I have seen the pics and read a lot of the stories about your sweet Bob! Thanks for the advice! I started putting a bit of the coconut coir around the bases to act as an absorbent (kind of like kitty litter) and this seems to help wick up some of the moisture and keep it from running off too...
Thank you Tom & Yvonne for the great night box ideas! Daisy is my 5 y.o. Sulcata and we have set up a night box based on Tom's set up shown in this post; with a linoleum floor. She LOVES it! I have a clean-up question for you though and hope you have some magic words of wisdom! At 5 years she is...
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Great news!! Increased the temp and order has been restored!! Daisy is doing great!! I just feel awful that I made her not feel well!! There is so much information out there and as a novice I trusted a sight that appeared legit! We are completely committed to her lifelong care...
Thank you all so ver much for the quick feed back! I really appreciate the forum members for this! I was indeed looking back at care sheets on websites of several organizations, some of which recommend no heat at all at night! I upped the heat last night and will get back to you with an update...
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Hoping that someone can give me a little guidance. Daisy is my 2-3 yr old sulcata, got her as a rescue when she was a little less than a year old. She has done great! She eats primarily grasses and tortoise-safe plants that we grow in a pesticide/chemical free 10' x 20' foot...
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I am looking for the Forum's expertise on controlling ants in Daisy's (sulcata) enclosure! We are in central Texas, she is about 2 years old but small (rough start with previous owner). She has a 10' x 20' pen that is planted with a variety of grasses, flowers and cactus that...
Thanks so much for the great tips! You are a great resource and we really appreciate you being so generous with your knowledge!
1-sulcata: Daisy
3-cats: Mija, Domino, Batman
Bunch of fish
Thanks for the feedback Tom! I will heed your advice to back off on the suculent content of her diet. I have been getting the seasonal tortoise pasture grass seed from sulcatafood.com and growing it in a chemical-free garden and in little pots that are buried into her enclosure. Do you have an...
Good morning everyone! I am hoping that someone can give me some insight and maybe alleviate some anxiety! My Daisy is an 18month old sulcata. We feed her fresh frown grasses, opuntia pads, aloe. She gets her calcium supplement, soaks, fresh water, great temp and humidity control. She is active...
This will make her VERY happy! will have to go do some "harvesting" later today!! Here are a couple of pics!!
1-sulcata: Daisy
3-cats: Mija, Domino, Batman
Bunch of fish
We are absolutely smitten with her! I will post a pic one I figure out how to do that! We have a lot of naturally growing Opuntia in our area (we are in Texas) and they are coming into bloom and the prickly pears are ripening...can anyone tell me how often she can have the prickly pear fruit? We...
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My name is Leslie and this is my first post to the Tort Forum (or any forum for that matter)! My partner and I were blessed with a beautiful sulcata in December, 2012! After prayerful consideration, a LOT of research and discussion with local tort experts we made the committment...