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A friend of mine sent me this picture from San Antonio. She found it in a local shop & asked me to identify what sort of tort it was, since she didn't want to buy it if it was a protected species. I can't give her a definitive answer, & so thought I would ask here.

I ran across Timothy Grass pellets at the feed store today. It's made for horses. I was wondering if this would be something safe for Sullies to eat? They'd probably need to be moistened in water, but if it's safe for them, it would make an inexpensive diet supplement.

I have a sullie that's about 2 years old. He ate like a machine all through the winter. We left for about a week in early March. The house got down to the low 60's or high 50's while we were gone. (Thermostat did not kick on for some reason.) Slash had his heat lamp the entire time though...

Hi. I have a sullie that's around 2 years old. He has an indoor table. We had to leave home for about a week, so I left out a tray of water to soak in, a pile of fresh greens, and a pile of timothy hay. When we got back, the food had hardly been touched. At first I just chalked it up to...

I THINK everything's ok, but figured it was best to ask the experts & be on the safe side. My 4 Sullies are about 2 years old. They've been in an indoor table most of that time. I fed them some grasses, but mostly the recommended greens etc., & some timothy hay. They finally got big...

An addition to me previous question: As I mentioned, I'm going on vacation for a week next year, & will have to leave my yearling-ish Sullies alone in their table. I was wanting to add a few cheap potted type plants that they could gnaw on while I'm gone. What would be my most cost...

I've got 4 baby-ish Sullies (They're about 9 or 10 months old) in a 4'x4' table (They're still too small to be left outside.) I'm going on vacation for about a week in March, and have yet been able to find anyone to look after them while I'm gone. I was considering removing their substrate, &...

I've got 4 baby sullies. (approx 6 months old.) Their table is about 4'x4', with an organic topsoil/sphagnum moss mix substrate that I use to grow grass in, so the fellas can graze. I noticed that there are these tiny gnat-like bugs in the table now. What can I use to get rid of the bugs...

HELP!!!! I need some suggestions. My boys are still pyramiding. it's very slight, but it's still happening. Here's what I'm doing/have got: They're... maybe 6-8 months or so old. I have them in a 4'x'4 table. Cool area's around 72 degrees. Hot spot's at 100. Bermuda grass is growing in...

I took my baby sullies out of their habitat for a few days while i fixed a few things and had them in a large plastic tub with coconut husk fiber for bedding. I came in on the second day to find one o' the boys EATING the coconut fiber. I took them all out right then and put them back in the...

Okay, I've got 4 Sulcata babies. They're growing really fast, and whatever marker I use to tell them apart (shape of shell, a spot on the shell, etc.) changes from week to week. Certain behavior patterns are forming, and I'm wanting to tell if its the same tort doing the same things each...

I've been kinda busy lately & It's been maybe 2 weeks since I really took a look at the boys. When I did, I freaked out a little bit. I've enclosed some photos. Is this the start of pyramiding? ... If so, I don't understand why/how. They've got the right UVA/UVB bulb. On weekends, when I'm...

I read that it's not a good idea to introduce hay into a sullie's diet when it's a baby. I have 2 questions: 1) Is this true? 2) If so, how big should they be before I introduce them to hay? I don't want to wait TOO long & have them refuse to eat it.

Okay, so my wife bought a huge bag of Brussels sprouts to feed her hedgehogs. It's WAY more than they can eat before the bag goes bad. (& I'm not going to eat them, that's for darn sure.) ....So I was wondering, would it be okay to give some to my Baby Sulcatas? Mix them in with the spring...

Hi. I'm new to keeping Sulcatas. I've got 4 babies. (About the size of a silver dollar) My care routine is cobbled together from several sources, and I tend to be a bit paranoid at times. I figured that rather than worry if I'm doing something wrong, I'd just post my routine here & ask for...

Melanie and I recently adopted 4 baby Sulcatas (There was a lot of Back N Forth as to what type of torts to get, but we eventually decided to go with Sullies. They're the species that got me interested in raising shellbacks again anyway.) So, Built a 4x4 table for them, planted with grasses...

I recently found myself with a few baby Sulcatas. I'm setting my table up for them until they're big enough to be safe outside. The problem I'm running into is getting the right heat lamp for them. I know optimal temp is about 100 degrees in their basking spot. ...But what wattage lamp do I...

Grr... Computer crashed 1/2 through composing this post. Let's try again: Okay, I'm about 99% done with my turtle table, complete with growing grass. (Just need to finish the lighting.) Looks like my deal with a breeder will end up working after all... But it'll be several weeks before...

Is there anyone selling (or looking to rehome) a Hermann's in Texas? (I'm about equidistant from Houston, Dallas, & Austin, & would prefer to pick up than have the animal shipped.) I've got $50 to $75 to spend right now. (Which I know isn't near the going rate, but at the moment, if I...

2 quick questions: I'm in the process of building an indoor habitat, that will have growing grasses and plants in it. In order to keep the plants healthy, I'll need a grow light. This wouldn't harm the tort would it? Also, I have an outdoor habitat as well. The plan is to bring my tort...