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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...
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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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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...
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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...
My baby sulcata Walter climbs everything. I have a stone house for him to hide with no idea he could end up on top of it. Unfortunately I find him upside down a lot. So is there a way to prevent it. I could remove everything, but that would be pretty boring.
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I’m a newbie, so pardon if this is obvious and listed somewhere else, but I cant find anything about it. My sulcata is a newbie as well. His overall shell length as a straight dimension, not dome circ, is 2 inches and one quarter. 2.25 inches.. He appears to be healthy, eating...