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It seams very difficult to get my Russian tortoises to eat. They wont eat the pellet diet, or weeds or any vegetable really. Ovly a bit of grass. Any ideas ? Thank you.
Hello, I have 2 Russian Tortoises, male / female. I was curious about hibernation. Is it possible to naturally hibernate them outdoors if you live in the cold weather. I live in South Dakota, and my tortoises are in a large , well protected outdoor greenhouse with heating. Usually i always...
Wow, an interesting posting. As I read all the post I see the issues back and forth so I am just going to make some suggestions for solutions and bypass the who’s right , who’s wrong argument. I like to think in terms of algorithms. First and most important question, do I keep the tort in...
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Thanks for the great advice. My situation is a little bit different than most peeps I think. I live in the Philippines. My tort is 2.25 inches, and a guestimate age of 2+ months. Done by size only, don’t know the person that he started with. He looks healthy, I mean the guy walks...
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So Walter, my baby sulcata is looking ok. But he doesn’t eat like he used to. I have been soaking him daily, mist him constantly, and let him walk for about an hour per day in full sun on wetted grass. I found a neighbors hibiscus, big red flowers and leaves and borrowed them...
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Can Tums ( the chewable antacid ) be used as a calcium supplement. The label reads 100% calcium carbonate. It has 1000mg of Calcium carbonate per tablet. Anyone use this. Also, has anyone tried placing a soluble form of CA carbonate like this in the water of your tort, seams like an...
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Thanks Tom,
I don’t need confirmation, I have your confidence. I do have a current issue of how to keep my sulcata properly nourished. It seams he only eats lettuce and I know thats not good. Does anyone recommend the Mazuri food for torts that are eating less than proper...
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Thank you, that helps with my confidence anyway. So you pretty much recommend the info here and just stick with it. Seams like a lot of great knowledge and people here. I think you are right, I need to stop just googling topics, that is where I get into trouble with all...
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I know this is boring stuff for the experienced, but I’m a newbie. I am becoming frustrated because every time I read something and try to do it right, I read the opposite, not here but some other random papers etc. . Example. I know the baby sulcata needs high humidity, and it...
I’m a newbie as well. So take what I say accordingly. I noticed my sulcata only eats if its around 85- 90 deg. Below that he just wants to sleep. Its like an on off switch. 90 and above, he will walk miles and eat anything. 82 deg. and he calls it a day..
Thank you. So the list at the end of your message would be a good staple. I need to try and get some of that then. I have collard greens, not sure about the rest.
Does anyone feed the dry grasses they sell in the pet stores. I bought bermuda grass, timothy hay with dandelion flowers mixed in and orchid grass. The stuff is fresh smelling and the content labels are nice. The timothy has calcium. Only one problem, my sulcata baby will not touch the...
OMG, as a newbie I really do not want to step in here. But I have to ask, pardon me if I should start a new topic but this subject makes me want to ask one question. Is too much UV a bad thing from natural sun ? How it relates the this light, which I never even heard of until reading this, is...
I’m one of those peeps with an open tortoise yards. So maybe I need to reconsider, but was under the impression they are realatively safe. I’m trying to think of any predators, but can’t at the moment. I have small snakes and lizards.
I think the video would be pretty boring, lol.. I’d have to edit it up with a advanced time lapse. It’s just a private non usage road, so I walk ahead of him and then sit down and wait for him. Now I finally found somebody that my english mastiff can keep up with. I thought he couldn’t be...
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I am curious if anyone walks their Torts. I know its funny, but I have been walking my baby sulcata Walter. He loves to walk and he follows me. I walk him on a compact clay dirt road when the sun is around 5 pm, after the road has been well heated all day long. Its full sun but not...