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My desert tortoise started on Allopurinol for gout a couple months ago. Around that time, I noticed that his urine looked a little slimy, though clear with mild urates. I’m not sure if it had been happening prior to the meds, though. I took him off his meds a week ago just to see if I noticed...

My DT sometimes get really puffy eyes, where it looks like the third eyelid comes out and puffs up like a piece of chewed up gum (I don’t know how else to describe it). It seems to happen when he is stressed or if he doesn’t feel well for a few minutes. Then it goes away. Often I can just rub...

Does anyone on here still sell Mazuri (the old style, not the LS)? I can only find it in 25lb bags and I need something smaller just to see if my guys will even eat it. They hate the LS. While I’m at it, is Mazuri ok for desert torts and box turtles? Just want to make sure before I buy this...

Can anyone here give me details about their experiences with gout in tortoises? I did see a post from @Kasia somewhere on here. Medicine/dosage? Did you see improvement over time? Sorry this is so long, but here’s a little history, if you care: My CDT is about 15 yo. Last year, I had...

I need buy new light fixtures and bulbs for my 2 CDTs. I have seen good reviews on here about Arcadia lamps. What bulb do you think would be best for my guys? The D3+ 12%? I'm in SoCal, so if you know of any places that I can the bulbs and fixtures locally, it would be much appreciated as I...

My desert tort has an abscess on his front leg, near the bottom where I couldn’t really see it. I also noticed that his back legs seemed a little poofier than his brother’s. Took him in to get checked and vet said antibiotics usually don’t work in torts and wanted to go straight to surgery...

So many thoughts, so little time, so I apologize if this seems very scattered... I have two Desert Tortoises and a Three-toed Boxie in a separate enclosure so please tell me if I am going in the wrong direction with any of this. I'm currently using Reptibark after switching from many years of...