Tom thanks again for the additional very helpful advice about indoor temp/housing options. Victory!!! Today he ate some mashed bananas and greens and he drank a bunch of water during his daily soak. He literally stuck his face into the water for about 10 seconds and guzzled down several swallows...
Tom, thanks for the very specific advice re temp and housing and links to your prior posts! What are the best options for keeping his enclosure the right temperature if not by heat lamp? Is the optimal temp around 80° with high humidity? I will get a temp gun and start measuring the temp.
BTW the vet said to house him inside for at least the next three months while his shell heals. She said it’s critical that he not get any dirt or other debris in his shell puncture wounds, so the plan is for him to live in our house in his enclosure for the next few months. I know the...
Thank you all for your input and good wishes! Since we brought him home from the vet, he is living inside our house in a 3x4 foot wood/plexiglass enclosure that my husband built for him a few years ago. It’s what we have used in the past for keeping him warm and dry during the winter, so it is...
Nine days ago, my four-year-old sulcata was attacked, probably by coyotes according to the vet. We keep him in an outdoor enclosure with a screened roof, but the coyotes got through the roof and got ahold of him, causing several puncture wounds in his shell (thankfully no damage to his legs or...