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  1. csheikh

    red contents in water bowl

    Ok, I'll check his poos from now on. He eats grass, weeds and vitas vinifera leaves. I give him pink petunias sometimes but I haven't given him any this week. If it is blood what should I do? There's no tortoise specialist here in Pakistan. The vets don't know anything about tortoises and I know...
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    red contents in water bowl

    hello. I have a sulcata tortoise. I'm currently planning his proper closed enclosure but he's in an open enclosure right now. Yesterday evening he used his water bowl and pooped in it. I wasn't home at night and arrived late, so I was too tired to clean it. At around 3AM, my mom woke up and saw...
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    Ok

    Ok
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    Newer owner needing diet help!

    Hey! The care sheets pinned in the home page in the Sulcata section and they have very reliable information on the Sulcata diet and general care. Make sure to read 'For those who have a young Sulcata' and 'The Best Way to raise a Sulcata, Leopard or Star Tortoise.' I'm sorry l can't share them...
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    Hi Tom. I have a Sulcata Tortoise. When l came out to check on him, he had a big chunk of...

    Hi Tom. I have a Sulcata Tortoise. When l came out to check on him, he had a big chunk of reptibark in his mouth. I quickly took it out and made him drink water to pass it through if he ate anything. Yet he went back and took a piece again. I don't know what sudden behaviour this was. The...
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    Need help. (thyroid?)

    What species is your tortoise?
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    Whoo Hoo! Another Birthday!!

    Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day!
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    Male or female

    ? I thought all 4 pics were different tortoises
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    Male or female

    l think the second one is a male as its tail looks like it might be curled up to the side, the rest are females from what l see.
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    He wont eat!!

    I don't think the tortoise should have that much fruit, although it depends on the species. Can you show a picture so we can figure out what to feed it?
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    I found a tortoise by the roadside! Need help!!

    That's a good decision, l didn't know they were native to Turkey!
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    Does she look healthy

    Oh sorry meant to reply to the kitchen scale post.
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    Does she look healthy

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0113UZJE2/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 This one is for $11
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    Does she look healthy

    I just use a kitchen scale, and l put plastic wrap on to the surface before weighing the tortoise and remove the plastic after, so it's not unhygienic.
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    Does she look healthy

    The best bedding would be cypress mulch mixed with dirt. She should get an hour outside in the sun. To prevent serious calcium deficiencies, you should give her reptile calcium twice a week in her food. You can get most of this stuff from Flukers and ZooMed including a UVB light which is needed...
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    Tortoise eye problem

    I'm so very sorry for your loss, losing these cuties is not easy at all, l still cry when l think of my previous tortoise. It is the vets fault for even thinking about doing anything to your tortoise, she could have admitted she is not a reptile vet.
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    I found a tortoise by the roadside! Need help!!

    If you are ready to keep the tortoise, l would definitely keep it because who knows what will happen in the wild! It looks like an adorable companion. If you want to keep it, the enclosure could be a little bigger, and there should be some substrate mixed with the soil, like coco coir or cypress...
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    He had shell rot so I peel it off is he ok or how long tell it heals need help

    Tom is right. And if l'm not wrong is that some blood l'm seeing? Maybe it's from the peeling.
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    Tortoise eye problem

    The worry is natural, but try to remain calm. Here are some ways to check if your tortoise is hibernating or dead. One way to check on your tortoise is to simply pick him up. If he retains muscle control, then he is fine. That means even if his head and limbs are still tucked in his shell, he’s...
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