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Tony's absolutely right, that's horsecrap for choice of substrate. Sand/soil mix would be the way to go. Although my radiated doesn't burrow, he does a sorta ritual before turning in, the 'wadding" action and shallow pit he creates in the process, tells me that he loves the substrate and I'd...

Radiatas live in arid environments, with very wet n very dry seasons. Black soil or any organic soil is fine. They love slightly loose and dry soil, mine digs a small pit before he slps. where im from, Humidity is at a constant min of 65%, its somewhat in between of the climate they come from. I...

Thanks for sharing JD. (: How much does Sokatra weigh now?

hahah he looks like a grumpy old man, very unique underbite indeed!

Caped crusader, did you check your sidekick for parasites?

I don live in the States and it'll cost a whompin $32 to ship 8.5oz of grassland excluding it's cost.

hehe.. I actually checked the online merchants and the shipping's a killer! isn't there someone who sells these like Coastal?

Anyone here ships or knows people who ships the above Internationally at reasonable prices? Let me know eh (:

Hahaha! I suppose I can't feed him some of my OWN healthy poop. Ah..hmmm.. Zoomed Grassland tortoise food... probiotics in it.. interesting......... Anyone around here that sells Zoomed? I know coastalsilkworms do not sell them. Ah yes, I shall put that into my "To Feed" list. Thank you (:

I hope the vet was competent enough to spot the different sorts of parasites if at all present in the fecal float and smear done. cos I sure as hell can't. haha. i will try that.

Hiya peeps, so Panacur treats certain parasites and has been generally safe for torts when following recommended dosages by vets. So my little man has been treated for parasites previously, as the parasites sorta messed with his digestive system, making him defecate irregularly. (as what I...

hmmm sniffing.. you got yourself a tortdog there Sam. hahaha

Wow..this is most interesting. Wouldn't that mean they'd be defecating alot less? Maybe once every 7 days? I'm sure they'd urinate alot less too if food intake is reduced. Well unless there's a water dish available 24/7..

Do keep us posted on the status of your Solar Raptor bulbs, Mike. Thanks! I do wonder if they're still shipping out the crappy non-solar raptor bulbs Overseas?

You must have a heck of a time changing the water eh? Back breaking stuff... You got a pump?

Let's just hope its as simple as water retention and doesn't die after a few mths. Its still very young. Do your best Tortbrain.

JD are you not worried she might ingest the substrate?

Bloated skin is bad news. Get it to a vet at once. From what I've been told, it's renal failure or it could be kidney infection. Kidney failure is a bad thing in humans requiring dialysis and transplant. For torts it's usually fatal. Kidney failure occurs due to diet/hydration/insufficient...

there seems to be bloating on the skin.. not the scales on the legs but behind the legs. have you got more pictures of your tortoise? and pictures of the hind leg region? It seems ill to me.

Wat I do is add a bit of cocaine. Works wonders mate. :P Or u could try mixing it with fruits. As in mushing it all up. Soon it'll turn into that monkey you wanted.