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  1. Reptileguy92

    Franklin the Sulcata

    Hello all, Here is Franklin my 2 year old Sulcata. I purchased him 6 months ago at the NY Reptile Expo in White Plains. I feed him Mazuri and spring mix with calcium. The substrate in his enclosure is organic garden soil/play sand mix. He also has a water bowl. My question is based on...
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    Mulch for Substrate

    Hello, I was wondering if organic root mulch would be ok for a Sulcata Tortoise to live on. I know alot of people use cypress mulch, but I wanted to know if organic root mulch from a local outdoor store would be ok. Please let me know because I'm going to switch him out of topsoil. Thanks-
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    Feeding

    Hello, I was wondering how much spring mix/greens I should be feeding my Sulcata daily? I am also beginning to use Mazuri Tortoise Diet as well. I would normally feed my Sulcata hays/grasses but it's winter and I'm having trouble finding some. I will begin feeding that in the spring...
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    Boosting the Humidity?

    Here is my Sulcata's enclosure. I am having trouble boosting his humidity. Can anyone please help me or recommend how I can do this? Thanks.
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    Pyramiding?

    Hey guys so this is Franklin. He is a year and a half old and I've had him for about a month and a half now. He seems to be pretty healthy, but I notice a little pyramiding beginning to start. How can I fix this? Thanks.
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    Odd Noise???

    Ok so when my Sulcata eats, he sometimes makes these odd noises as he is streching out to eat his greens. Does anyone else notice this with there tortoise's? Is this normal?
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    Hay for Sulcata

    Ok so I bought a male Sulcata a month ago at the NY Reptile Expo. He is a year and a half old and seems to be very healthy. He loves to eat greens but for some reason he doesn't like hay that much at all. I know Sulcata's diet should be consisted of 75% hay/grasses. I first tried Timothy...
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    Which wood to use...

    Hello everyone. So I'm going to build a 6'X2.5' wood table for my juvenile Sulcata Tortoise. I am confused on which wood I can use that is non-toxic and harmless to my tortoise. I was looking around but I couldn't find much on it so I thought I would ask the people on here...
  9. Reptileguy92

    Organic Topsoil

    Hello everyone hope all is well. I'm new to this forum so I don't know everyone on here yet. I have a question regarding organic topsoil. I'm going to use 50% bed-a-beast/organic top soil substrate for my new Sulcata Tortoise. I purchased Village Farms top soil today but it doesn't actually...
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