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  1. ShreksMom

    How much mazuri can I feed

    Hi everyone. My Shrek is 16 and weighs about 40lbs. He has A lovely sulcata seed mix garden to graze in and I give him a lasagne once a week as well as orchard grass. My question is how much mazuri should I be giving him and how often? I've just been reading some older closed topics on...
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    I made deanS tortoise lasagne

    This was sooooo cool and easy and Shrek LOVED It!!! Thank You DeanS!!
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    Box turtle plastron carapace separating

    Upon soaking yertle today my wife noticed that on her left side between her front and back legs her shell looks to be separating. The right side her carapace and plastron are connected but on the left side it does not seem to be. Should we take her to the vet? Here are a few pics
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    stunted growth

    Hi again.... I was wondering if it is possible that Shrek will remain around his current size considering he is 16 and smaller than many I have seen or read about that are younger. Could his growth have been stunted by the type of food and enclosure my cousin had him in? Do you think he will...
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    Shreks FL home

    Hi Everyone. I haven't been on a lot lately because I have been slammed getting things done here after the move back. Shrek is really loving being outside 24/7. I still have a lot of work to do but this is his enclosure so far. Any suggestions or ideas are welcomed. This is a garden of...
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    Won't drink water

    Well we made it to FL. Shrek did great. He was the least Trouble. He ate as soon as I put him on the grass. His poop looks good(well you know what I mean... Lol) but I haven't seen him drink. Even when I soaked him before we left he didn't drink and I'm getting worried. Any suggestions?
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    Heavy breathing

    Hi everyone. I was wondering if timothy hay could be causing Shreks heavy breathing at rest. I know it is not the best substrate and in a week he will be in FL in much better conditions. I have a vet appt for him on Tuesday just to get him checked before the drive down. Any in put about the...
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    Wheezing

    Hi everyone. I had Shrek weighed and he is officially 37lbs. On the ride to the vet I noticed he is wheezing a little. No bubbly snot and his appetite is great as well as his energy. The vet is my dog vet and she was doing me the favor of letting me use her scale. Should I be worried...
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    He's here

    I picked Shrek up yesterday and he is awesome!! He was such a good boy on the 3+ hour car ride home. It was late so we kept him in the house over Night. Today I will be introducing him to his temp home. I just Need to cut the door to his dry room. Any suggestions?
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    outdoor substrate

    Hi everyone. We are adopting my cousins 16yo sulcata and will be building him and outdoor enclosure in FL. What do you recommend for a substrate? Any info would be greatly appreciated. :D
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    Soon to be new Sulcata mom...Help!

    Hello Everyone, My wife and I are adopting our cousins 16yo, 60lb Sulcata since she is moving from CA to PA and we are going back to our home in FL from NY. We have been going crazy on the web trying to suck in all the info we can on Sulcatas before we get him. Any info to perhaps ease our...
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