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    african spur thigh tortoise

    hello my name is tim and i own 2 african spur thigh tortoise's clark i adopted 8 months ago and bruce i rescued about 4 months ago.i am looking for a home for bruce hes about 10 inches long 1 1/2 years old and has had recent vet visits and has no parasites and is in good health.i rescued bruce...
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    fighting

    i have 2 spur thighs.I rescued one 2 days ago hes 1 1/2 years old and my tortoise clark is 8 months old.the size difference is huge i feed mine grass hibiscus leafs and a veriety of other plants.the guy i rescued is 5 times clarks size and was feed a diet of strictly lettuce and has bad...
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    fiber

    question these are some items i feed clark daily medow mix grasses from turtle stuff.com,dandlions hibiscus leafs,white newzeland clovers,and pumkin once a week.DO any of these contain the proper fiber needed for a spur thigh tortoise diet?And is this a complete diet for clark or should i add...
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    hair in poop

    Question my tortoise clark has produced on 3 diff occasion's stool with hair in it.I dont know how he gets the hair neither me or my roommate have long hair and i vacume 4 times a week and keep my floors clean.COULD these hairs i find that reach 10 12inches long cause problems.hair is mainly...
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    calcium

    hello my name is tim.I am searching for a new calcium to give to my tortoise i recently discovered that the calcium ive been offering to clark has no vitamin d and this concerns me.If anybody can recomend a good calcuim or a site to order from i would be much appreciated.aslo i was wondering how...
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    vet

    hello my name is tim.Today i took my tortoise to the vet and he recomended that i feed my tortoise a worm once in awhile.Clark is a african spur thigh or sulcata pick a name .I have read and researched many subjects and in my findings i have never heard such a thing spur thigh's are vegaterians...
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    kale

    is it okay to give my sulcata kale/hibiscus leaves wheat grass/burmuda grass.i want to grow my own food and im wanting to find of list flowers,grasses,cactus,I want to find a list of foods i can give him daily like hibiscus leaves could he be feed this daily?
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    basking time

    hello my name is tim.My question today is should u limit a tortoise's sun bathing time?i leave my uva uvb lights on from 5am till 8pm every day is this to much sun time i heard to much sun can burn them?should i leave my lights on 8 hours and then turn them off?i have a spur thigh
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    sulcata peeling of skin

    my sulcata skin under his neck is peeling.do tortoise shed skin like snakes?i soak him 3 to 4 times a week for 20 min at a time i spray a mist of water on his food and i leave a water bowl in tank to drink from also a large bowl with swallow water in enclosure to soak in if he feels the need to...
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    sulcuta solitary animals or do they reguire a mate

    hello my name is tim.I am a proud parent to a spur thigh tortoise named clark.Clark is a lively tortoise and seems fine at times keeping himself entertained for the most part.At times wonder if he gets lonely while im at work.My question today that i ask is do spur thigh do well being the...
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    tortoise eating poop normal or not

    my tortoise usualy wakes up every day around 6:30 7 am every day some morning when i sleep in till 8am or 9 i will wake to see my tortoise eating hes poop and i wonder if this is bad or maybe just him saying get up and feed me.can this hurt him and will he grow out of it?
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    spur thigh shell questions

    my spur thigh has a small black spot on the bottom of his shell could this be from hatching hes only about 5 months old maybe a imblical type of a thing left over
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    african spur thigh feedings

    i have an african spur thigh tortoise i feed him 3 times a day trutle chow and once at night some collard greens, mustard greens,or some kale he eats alot and i worry if its tomuch hes oonly about 3 inces wide and 7 ounces he will eat a compact hand full of veggies a day and 2 mazu tortoise chow...
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