Recent content by Luzmary Holt

Hi Tom, regarding housing and heating, I have follow your advice since I first got tortellini, so that was not my enquiry. The issue is... see from my first email: "Unknown to me about four months ago I noticed some blood drops in the patio, I check him and realizes that he scratched his...

Well, whether he is hibernating or not, when it's cool outside or if its raining he does not come out of his house for a few days, sometimes a full week and obviously does not eat. Winter time he eats less than summer time. Temperature over here rarely goes under 45 degrees.

Hi Tom, thank you for your kind advise. Tortellini's house is very nice and comfortable. The temperature in side fluctuates between 78 and 81-82 degrees 24-7. We live in a very nice climate, today 1/29/24 was 83 degrees. So not to worry about the temperature. Other than a warm bath every day...

I will, but I have soaked him but still looks the same, I'm afraid it has scared tissue or it's gone hard. I will do the soaking and sugar paste tomorrow. Thanks for your reply

Hi, thank you so much for your prompt reply, I will follow the instruction, and will post the results,. Thanks again... Luzmary

Hi, I have a five-year-old sulcate desert tortoise (that is what I was told 4 years ago when it was giving to me). Its name is Tortellini. At first, we thought it was a girl but when it turned Three, we realize it is a boy, now he is 40 lb. he roams in the back garden at his leisure, he really...

Great! thank you:)

Thank you all for your suggestions/advise, greatly appreciated:) Tortellini's urates looks better today. FYI when I leave him in the bath for 20 - 30 minutes he poops in the bath and I'm concern about possible infection, any thoughts about that? thanks again, best to all:)

Hi Tom, thank you so much for your reply, lots of great info. I do soak him in warm water at leas twice a week 10 to 15 min. only as I feel he get stressest Hi Tom, thank you for the reply. Yes, I always make sure that the food is wet, I do give him dry hay and the opunia pads he loves them. I...

Hi Maggie, thanks for the reply. A friend gave it to me, when she bought it she was told it was a dessert sulcuta, I didn't know any better, when I look it up on line he looked just like it. Any way, hen wI referred to #3:) I really referred to the urates. No, I did not touch it but it didn't...

Hi Tom, thank you for the reply, I hope someone else who might know at the issue, read my post and have some sugestions for me, thanks again.

I have a Sulcata Dessert tortoise, he is four years old, about 40lb 22"long 14"wide. He is very happy and healthy, but today I notice that his (#3) or calcium discharge had some yellowish spots. It's something wrong with it? should I rush him to the vet? Has anybody had the same or similar...

Hi Tom, I live in So. Cal. With the drought and water restrictions going on I need to significantly reduce the lawn irrigation. I have a sulcate desert tortoise who loves his back yard and eat the fresh Bermuda grass. I’m considering using the grass and lawn amendment AquaSmart, I would...

Hi, I have a Sulcate Desert tortoise (Tortellini) I had him since he was 7 months old, I have hand fed him ever since, (he eats on his own though). He is 4-1/2-year-old and 30-35 lbs. know; he still loves to be hand fed; I always try to keep my fingers away as he could accidentally bite. He...