patphng
New Member
Hi all,
This scute fell off the back and I think the one below it is also loosening. The white creamy stuff showing is hard and crusty, it does not look like pus to me. The irregular shell growth around the middle scute has been there since I bought her from someone else more than 10 years ago. Otherwise, she seems to be healthy and active with great appetite. I moved from Sunnyvale to Belmont in August 2017. These two cities in the San Francisco Bay Area are only ~20 miles apart but Sunnyvale is very sunny and Belmont is up in the hills with lots of trees and often windy. Back in Sunnyvale my sulcata used to roam around the front porch getting lots of sun and at night inside a 60 gallon tank with ceramic heat coil. She eats timothy hay and vegetables in the summer and during the wet winter here I would pick grass, dandelion, thistles, clovers from empty lots and parks. Occasionally calcium powder and vitamin spray on the food. Soak for 20-30 min once a week. After I moved to Belmont, it is quite cold outside so she spends more time in the 60 gallon tank while I try to figure out how to house her. The tank has a 100W basking light with UVA. And a UVB tube ( but someone told me the tube probably has lost UV a long time ago even though it is still glowing). The basking light is about 12 in above the floor of the tank. It may have been too close to her back, I realized after reading a few threads (I have always thought they can move around to avoid getting burnt). Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot. Patrick
This scute fell off the back and I think the one below it is also loosening. The white creamy stuff showing is hard and crusty, it does not look like pus to me. The irregular shell growth around the middle scute has been there since I bought her from someone else more than 10 years ago. Otherwise, she seems to be healthy and active with great appetite. I moved from Sunnyvale to Belmont in August 2017. These two cities in the San Francisco Bay Area are only ~20 miles apart but Sunnyvale is very sunny and Belmont is up in the hills with lots of trees and often windy. Back in Sunnyvale my sulcata used to roam around the front porch getting lots of sun and at night inside a 60 gallon tank with ceramic heat coil. She eats timothy hay and vegetables in the summer and during the wet winter here I would pick grass, dandelion, thistles, clovers from empty lots and parks. Occasionally calcium powder and vitamin spray on the food. Soak for 20-30 min once a week. After I moved to Belmont, it is quite cold outside so she spends more time in the 60 gallon tank while I try to figure out how to house her. The tank has a 100W basking light with UVA. And a UVB tube ( but someone told me the tube probably has lost UV a long time ago even though it is still glowing). The basking light is about 12 in above the floor of the tank. It may have been too close to her back, I realized after reading a few threads (I have always thought they can move around to avoid getting burnt). Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot. Patrick