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Sorry to inform you guys, my tortoise finally passed away yesterday. feeling too sad. :( :'(

I think Tom is right, one of my hatchlings is nothing but a time ticking bomb. I have taken all the necessary steps to provide the most ambient environment, but nothing seems to be helping. Last 2-3 days the hatchling was eating, roaming around but since yesterday it is again lying lethargic...

Force feeding sounds really scary to me... and I dont know how to do it on such a small baby. Will it not stress the animal more? I read that sulcatas cannot bear damp conditions on other sources. Is that true, because I read Toms threads where he says that damp substrates are a must for hatchlings.

As advised, I got rid of my UVA bulb and got the Zoo med Mercury vapor bulb 100W. But still there seems no change in its conditions. The tempeartures also have shoot up to 95F now because of the bulb. and humidity is 80. My tortoise still lies still with eyes closed, and the right eye looks...

Everyone please advice.. My baby is walking only when kept outside... As soon as i get it indoors it lays still with eyes shut and doesn't eat... I stay in michigan and its 68F right now... I cant keep him outside all the time...what can i do?

Hello everyone, thanks a lot for all your advice. Today morning i soaked my baby again in the pureed carrots soak with calcium and minerals and literally drowned it in it. I also put some carrot water on its eyes and forcibly fed some puree too. I was surprised that the baby actually opened its...

How do i keep it dry at night.. Like on a dry substrate? I'm not sure how the baby was started but i got two and the other one is perfectly healthy in the same conditions... I really don't understand what went wrong suddenly?

Thanks Tom. I have changed the substrate to coco coir now and increased the humidity and trying to maintain the temperature above 80F at night. But the baby is getting lethargic day by day. It opens its eyes for a minute and then is sleeping all day. It has even stopped eating. I tried soaking...

I am using a regular lamp right now to hold the bulb, the aluminium foil is to to hold the heat of the bulb. Yes this bulb is only UVA. Do they need UVB too?

I soak them everyday for 20-30 minutes... also the one shown in the picture is the area where they bask and they have a small hide place where its extremely moist. Please advice, does the basking area have to be moist too? At night the bulb is off, so the temperature is usually 75F. But i make...

Zoo med tortoise house

i am using the zoo med tortoise house for them... Also the bulb is 75W.. Plz see attached pictures

Please take a look at its housing .. It ate some collards in the morning but seems too lethargic today

i am using cypress mulch as substrate... they have constant temperature at 85F.. i have 2 of them... but the other looks absolutely fine.

I use a 65W UVB bulb, but its not coiled.

I see that my baby sulcata is scratching its left eye and keeps blinking it more frequently than the right one. It also appears slightly swollen to me. Sometimes the left eye remains closed. I am really worried. Please advice.

i am using brownwood mulch right now and spray some water to keep it moist.

haha..thanks!! Its always good to hear from someone else that you are on the right track, you know!! :)

Hello its been 2 weeks with my baby sulcatas. Please let me know if they look healthy.

Thanks everyone... But we already got two... And they seem to be doing fine till now... I got a zoomed terrarium for them and have a 60W UVB bulb for them. I'm not sure how to keep the humidity levels high for them. I do soak them daily in warm water but should that be enough?