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  1. EllieN

    Tortoise Acres rescue?

    Does anyone know anything about Tortoise Acres tortoise and turtle rescue in Anderson, CA? They're fairly new, about a year old.
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    Need experienced home for my 5 year old Sulcata

    It breaks my heart, but due to housing issues (mine, not his) I have to give up my baby, Puck. He's 5 years old, definitely a boy, and in good health. I don't know how much he weighs because I don't own a scale, but his carapace is between 13 and 14 inches long. He's easy to feed since he eats...
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    Outside enclosure issue

    I'm hoping for suggestions here. My entire yard is shaded by a huge oak tree. My sully is now getting too big for her indoor enclosure, so this summer I have to create her outdoor enclosure in my yard. I read that oak leaves are bad for torts, but there isn't an inch of ground where they don't...
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    Wide white growth lines???

    My friend's sulcata has what looks to us like unusually wide white growth lines. Does this look like a problem to anyone? Could it be a fungal infection or something?
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    THANK YOU, Yvonne and Barb!

    Puck's eye looks fine today. I did go get a bottle of saline and squirted a bunch of it at her closed eye. After the initial surprise, when she pulled her head in, it must have felt good, because she let me keep doing it and didn't pull her head in again. Whether or not that had anything to do...
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    one closed eye... Help!

    I got home from work today and Puck has one of her eyes closed, and she's rubbing it with her leg from time to time. Clearly she either got something in it or scratched it or something. Problem is, it's Saturday evening so the vet is closed. The closed eyelid is white, which I think is its...
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    weepy eye

    Help! Puck has a weepy eye all of a sudden. I'm assuming this means a vet visit, and I'm making an appointment. Is there anything that can be done in the meantime?
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    skin moisturizer???

    Hi, everyone! My little Puck's shell is looking really good - I think I finally got the hydration thing down. Now it's her face that worries me. Her skin is soooo dry (except for immediately following her soaks) that it looks all parched and cracked. Does anybody know if it's safe to put a...
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    Introducing Puck, my baby

    Okay, I got Puck last July, and she should be about 10-11 months old now. I started weighing and measuring her in December, but haven't posted a status yet, so here goes. I finally got her into a new habitat with more humidity than what I had her in. I'm using coco coir and coco bark, and...
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    Anyone have pics of a Sulcata who is big and used to be pyramided?

    This may be a weird request, but does anyone out there have a sully who was badly pyramided but grew to be big anyway? My vet and I would be interested in seeing pictures. How does a badly pyramided tort turn out in the long run if they survive their early upbringing?
  11. EllieN

    Good Herp Vet in the Bay Area?

    I saw the list of herp vets, which is great, but I was wondering if anyone in the S.F. Bay Area has one that they really like and would recommend?
  12. EllieN

    need heat in humid hide

    I've finally made a humid hide for my little sulcata, badly needed, but it's not warm enough. I put a heat mat on the side, but the temps are only in the mid-70's. I can't move it to a warmer spot in the enclosure. I tried to research it here on the forum, and several people referred to heat...
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    are there bad grasses?

    First-time poster here. Are there any grasses a sulcata can't eat? If I see a grass-like weed, can I feed it to my little Puck?
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