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    Good morning everyone!

    Thanks everyone. I come from a tropical climate where it is warm/rainy 24/7. Temps range between 25-34 degrees celcius. Humidity between 70-90%. They get natural sunlight in their enclosure every morning. However I do turn out the MVB every morning for about 2 hours and every evening between...
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    Good morning everyone!

    Thanks, they are Radiated tortoises, not Star tortoises.
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    Good morning everyone!

    Well it has been quite sometime since I've posted. Took them this morning about 6am when they were already up and waiting anxiously for their 1st meal of the day.
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    Nice tort weather today

    Lovely photo, looks happy!
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    Need advise please

    Using megaray mvb which is on from 7.30am-10.30am and 4-6pm everyday, unless it's raining, than it's on from 7.30am-6pm. yes they see sunshine in their enclosure every morning. They are 90% of the time on mazuri which does consist vitamin d3 but I also do put calcium powder on their food twice a...
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    Need advise please

    Thanks guys, sure do feel better
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    Need advise please

    Reply from my vet: 1st tort:I REALLY DON’T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS CONSTITUTING THE SHELL, AND THE IODINE ONCE A DAY FOR 3 DAYS SHOULD HELP KEEP IN FROM ANY SHELL ROT BEFORE IT HARDENDS AGAIN. 2nd tort:ALSO NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE I THINK. LIKELY A...
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    Need advise please

    Hi everyone, I have 2 problems, one on each of my lovely torts. 1st tort: I was scrubbing of the dried poop on my tort today when it accidentally slipped of my hands and landed on the ground. The fall was maybe about a few inches off the ground cause I usually go on the ground to wash them...
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    my radiatas

    Nice collection you got there. I think we all are lucky enough to own Radiateds although I would love to own the Ploughshare.
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    SEVERAL YOUNG RADIATEDS

    Thanks, they look right at home.
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    TWO RADIATEDS

    Very nice! They look happy. Is that part of their enclosure?
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    SEVERAL YOUNG RADIATEDS

    They look lovely, what substrate is that?
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    Sleepy and weak ploughshare

    Just like dogs and cats have to be dewormed, the same goes for tortoises. You should start looking for a good vet for your tort, you never know when you need to see one. Perhaps you can check with your local Zoo.
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    Sleepy and weak ploughshare

    Have you done a poop test for worms?
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    AngonokA!!!!

    Fantastic, your tort looks really happy
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