I've had my sulcata tortoise for 2 weeks now, he's a 16 inch 40-50lbs tortoise. I havent had a chance to get an accurate weight on him. Today he pooped, this is his first time since we've had him.
His previous owners ONLY fed him veggies and lettuce. So they told me that his poop was very...
He's out of the cedar and we're filling his sleeping house with a mix of reptibark, and coconut fiber. He's allowed to wonder the room, but he's been basking for the most part. he's eating a lot. We soaked him today because he's wicked dirty from the mulch.
His nose is like... leaking? the fluid is clear, he's been snoring, and it sounds like he's sneezing. I just got his yesterday from a couple that was using REALLY dry cedar mulch as substrate, could this be why?
Is mulch even ok to use as subtrate?
I've been using Zoo-med Reptibark for my...
I just found myself the caretaker of this 15in 35lbs Sulcata tortoise. His shell looks pretty bad, how can I help? Can it be helped? Or will proper food, temp, UVB ect, help to fix this on it's own?