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    african spur thigh tortoise

    Thank you for the phone calls. I think I have found a home for Bruce. I will leave a post as soon as I know for sure. [/color]
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    african spur thigh tortoise

    hello my name is tim and i own 2 african spur thigh tortoise's clark i adopted 8 months ago and bruce i rescued about 4 months ago.i am looking for a home for bruce hes about 10 inches long 1 1/2 years old and has had recent vet visits and has no parasites and is in good health.i rescued bruce...
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    fighting

    i have clark in a 6foot by 4 pen hes about 4 inches and the new guy in a 4 foot by 4foot pen.i am keeping them seperate.i do relize the daunting task of raising another spur thigh and am looking to find the new one a good home hes only 8 months older then clark but is 8 times clarks size[/i].the...
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    fighting

    i have 2 spur thighs.I rescued one 2 days ago hes 1 1/2 years old and my tortoise clark is 8 months old.the size difference is huge i feed mine grass hibiscus leafs and a veriety of other plants.the guy i rescued is 5 times clarks size and was feed a diet of strictly lettuce and has bad...
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    fiber

    i was told to stay away from mazu tortoise pellets its more of a treat and as far as the time of year factor i live in florida its 80degrees in the winter and 90 to 100 in the summer food availabilty is not a problem.the meadow mix is a mixture of a number of grasses and weeds i also have been...
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    fiber

    question these are some items i feed clark daily medow mix grasses from turtle stuff.com,dandlions hibiscus leafs,white newzeland clovers,and pumkin once a week.DO any of these contain the proper fiber needed for a spur thigh tortoise diet?And is this a complete diet for clark or should i add...
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    hair in poop

    the pic of the worms are horrid.NO its not worms its hair my mom comes over once in a blue moon and shes about the only person i know that has hair that long.He roams the house on mon tues and wed every week for 5 hours atleast so he could be chewing on the carpet i dont know i keep a very good...
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    hair in poop

    Question my tortoise clark has produced on 3 diff occasion's stool with hair in it.I dont know how he gets the hair neither me or my roommate have long hair and i vacume 4 times a week and keep my floors clean.COULD these hairs i find that reach 10 12inches long cause problems.hair is mainly...
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    I'm a happy noooob!

    ur little guy wont be little for long so.heres somesites to get u started sulcatafoods.com and turtlestuff.com are good ones.WHAT kind of inclosure are u using?ARE u using calcium?I recomend growing ur own food its simple and cheaper in the long run.80% of ur tortoises diet should be grasses...
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    calcium

    justanja will have u answer or josh in less then i day i bet u
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    White Chalky Substance - Urates?

    i would be careful how much calcium u give him i dust my spur thigh food 3 times a week and ive read to much calcium can cause problems.im not an expert on ur species and i could be wrong but i would check into or call a vet that is fimiliar with ur species and ask.more than 3 times a week seems...
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    Help again.

    growing ur own food is a cheap way to go and takes little time to achieve
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    HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

    happy thankgiving to cam and to all else to
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    Special Thanksgiving meal for the torts?

    im giving my sulcata some oganic fruit from a local farmer.the baskets at my moms its got blueberrys,oranges,starfruit,and rasberrys.IM only giving him a small amount due to size.fruit can give some torts belly aches and i dont want that.
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    petting

    I dont think they mind it to much.My tortoise clark likes to have his head rubbed.Clark is a very active tortoise and doesnt like to be held to long before hes over it.When i rub hes head he almost goes into a sleep its the only time he's feet stop and he almost goes into a trance.I think over...
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