I don't think I'll be getting another Sulcata any time soon. It wouldn't feel right.. I should have asked my vet to do a necropsy but I didn't even think about it and my vet didn't suggest it.
Sammy had a good basking spot with a temp around 95° f. I would turn the lamp off at night and turn it on when I got up in the mornings. He would stay in a 40 gallon tank when I wasn't home but I would let him out in the house and let him explore if he wanted. I'd also take him outside with me...
Today before work I checked on Sammy, my African Spurred Tortoise, and he was unresponsive to me handling him. Usually when I would pick him up, he would stick his head out and open his eyes. When I found him today however, he had retracted his front legs to cover his face and when I pulled them...