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    Lethargic Herman

    Hey! I have a Hermann tortoise under one year old. Also, his eyes take a long time to open, and one of them seems closed shut. The underside of his shell seems soft and flexible when pressed lightly on. DIET - Fresh weeds from yard, including clover, grass, thistle, dandelion, plus whatever...
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    Spots on Shell

    My approx. 12 year old Sulcata has some weird spots on his shell. Through the winter his diet is hay and vegetable scraps, with calcium and mineral powders. Through the summer he eats mainly grass and various weeds outside. His shell has some previous oddities from before we had him (we...
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    Eye Problem

    Hey All, Doug's had a strange problem with his eye. I used to think it was irritation from being out doors and getting poked with grass, but I noticed it happening inside, too. It's always his left eye. The sideways clear lid gets half-closed and cannot open fully. He rubs his face on his...
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    Winter Activities

    Hey all! Winter is here and Doug has been rather lethargic lately. I worry about him, as Sulcatas are not meant to hibernate. In the summer he was outside for 1-3 hours 3-4 days a week, but now he is stuck inside in his enclosure. Enclosure FAQ: - 8"x16" area - 26-30 degrees celsius - Weekly /...
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    Cypress Mulch vs. Coir

    Hello! Currently my tortoise has cypress mulch in his enclosure. It's fine in most ways, except that it's all broken down and emits a TON of dust. Is this normal, and should I just be wetting everything down thoroughly every other day? If I were to switch to coir, will I have the same...
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    Clockwise, or Counter-Clockwise?

    Hello! Question for everyone: When your tortoise patrols his or her enclosure, does it do so in a clockwise or counter-clockwise manner? Also, please state the hemisphere in which you live. It would be curious if all tortoises in the northern hemisphere go clockwise and all of the...
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    Finished Indoor Enclosure

    Hey! If you all remember, there was a bit of a hooplah about how I was keeping my tortoise indoors. I loved having him indoors and miss hearing his little footsteps everyday, but it is much better for both the humans and the tortoise. Now his temperatures are proper and he has his own space...
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    No More Constipation!

    A little while ago my Sulcata had a bout of constipation. I managed to work it out of him with three warm bathes for two days straight along with swooshing him back and forth in the water constantly, trying to move his bowels. Anyways, I stumbled upon this article and thought it was...
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    Tort 'Stache!

    Thought you all might enjoy this. :P We had this photo taken during a photo shoot for my fiancé and I. We insisted the tortoise must be included in at least 50% of the photos. Our photographer was a little confused. Some people don't get the whole tortoise thing. ;)
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    Tort Hat

    Wine bottles this time of year come with cute little hats on them. I sew on a rubber band and make an even cuter tort hat! :D This is his other hat, which I made last year: Doesn't he look thrilled. My family got Christmas cards like this last year. And no, he doesn't wear the hats for...
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    Funny Tort Stories!

    You all have them... Share time. :) Back in my old place my tortoise would walk free-range in my house. He preferred to sleep in the bathroom because the floors were heated, but it wasn't unusual to find him fast asleep in our closet. One night, my man and I decide to cook up a late...
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    Fake Grass in Enclosure?

    Hey guys! For half of my enclosure I have mulch, but in the other half so far we have been using cardboard while we figured out what we wanted. We have been thinking of using fake grass. Does anyone else have experience with this? I'm a little worried my Sulcata will try to eat it. It...
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    Constipated

    Hey, guys. So whenever my tort ate a cuttle bone he would have a hard poop a few days later with chunks of cuttle bone in it. I decided to stop feeding him cuttle bones because of this. Later I found out that he might not be properly metabolizing the cuttle bones because his temps were...
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    Almost Finished! + Questions...

    Hey! So I decided to build an area for my tort in the garage to play in when mum and dad aren't home. Area: 8ft x 8ft of substrate area + 8ft x 4ft non-substrate area. Substrate: I could not find cypress for the life of me (people around here have never even heard of it), so I have...
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    Ambient Humidity

    Hey! I am building a room in my garage for my tortoise. The vet said I should watch for high humidity levels, but did not specify what "high" means. What should I try and keep the humidity levels at for my adult sulcata? Note: He still soaks 2x a week and is offered water daily. Thanks!
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    Large Sulcata - Indoor Enclosure

    Hey! I am trying to figure out what type of substrate to use for my tortoise. He is a large Sulcata and will be wintering in my garage. I want to make it really nice and pretty in there. I want the tortoise area to second as a yoga-doing / meditation room, and would like a substrate that...
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    Hypothesis...

    Hey! I've noticed something strange and would like to conduct an experiment. When my tortoise wanders my house he doesn't pay any attention to walls that are coloured... but to my white cabinets he will pace and pace and act like he is trying to walk through them. My hypothesis...
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    Bit of an "lol"

    Found this on the internet today, enjoy!
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    Stunting?

    Hey! Recently found out that my tortoise was stunted. I'm wondering about what causes stunting, whether or not he will grow to full size (or will it just take him longer to get there?), etc. A suggestion I got is that he is male, males tend to grow at slower rates than females. I'm not sure...
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    Indoor "Enclosure" Ideas

    Hello! From what I've learned, I have a pretty unusual way of keeping my Sulcata tortoise. He is 25ish pounds, eight years old, and lives in my house. I got him two years ago from a lady that specifically sold him to me because I planned on having him wander around my condo. I researched the...
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