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    Cross post, Salcata Tortoises needing new home heartbroken.

    I've been in a verbally and emotionally abusive relationship for a long time and I need to move out for my own sanity. I have to move quickly and idk if I can safely take them and house them where I'm going. This is terrible I never meant to has this happen. These are my tortoise kids. Is there...
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    Ugh what next, need help tortoise family.

    OK I've gotten a lot of great info from everyone but right now I'm feeling like a terrible Tortoise dad. In the last 2 months we have gotten at least 2 to 3 times the rain we normally get and it's wrecked havoc on my tortoises enclosure and burrows. Twice in the 2 months we've had standing water...
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    Salcata bleeding between sections of the carapace

    I noticed this about a week ago and have been periodically putting iodine and bacitracin ointment on it. I'm not sure how much I should worry or what else I should do. I'm in AZ and it's HOT this time of year. Could it be lack of moisture? Doesn't look like anything got ahold of it. They live...
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    Fungus / Dry rot? Need some help please.

    My tortoise is about 4 years old and up until 6 months ago I hadn't really had any issues. First 3 yrs were pretty much spent indoors under mercury vapor bulbs with the occasional summer outside with sun and shade available. I live in AZ and it seemed like this summer was the right time to get...
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