The vet determined it by pushing in Speck’s rear leg, and noticing how the flesh at the top bulged out. I’ve attached photos that show that as best as I can, along with his/her plastron.
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I just wanted to give you all an update. After my last post, I decided to give the carrot bath a whirl, just to make sure the little guy was at least getting enough calories. When weigh in time came and there was no gain, I scheduled a vet appointment. There is one near me that is a...
That picture looks way worse than what I noticed in person, but now that I look closely I agree - It's terrible looking! I'll inspect again tonight during bath time, and try to get photos in better lighting. If you all agree that a vet visit is still in order, I will do it! I'll start calling...
Thank you very much for your expertise Tom, but it is of course disconcerting to hear that about the poor start! The breeder told me that they start the babies with high humidity and soaking, and eating spring mix combined with Mazuri. It didn't sound bad, but I guess I should have been more...
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Last December, I purchased 4 baby Sulcata tortoises from a reptile show in Houston, which were hatched by Texas Tortoises and Exotics. They have been active, eating, and excreting since day one.
I’ve also weighed and measured them on...
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I currently have four Sulcata tortoise babies, that are perfectly happy in their high-humidity, high-temp “sealed” habitat. They are all 55-75 grams, and are active eaters and look healthy as can be.
For the future, I am starting to work on concepts for outdoor enclosures. Our 116...