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    Sulcata with weak back legs

    Thank you <3 good idea on water therapy. I have tried a skateboard but he wasn't a fan haha
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    Sulcata with weak back legs

    Those temps are for the whole room, he has cool hides/burrows to escape into. But you're right, the temp range could be better. Thanks for letting me know about timothy hay. The greenhouse is large and we let him out every day that the weather is good, but I do need to be soaking him more. He...
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    Sulcata with weak back legs

    No stones showed on the x-ray luckily. The greenhouse is large and has spots for thermoregulation (those temps were extreme max and min but you're right that the range should still be smaller). I'll be sure to soak him more for hydration too. Thanks for your help
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    Horsfield not using back legs

    I'm sorry you're going through this, my tort has a similar issue. My vet told me that excess calcium can cause kidney/bladder stones which can impair back leg mobility, though those would've shown up on an x-ray. Excess minerals can also cause gout in the joints, which makes movement painful (we...
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    Sulcata with weak back legs

    Hi all, I am desperate for any advice. I started caring for an 18yo sulcata 3 years ago for a nonprofit. He unfortunately has not had the best care, so I have been trying to improve it as well as I can. The problem is he's been limping for the past year, and it has progressed over the last...
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