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I just noticed Lulu has a lump on the side of his jowl. It wasn't there yesterday. I felt it and it feels like loose skin. He didn't react in pain and hasn't changed his habits. We do have an unfortunate fly problem, could a horse fly have bitten him? Is it normal growth? Any help would be...

So Lulu flipped herself earlier today. She was completely upside-down. I waited a couple minutes as she did her weird arm swipe jerking movement. (She swings her arm and head violently, turning herself sideways.) She didn't turn herself back over after a couple minutes so I turned her back over...

There's a dark brown spot on Lulu's neck. I've never seen it before. Here's a pic.

So I let my young sulcata oit in the yard today. She weighs about 6 pounds and is around six inches long. Well she ate what I guess to be 2 dozen dandelion flowers before I caught on to what she was doing. I know that in general they are okay, but she did eat a lot of them and only the flowers...

So the aapens have released their seed fluff. Looks like cotton raining down. Can I pit my young sulcata outside with this? What will happen if she eats it?

So my Russian tortoise Tank has an infection. The vet says the bacteria can cause kidney failure in tortoises. They want to put him on a broad antibiotic. It's in a powder I sprinkle over his food. Should I give him the antibiotic or hold off and try other things? They did an x-ray and he may...

So my male Russian tortoise, Tank is sick. The vet took an x-ray and said he has bone deficiency and is anorexic. Tank wont eat anything other than Romaine lettuce. They took a sample of his urine and found some blood in it. They are going to do a culture to see if he has a UTI. The vet...

So I know Sulcatas can eat prickly pears, but I have a prickly pear breed called emerald wave. Is that okay for her to eat?

So I have a young sulcata, she's about six inches long. She definitely needs more space, but I can't take up and more floor space. Can I build up? Like a second story with a ramp and railings? Is that safe? Not sure what to do. She can't go outside in the below freezing weather. Help?

Is opuntia emerald wave okay to feed to my torts?

So I just bough "Timothy High-Fiber Hay Mini-Bale" Just wanna check and make sure it's okay to feed to my Sulcata.

Winters coming and I want to stock up on dandelion leaves before the snow comes. I was thinking of dryong them, but I had some questions. 1. What is the best way to dry them? 2. Do they keep their nutrients? 3. How do I feed them to my torts? Wet? Dry? Mixed in with other food? Any help would...

So I have a somewhat young Sulcata named Lulu. I'm pretty sure that she is in fact a she, but I was hoping for a second opinion.

So I have a young sulcata, about 4 pounds. I have her in a large habitat thats substrate is repti-bark. She has accidentally eaten some of the bark, but it seems to do her no harm and she usually spits it out. The problem is her constant eating. She grazes all day and I can't always be there to...

So I just noticed Lulu sneezing quite a bit. She wasn't sneezing yesterday, and I don't think she was sneezing this morning. Her nose is slightly wet. She is still eating and acting normal except for the sneezing. Should I be worried? Anything I should do?

My Russian tortoise Tank has two small sores on the back of his neck. The skin is red and it seems like one has opened up and scabbed over. The area on his neck that is hurt is where it presses against his shell. He has an odd habit of looking so far up he's looking upside down. I'll say hi to...

My little Tort Lulu has some pyramiding she got from her past owners. Since she is still growing, will they smooth out over the years, or is she stuck with it pernamently?

My young sulcata just ate a woodchip. It was kinda big, but small enough for her to swallow without problem. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do?

My young sulcata has these thine white lines between her scutes. I noticed when petting her, she reacted in pain when scratched there (which she normally loves). She has been going through a growth spurt and eating a lot of food and cuttlefish bones. Are they just stretch marks? Is she eating...

So I have a young Sulcata, she's about 12 ounces and can be held in one hand with her little legs hanging over. Is she old/big enough to eat a spineless prickly pear pad? Also, she loves to eat wheat grass and will turn down leaves unless there's grass with them. But it's costing a lot to buy...