Our girl grazes on grass when outside. But I also feed her greens like Kale, Romaine, Dandilions and a little Okra. I mix her tried grasses in with her leafy greens. Tried feeding just dried grasses and she wasn’t interested. But mixed with leafy greens she eats them. I also feed her...
Thank you for the information. I did check out Joshua’s Tree Reptile Haven. We are in Georgia/Florida and California is a good distance away. I plan to continue to search close by but have taken this recommendation seriously. I really appreciate your responding to this post. We haven’t aged...
Thank you for the feedback. I did do some follow up on this after Four-Toed Edward suggested them. I am in Florida and Joshua Tree Reptile Haven is in California. I’m going to keep it in mind and continue to look for a sanctuary closer to us. If we don’t find something closer, I will go out...
We are the parents of a 20 year old female sulcata. We love her to death and are not looking to rehome her now. She is not aging out but we are. We’re still able to care for her. But as responsible parents realize that there will come a time when we can no longer care for her. Have been...
Thanks for getting back to me. I am so glad to have found this forum. Most of the vets in our area know nothing about tortoises. We drive an hour away for a vet that know how to care for her. So it’s helpful to know some of the things to look out for.
So sorry for your loss Erebus. If people have never lived with a tortoise they can’t understand your loss. But for those of us who have our hearts go out to you.
We are new to the forum and learning a lot. MaNaK mentioned TB as a possible cause of this death. Is that respiratory TB? Zovick...