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Hi everyone!! Ive got a friend who is a veterinarian. She got a case in which a tortoise had a shell issue. The tortoise was brought to her because it was bitted by a dog, but my friend also noticed the shell problem, and asked the owner more information to see what was going on... The owner...

Im talking about the dark green big outer leaves. Does anyone know if they are good ? and the nutritional value? As far as I know cabbage is somewhat not good if used often. But what about the outer leaves?

Here is an update on Isabella.. I cant believe how much she/he can eat... She/he can eat all day long!!!! She/he is really smooth and Heavy!!!! Here are some pictures, I want to know what you guys think :) .. Do you guys think it looks female or male?

My sulcata just cant seem to get enough !!! She/he is about to turn 3 years old, and eats all day long!!! She is free in my yard and grazes freely on different kind of grass and weeds... I also sometimes drop veggies like squash, melon, and greens.... But still it just seems she wants more and...

helloo everyone!!! sooo... I just wanted to upload some pictures that I took a couple of seconds ago.. Isabella is now 2 years and 4 months old. I just cant believe how much it can eat... Im amazed It WONT stop eating.... she/he eats all day long!!!!!! lol The current weight is: 3 kilos (6.61...

Hello, Im in panic in here... I just found out that one of my tortoise has something strange in mouth. I dont know if it can be mouth rot, or herpes, or I just dont know She came out of the burrow and I just came closer to pet her, and I noticed something wrong in the mouth!!! Im going crazy...

Hello everyone.. I have a big question here.. what would be the difference between this species... G.Agassizii and G.Morafkai? I know that Agassizii are from the north side of the colorado River and Morafkai are from the south of the river, down to Mexico. But... what would be the visual...

So... Isabella has just turned 2 years old!! I just wanted to show some pictures of her... (I still dont know if its male or female....I usually refer to them as females until they prove me wrong haha) .... any guess of what it could be yet? =P She is very active and fatty.... I love her She...

Hello everyone... A firend of mine rescued a DT that was kept under really bad conditions. I didnt get much information. The thing is that as soon as I got it, i knew there was something wrong with her back legs. I dont really think it could be mbd. Since I believe they got it from the Wild as...

Hello everyone!! I took some pictures of Isabella, she or he, is about to be 2 years old around september. Here are some pictures of her, and her measures and weight (pounds). (Wich is around 1.409 Kilos) She is a very active tortoise, and eats like crazy!!! I hope you like her. Any comments or...

Helloo everyone!! I just cam back to say hi, and post some pictures I just took from Isabella.. I cant believe how much she / he eats!!! She just ate a whole opuntia fruit, and she has been grazing around all day long!!! She will be 2 years old in about 2 months... here are some pictures of...

Hello! This is My sulcata tortoise.. he/she is 1.5 year old... How does it looks? ... any ideas of when am I going to be able to tell the sex gender? what do you guys think?

Hello everyone... So.... I have a little question here.. I would like to know where exactly can sulcatas be found in the wild? This is why... I also have a veiled chameleon, which I like to keep outside for natural sunlight, fresh air, etc... So, I loaded on my weather app on my iphone a...

hello.... My sulcata has been doing a strange sound lately.... She seems really good... its is active, and eating well... eyes look good and normal, no runny nose... and she only does it after soaking... she looks just like always... (she is 1.6 year old) Im not really good at english, so I...

Hello everyone! So.. im going to start to get ready for winter... My sulcatas live outside... and temperatures are nice right now... Daytime temps are around 90 F, and drop to 73 during the night.. I want to get ready before the cold weather arrives... What kind of heaters should I get? I...

So... a couple of weeks ago I noticed a very little whitey thing in my sulcata's carapace... I first thought that it was calcium dust or something like that... So I didnt pay much attention... about 4 days ago, I saw it once more, so I decided to wash it... today I was looking at my little...

Sooo, I went to my friend´s cottage house this last weekend, and I was amazed of his beautiful sulcata sanctuary... it was amazing!! He has a really BIG place, and you can see the big sulcatas roaming around, getting in and out of their big natural burrows (made by themselves). It was truly...

So... My sulcata is about to be a year old! Im so happy.. She lives outside... I made her a burrow, and she eats grasses, and weeds around the yard.... I give her mazuri with plain calcium once or twice at week. I used to soak her a lot when she was younger, but now I do it once a week. The...

hi everyone.. I have a question... how much weight should my 3 month old sulcata be gaining every week?

I have noticed some marks on my baby sulcatas shell... Im new into sulcatas... I mean... I do have more tortoises, but this is the first time I own a sulcata... Is this normal? or is it some kind of fungus? Im keeping him just exactly as the " How To Raise Sulcata Hatchlings and Babies"...