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    Anyway to train tortoise to poop outside his night box?

    I’ve always been concerned about putting anything on the heat mat, but you haven’t ever had any problems or hotspots or anything with some dirt on there? I think a dusting would be helpful for cleaning up waste 🤔
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    Sulcata growth log

    We've (maybe) got a birthday over here! I bought my lil turtis, Mort, in November 2023 when he(?) was 68g. At the beginning of this year, the growth became exponential! Very exciting :) Born (estimated) 8/1/2023 Age in months (estimated) 24 Age in years (estimated) 2.0 Average Monthly...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    No worries. I am grateful to be a member and this forum has been a great resource for so many people, myself included. I send people here all the time!
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    It’s sealed and it mists for like 3 seconds. It’s fully customizable and not a fogger. If anyone has any further input regarding the specific questions I asked, that may be helpful. But I understand the very human need to exert superiority has overtaken this thread as it appears it has for...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    For sure, that makes sense. I am very excited to get him outside after we move and he is an appropriate size. I’ve been having many backyard fantasies.
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    I appreciate it, thanks for the tips on the ground plants. Not only is there no pattern or systematic examples of each, I’m just not seeing even a shred of evidence that soil or misting systems “are known to cause problems.” I haven’t found a single case of this in academic literature and I...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    Thanks! I actually think those are just hypotheses that are untested and most likely untrue. I have never seen a single verified case of organic topsoil causing illness or a misting system causing respiratory illness in sulcata. If someone is over misting their enclosure using an automatic...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    Yeah, sure! If I remember to take photos tomorrow I’ll come back and attach them. I use a HO 10.0 UVB bulb, which is on from 11 AM to 3 PM. A flood bulb is on from 8 AM to 8 PM. A ceramic bulb and a DHP are always on but primarily work overnight. All this maintains the temperature at an...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    No. But I have seen them in person and *gasp* in this very forum. I’m sorry that you can’t conceptualize converting a doghouse into a secure, heated, enclosure but it’s not that difficult with the right tools and supplies. I looked at some of your other comments to people. I’m afraid you’re...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    I appreciate this enlightening bit. Perhaps I should not have assumed we would all understand the doghouse would be modified into a night box for temporary shelter while he is big enough to be outside but still small enough for it to be a sizable enclosure. A lot of people modify them...
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    If my sulcata enjoys his tortoise block, do I also need to supplement his food?

    My tort never used the actual cuttle bones but I just got a green tortoise block and he loves it! I usually sprinkle his food twice per week, should I still be doing that or can I stop buying supplements and just let him chomp his block when he feels like it? About Mort the tort: He is about 1...
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