Hey, welcome!
I'm also around SA. I have 4 sulcatas : 45lb Yaya (she's been flashing so I guess she's a "He", 40lb Sargent (also has flashed), 15lb Elsa (don't know if she's a she, granddaughter named her) and then 10lb Binky (unknown, but is escape artist). lol
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So glad you found her. I know how you felt, the tort in my picture escaped and just showed up in the middle of my yard a week later. I never thought I'd kiss a tortoise but I sure did that day. He didn't like it.
We're a little south of San Antonio. Power still on but the heater went out in one of my tortoise houses, lost that tortoise before we realized it was out. With 11 degree weather it doesn't take long for them to get too cold. I put everyone else in my bathroom. It's 86 degrees in there. They are...
Update: Dogs don't have brucellosis or herpes ( who knew), but they have coccidia. So more meds and even more disinfecting. lol If it ain't one thing, it's another when you have animals in your family.
I asked the question because I breed dogs and have had some litter dying from unknown causes. Went to a new vet and he listed things that could cause this. We sent off blood and saliva samples and have to wait for results. One of the things he listed was brucellosis. If it is that then our...
This doesn't include tortoises ( at least not mine) as they are NOT dumb creatures! If they were we wouldn't need to constantly try to out smart them when they decide they don't want to stay in their enclosure!