Recent content by Elyce

The picture you posted was after surgery so thats a very exterme male tortoise picture.

So I dug 4 ft deep and put neting and then ground then a board created a grass box with a full wire top. Planted grass and during the summer I put him outside. Specially right now it was 101° just the other day. He has a simple Terra Cuta Saucer and a cut out black hut that he likes to go into...

Are you worried about snakes? Where I live I get ground Hofs, Squrrels that are crazy and every snake possible.

Relogging on.

Sandy finally ate, and for the last few werks is normal.

Tom , I think Sandy wont need the surgery. The little guys much Much more normal.

Whats Spain like?

Hey Tom, Id like to discuss my Sulcata Sandy with you. Im unsure how to use this site to write an email. Ive seen his vet 3 times these last 2 day. We've done x-rays ,shots and much more. The bill is way up there. I also took advice from one of your postings and bought food from a suggested...

Im sorry, i should make it clear. I didnt buy the tortoise from the vet. And no im not going to invite a vet to the forum. Im sure i can share the idea of checking a tortoises surroundings better to them but anything else is well not theyre job! Thats my job, to learn adjust and change for the...

Okay, thats easy to fix the moon light and adjust the heat at night

I have two vets that are local and care for Sulcata tortoises, my tortoises vet perscribed them. A shot that young could creat necrosis.not a typical pet store, they owned a female adult sulcata for years and openly roams the store. So i took advice from someone selling but also owning.

Not a coil bulb, the night thing is we have iylt naturally 70 to 75 in the house, his surroundings is not lid covered so when it reads 70 in his tank i also add on a few because of the heat in the room. The moonlight as a floresent light so its a soft pruple. When i bought him he had a respatory...

I soak him twice a week. My tempatures are always 100 degrees in the heat he as a multi mixed light so one stimulates the sun but doesnt produce heat, while the other produces heat 75 watts each. The other is a moonlight heat stimulator also 75 watts keeps cool to the lowest 70 degrees, its zoo...

I am unsure on how normal this is, my tortoise is chirping alot. In his sleep, and he seems very aggitated. Hes been on drops for two weeks and soon well tomorrow will be off of it. However he seems like a nostrill is clogged or something. Anyone else with a 5 month old Sulcata seen this?

So cool. Totally like a dream luxury tortoise home.