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Hello members of the tortoise forum,
I first would like to say how much I love this website, I visit on a daily basis and always find useful info coming from such wonderful people.
I currently have 2 sulcata tortoises, 1 who is a male measuring at 15'' about 9 years old and a 4 month old who I have yet to measure who has been growing steadily with hardly any pyramiding.
I love my tortoises very much and want the best for them. So with that said, I have a few questions Im hoping will be answered here.
First, I want to know what causes shell rot. I am always worried that my older sulcata will develop this so I want to avoid it before its too late.
Also, I wanted to know how it is possible that you can feed cactus pads or cactus fruit to a sulcata without removing the little hairs? Although I will remove them, wouldn't this be painful for them?
And finally, I have noticed my older sulcata sometimes eats rocks. This usually happens after I feed him. He has a large area to graze on grasses and weeds but once in a while Ill buy him a batch of dandelion greens that I wash thoroughly and lay under a shady area and after hes done munching away he finds a spot with rocks and eats them. I have a calcium supplement I give my little one twice a week. Should I start giving some to my older one as well? or whats the deal?
Any who, here is a pic of both of them that I took about 3 weeks ago that I hope you guys will enjoy.
Thanks everyone for the help.
I first would like to say how much I love this website, I visit on a daily basis and always find useful info coming from such wonderful people.
I currently have 2 sulcata tortoises, 1 who is a male measuring at 15'' about 9 years old and a 4 month old who I have yet to measure who has been growing steadily with hardly any pyramiding.
I love my tortoises very much and want the best for them. So with that said, I have a few questions Im hoping will be answered here.
First, I want to know what causes shell rot. I am always worried that my older sulcata will develop this so I want to avoid it before its too late.
Also, I wanted to know how it is possible that you can feed cactus pads or cactus fruit to a sulcata without removing the little hairs? Although I will remove them, wouldn't this be painful for them?
And finally, I have noticed my older sulcata sometimes eats rocks. This usually happens after I feed him. He has a large area to graze on grasses and weeds but once in a while Ill buy him a batch of dandelion greens that I wash thoroughly and lay under a shady area and after hes done munching away he finds a spot with rocks and eats them. I have a calcium supplement I give my little one twice a week. Should I start giving some to my older one as well? or whats the deal?
Any who, here is a pic of both of them that I took about 3 weeks ago that I hope you guys will enjoy.
Thanks everyone for the help.