing that somehow didn't post so here I go again in shorter fashion: I have a 12 year old sulcata that is 100 lbs. Last month he was sick and I took him to a vet in SFV, CA. That vets office was unable to Xray my guy after 3 hours of trying but said they...

Hi there- My vet is away until Sunday. My tortoise started making these crazy noises ( I only caught one on video but he did it for at least 90 secs) He is now asleep but he's in the middle of the back patio and not in his house. This is unlike him. He puts himself to bed at 3:45 very day...

I was wondering if anyone happened to have any videos or pictures showing your at home beak trimming skills?? My guys beak is starting to be too long and I think its soon going to affect his food grabbing abilities! I really really want to master this at home because its hundreds of dollars at...

Hi all, Yesterday was a billion degrees and my sulcata (11 years old -Tyler 100 lbs) did the usual stuff he does when he is hot. Today however- it is much less hot and he is acting strangely. He is sort of laying around…but the thing that makes this unusual is that its out in the open. Like...

Hi everyone. I remember one of the really great experts in here teaching all of us about fences and how much sulcatas hate areas that they can see and cant get to. I cant remember what was said but I did walk away feeling that it was awful for them and tormented them! Here is my question: my...