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For those who remember, I stumbled upon a baby sulcata a few weeks ago, when someone in my family found him while weeding a garden bed. Being unfamiliar with tortoises I thought he was healthy as a horse, but the more I read and browse this site in convinced he has early pyramiding signs. And I'll be damned if I let it continue. I want this guy to have the best life possible, so is much appreciate your opinions.
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I'm having a hard time telling if this has progressed or if it's always been like this, as I've been going through my pictures I have of him. Here's an old pic I took when I first got him if someone wants to try their luck.
I'm scared because I feel like I've been following the recommendations of toms care sheet as well as anything I've picked up from the rest of you too. I soak him once a day for 30 minutes everytime. I've only been feeding him a wide variety of recommended weeds and grasses including
-dandelion
-grape leaves
-lawn grass
-buffalo grass
And all the other commonly found weeds in a unkempt garden. (All verified through toms care sheet and Google images)
And I also spritz the leaves of whatever it is with coral calcium maybe twice a week? Is coral calcium bad? I haven't been able to find anything on this?
I have him under a red bulb with a high basking area of 98F. And a low zone of 83F. I also purchased a MVP POWERSUN from zoomed, 100w and its approx 18-20" away from the substrate. (Coco coir) which I mist maybe 10 times a day or more. Basically every time I walk past his terrarium. Which I forgot to mention is a 20 gal. Also, I completely rehydrate the coir every morning so it's nice and moist, and he digs underneath a large flat piece of slate down further into the moisture.
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Can somebody please re-evaluate my routine and tell me if there's something I can be doing better?
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ATTACH=full]101119[/ATTACH]
I'm having a hard time telling if this has progressed or if it's always been like this, as I've been going through my pictures I have of him. Here's an old pic I took when I first got him if someone wants to try their luck.
I'm scared because I feel like I've been following the recommendations of toms care sheet as well as anything I've picked up from the rest of you too. I soak him once a day for 30 minutes everytime. I've only been feeding him a wide variety of recommended weeds and grasses including
-dandelion
-grape leaves
-lawn grass
-buffalo grass
And all the other commonly found weeds in a unkempt garden. (All verified through toms care sheet and Google images)
And I also spritz the leaves of whatever it is with coral calcium maybe twice a week? Is coral calcium bad? I haven't been able to find anything on this?
I have him under a red bulb with a high basking area of 98F. And a low zone of 83F. I also purchased a MVP POWERSUN from zoomed, 100w and its approx 18-20" away from the substrate. (Coco coir) which I mist maybe 10 times a day or more. Basically every time I walk past his terrarium. Which I forgot to mention is a 20 gal. Also, I completely rehydrate the coir every morning so it's nice and moist, and he digs underneath a large flat piece of slate down further into the moisture.
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Can somebody please re-evaluate my routine and tell me if there's something I can be doing better?