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Very sad to say but my Riddick has now passed away. Thank you all for your input and help.

Okay I will continue to try to get him to eat but right now he cannot even open his eyes or lift his head. Is there a way to force feed him?

Yes but it won't be until tonight. The vet has no open appointments until next week but they do emergency appointments late in the day so that's when I will be able to take him in.

I got him from a pet store near me. I'm not sure of his history before I got him. In the store he was being held in a tank the only thing in his tank was a small log and a food dish with cypress mulch as his substrate. Also he had a basking lamp and a uvb light other than that the tank was...

I have a very young sulcata tortoise and he is having a lot of problems that just seem to be getting worse I don't know what's wrong or what I can do to help. His symptoms are as follows. Shell getting increasingly softer Not eating or drinking Won't open eyes Having trouble lifting his head...

Oh and it is still kind of firm but definitely pliable.

This is his current set up and a picture of him. He is just over two inches long.

I got him from a pet store in my area. I'm not sure how he was started the tank he was in before I picked him up was fairly empty aside from a food dish and a log.

I'm not sure of his exact age. The store I got him did not know. He is only a little over two inches long so I would assume pretty young still. The reason is it is worring me is I did not notice his top shell being soft until today. Its possible it was before and I did not notice but I handle...

Even if I don't put any calcium on it at all he still will not eat it. If I put him outside he will eat but only clovers. The uvb light is a reptisun 10.0 and he is also outside in the sun at least 2 hours a day.

Hello, I jus got my first sulcata a week ago. His plastron has been a little soft since we got him I have read that is normal given he is so young. Today I went to pull him out of his enclosure and I felt that the sides of his top shell are now feeling soft as well. I'm not sure what the...

Some more pictures of Riddick.

Here is a picture of Riddicks current enclosure. I know that soon he will need a bigger set up but do you think this is fine for the time being as small as he is?

Thank you for your responses. Humidity is one thing that has me woring a bit right now. For the time being until I get a better enclosure put together Riddick is being housed in a 40 gallon tank. Right now the top is open so I am afraid no mosturie is being locked in. For now would it help if I...

Hello, my name is will. I just purchased my first sulcata tortoise. His name is Riddick. This is my first time owning a tortoise. I have done a lot of research but if anyone has any helpful tips on caring for him it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.