I'm located in Phoenix, AZ. And I know they're expensive to feed but I'm not rehoming my tortoises. And In less than 2 years they'll have 150+ acres, so right now I'm trying to find the best solutions to make them comfortable, healthy, and happy "lol."
After reading all of these comments I've decided to make a lot of changes to the way I'm raising my tortoises. I'm eliminating the carrots and tomatoes (should never have listened to the pet store guy). I will now only feed them grass, dandelion greens, any other organic weeds I can find, carrot...
I keep on them on coconut fiber substrate I believe it’s called and on top of that is dried orchard grass hay but I spray it with a spray bottle about twice a day for a minute each time
I noticed my baby Sulcata's nose looked very dry today. I was wondering if this is normal and what could've caused it. I bathe them every day and if not then every other day, I spray their tank which is 4x3 feet and they're only 8 months old. I have two babies if it's possible that the other...
So I have 2 baby Sulcatas, they're almost 8 months old. Their diet currently consists of wheatgrass, Bermuda grass hay, and red leaf lettuce. They don't like the hay, I'm thinking because it's not colorful and it's also hard for them to eat, and therefore they don't eat it. I also live in an...