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Yea I agree. I'm treating her (since she is a baby) just like I do my toddler & am still trying to reintroduce her to certain things repeatedly, just to be sure. I did have questions though... I see cactus blooms, so do they eat the cactus pad & the flower from it too? Also, I saw rose leaves...

She did not like the cactus, which was so sad cos I was so excited! Lol.

Yes I saw that it was mainly utilized for sick tortoises but just wasn't sure if it was also used as, say a special treat from time to time. I will hold on to the baby food carrots that my daughter didn't use since they don't expire for another year or 2. That way I have some if I ever need it...

Hello all! I have searched the forum and have read several threads concerning theses baths, but I still have questions. I am mostly curious as to whether or not these baths are for sick tortoises only, or if healthy tortoises can enjoy them as well? What are their main purposes necessarily...

That's great to hear Borgijo! Hope Bandit get to feeling better too!

Thanks! I appreciate the input!

My turtles bottom jaw has become discolored due to the foods she's eating. Would it be acceptable to gently clean the area with a soft toothbrush?

Awesome. Thanks for the information!

Do you do it on just their shells or their little leggies too? I had wondered about that because there are so many uses for it for animals, but wasn't sure about reptiles.

It's probably urates which is normal. The first time I came in contact with it, I was handing Morla to my brother & she just opened the flood gates & waterfall peed all over him & me & this stringy wet white stuff came out & I thought it was something different & I freaked out. Hahahaha!

Does that mean the baby is still too young to sex at the moment? Also, are tortoises like turtles in the way that aquatic turtles (such as RES) plastrons on males tend to be concave to make it easier for mating? I know the plastron isn't a sure fire way to sex a tortoise/turtle but I just...

Thank you for answering. We always wash our hands before & after handling Morla & I try not to let my youngest touch her just yet but sometimes she does & it's a pure fight to get her hands washed - of course I win every time but wasn't sure if I needed to step up "security". Lol. We don't have...

This may be an extremely dumb question but I'm new to tortoises and I've seen a lot of people talk about the herpes virus in tortoises but my question is whether or not it's transferrable to humans? I have no reason to believe that my Sulcata has the virus, I only ask out of curiosity.

I have always liked turtles & tortoises, not sure why; I once heard they were considered good luck by the Choctaw Indians, since I am Choctaw, maybe that's why. I got my first turtle when I was 16yrs old, my friend needed to rehome him so I took him. She thought he was a RES, I know now that...

Agreed! Haha.

Thank you. I'm trying to learn about it and how to keep it in the right degree of consistency. Thank you so much for those attachments! I will be adding them to my other sheets! Yes, I am trying to familiarize myself with the grasses & weeds in my area because I don't want to feed Morla...

Thank you! You too. I am about to begin looking into new foods for my baby. I feel like everything I feed her is wrong. LOL

I responded but don't see it, so sorry if this is a repeat. But yes, I spoke with the owner of the place where we got the roll of Bermuda & he said that it WAS pesticide free, that he doesn't spray anything he gets in during the winter. However, he also said that 60 days AFTER being sprayed that...

Hello!

Thank you for all of the links. I read over a few of them last night actually. My biggest confusion is over feeding though to be honest. What would you recommend for torts this young? She doesn't like cactus. She loves kale but I've noticed that she has been passing more urates (it's getting...