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    Rehoming Male Sulcata UK

    10 years old**
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    Rehoming Male Sulcata UK

    Good Afternoon I took in a undersized male couple of years ago, apparently 10ths old (size of 5yr old) Went over all treatment with the vet, around £6k in vet bills , nothing found so it’s been put down to poor care. Happy to share report. Since then he has gone strength to strength very...
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    Thoughts on Arcadia’s New Deep Heat Projector (DHP)

    I have been using one in between two 150w floods to increase basking spot for a stunted sulcata i rehomed over a year ago. Made massive improvements and very active in the U.K. winter , but truthfully this could be because I built a new insulated shed. That said I do see him favouring it
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    Does a Sulcata need high outdoor heat when they are older?

    I let mine have access all year round, tried to adapt many sheds never works, now i purpose build my sheds, keep them low profile and insulate the cavity’s with 50mm kind span. floor, walls and roof, lined with 18mm ply. to heat I use tubular heater for night temps, day basking bulb on...
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    Sulcata Possible MBD

    I managed to get him into our vet last week , he has low white blood cell count going for a CT scan tomorrow. Cannot seem to find much information regarding cell count but possibly linked to MBD?
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    Mediterranean tortoise diet? (UK)

    it’s one of the best databases around in my opinion , I downloaded the mobile app cannot do without it
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    thermostat

    I use habistat dimming thermostat on my day basking bulbs attached to a on/off plug for light cycle
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    Suggestions on What to Plant for Sulcata

    I had a look on sulcatafood.com , they do a dwarf elephant grass that I would not mind getting but cannot find it in the U.K.
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    i live in london

    add a tubular heater you can get them with built in thermostats , a lot of people on here seem to use radiant heat panels but not been able to find them in the UK
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    Lighting for outdoor shed

    I have basking lamps in my sheds with tubular heaters for ambient heat. mine will roam in all weathers then return back to the shed
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    Thoughts on Arcadia’s New Deep Heat Projector (DHP)

    I have been speaking to John at Arcadia, they are still in use, I am finding a lot of reptile equipment is out of stock maybe people bought Thermostats , and basking bulbs along side toilet roll at the start of COVID.
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    Sulcata Possible MBD

    Little update: been a couple of weeks , confirmed as a male. Weighed Freddie when I got him came in at 3.6kg just under 8 lbs really stunted for an apparent 10 year old sulcata. Shell is in pretty good condition , he can now lift his plastron fully off the ground walking is a lot better...
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    Thoughts on Arcadia’s New Deep Heat Projector (DHP)

    are you still using the DHP, would like to hear your thoughts. I am also thinking about using one alongside 12% UV light
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    Help with some weeds.

    1: Unknown 2: Common Blue Violet 3: looks like Horse Weed 4:Mayweed 5: Plantain 6: looks like Creeping butter cup 7: Early Blue Violet this is using the PictureThis App
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    What part of the plant does your tort enjoy most?

    Stuart (but is female) just destroys anything
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