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As stated above, change the U shaped UVB bulb and either get a linear reptisun 10.0 or a MVB bulb. As far as Gary's symptom of not being able to open his eyes it sounds like some vitamin deficiency. I went through this with Yoda when I first got her. Daily soaks with 50/50 carrot baby food and...

Hello Tom, I have read nothing but good things about your torts and the methods you use to raise them. I am looking for my second sulcata but want to make sure it comes from a reputable breeder. Do you have any available, or can recommend me to a good breede? I live in TX, DFW area.

So I just saw Toms average weight post and realized Yoda was underweight when I got her. He/she was 30 grams the day after I picked he/she from lllreptiles at the show in Arlington. Today, a month and a half later she is 34 grams. Is this weight norma? After seeing that the average hatchling...

Will do that guys, thx for the advice. What greens can I feed that are high in Vitamin A?

Wow, no offense to anyone but there is so much conflicting information with these little guys! I am new to tortoises but not to other reptiles such a beardies and I am a bit disappointed that there is so much conflicting stuff going around with these guys :/ Some people say carrots are fine 2...

I was actually feeding shredded carrots once a week so I do think it may have been do in part with Vitamin A deficiency. I will step it up to 2 times a week and see if that makes it better.

Oh oops, how can I post the photos directly here?

She is doing so much better, gets up in the morning, poops, eats, then basks. I am still closely monitoring as she does still have some trouble opening up her eyes late in the day but he/she has definitely improved.

Wow! he or she is extremely beautiful!

Haha good,He has been doing very well after he's daily regime of daily baths and constant misting. I am still trying to nurse him back to full health so thus seems to work for now and

Thanks for the link, a lot of good info there but didn't see these weeds on the list. Unfortunately I don't even know what they are called.

Hey guys don't want to start a new thread to ask a quick question. Is there such a thing as over misting? I mist Yoda about every 2 to 3 hours, never after lights out. I also bathe daily and that has seemed to be working well.

I have these weeds in my yard and wanted to make sure they were safe before I let my baby sulcata munch on them.

Quick update, Yoda seems to be improving! He is eating and pooping daily now. He still squints his eyes a bit but definitely looks like he is improving. Also I made an addition to his table to make it as closed as possible. My only concern now is that his shell seems to have white flaky areas as...

This is his first poop in over a week, kinda hard to tell as it was in his bath.

Quick update on Yoda and also wanted to share how I have managed my little guy to get some food in him. As you all know Yoda had not been opening his eyes and stopped eating. Yesterday I filled a salad bowl with MizurI tortoise diet, zoomed, and chopped greens and grasses all mixed. After his...

Ah that's an even better idea, thank you!

I just finished setting up the "hospital enclosure" the part that is covered is the cool side and it reads 83f 99% humidity, warm side is 90f and 99 at the basking spot, humidity reads 77%. Only the spot lamp is on, the CHE will be to hopefully maintain night temps above 80

I was actually going to line all the sides including the metal part with acuarium background. I never thought galvanized steel gave off any kind of toxicity, I remember my grandpa bringim milk home straight from a galvanized steel can. But a backdrop aquarium liner should give it a barrier so...

Here is Yoda his first day home. I had to remove that rock cave because he would climb it so much and flipped once so I freaked out about it.