Hello all, I am very sad to have to make this post but unfortunately my 5 year old friend Ayana has outgrown me and I feel that I am no longer able to care for her the way she needs to be cared for. I really want the best for the friend I saw myself caring for the rest of my life, but never...
My understanding is that African Sulcata tortoises are supposed to eat tomothy hay as their main diet, buy I cant get my 15 mo old baby to eat the dry grass. I started her on a diet of red and green leaf lettuce with radicchio (which she really likes) and either dandilion, chickory, or escarol...
I am wondering how much you can tell about a tortoises health by the looks of the shell. I'm sure it's a lot, but I wouldn't know how to decypher the signs. This came up because I have noticed that Ayana's shell has become increasingly dark and the lines have become very thick.. I wonder if this...
Hey everyone. I finally got a uvb bulb for Ayana and Im wondering what yhe gegeral consensus is on the brand I got. Its a zilla slim line light fixture with a desert 50 uvb bulb. Also what do you think about yhe placement? Rather than placing it on top I decided to use double sided sticky tape...
Hello everyone it's been a while since I checked in. I am happy to say that Ayana seems to be doing better, theres no more poop build up since I switched her up to dandilion which she seems to love. Her appetite is quite healthy, she's already gone through a whole bunch of dandilion! And it only...
Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, I signed up because I have been constantly searching info about sulcata tortoises since I began to care for a hatchling. Shes only a few months old and seems to be doind great other than the fact that I constantly find poop bulid upon her tail. I suspect...