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    Pyramiding?

    Ok, thanks guys! I don't want this guy pyramiding on me and wanted to catch it early if he was. Mainly was asking because there are slight raises like you see in the first side profile shot and didn't know if that was just the natural growth pattern, to have slight raises on each section of the...
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    Pyramiding?

    Here are some pictures to see how his growth is going. When I got him in November he still had his egg tooth and weighed around 28 grams. Now he weighs in at 93 grams. Here are his shell pictures: Let me know what you guys think. He is keep on a peat moss and eco...
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    Sulcata Feeding Variety

    I'm located in Raleigh, NC and my tort is about 2.5" (shell) and 60 grams
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    Sulcata Feeding Variety

    I just wanted to double check and see if my what I feeding is good to go. Monday- Mazuri mixed in with wheat grass or orchard grass into a "meatball" Tuesday-Dark greens (collard, turnip, mustard and bok choy mix) Wednesday- Timothy hay and Orchard grass hay Thursday- Repcal pellets...
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    New Sulcata Tortoise

    We have a outdoor enclosure for the dragons that we will rotate and give them a few hours in real sunlight, in the warmer months. I will do the same for this little guy, but for the most part he will be indoors until a indoor enclosure can't hold him anymore. Then he will have a backyard to play...
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    New Sulcata Tortoise

    Thanks for everything guys! I raised the basking spot to 110 with a slate tile for him to bask on (the tile temps vary from 102 to 109). He is loving it. Also went out and bought a CHE and put it on the cool side, so that bumped up the coldest spot to 78 degrees. Should I lessen the humid hide...
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    New Sulcata Tortoise

    He will mow down anything dark green. The hay he will take alittle here and there. The Rep Cal pellets are part of the variety. I am trying stuff out on him. Right now I have: Rep Cal pellets Zoo Med Grassland Food Mazuri Western Timothy hay Orchard Grass Bok Choy Enchive Collard...
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    New Sulcata Tortoise

    100 degrees? Really. I was reading Sulcata Station's caresheet and it was saying no more than 85. The mixture is broken down to about 45% EcoEarth, 35% Organic Peat Moss and 20% Reptisand. I thought about getting clay but didn't trust outdoor clay (I'm in NC) and the ZooMed clay was wayy to...
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    New Sulcata Tortoise

    Just got my first Sulcata and first tortoise at that. Substrate is a mix of coco fiber, peat moss and reptisand to make a homemade loam soil substrate. For heating he has a Powersun 100 watt and basking spot gets 85-88 degrees dependingly. Cool side stays around 75 degrees. On the cool side is a...
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