jorge0912
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I have been with my sulcatas for a few months now and they are growing great so far
How are they looking now ? Is two of them
How are they looking now ? Is two of them
How are my turtles looking
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jorge0912
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How is there shell looking color would love to know from you guys experience with turtles. I am new to turtles they get 12 hours of ligths UVA and UVB
They have coconut husk bricks for substrate and a side with hay as they love to go in there hay is changed every 3 days as I don’t want it to rot they have a col side and a warm side
They have coconut husk bricks for substrate and a side with hay as they love to go in there hay is changed every 3 days as I don’t want it to rot they have a col side and a warm side
I think they could use a bit more humidity in their environment. The new growth looks pretty dry. But overall they look pretty good.
I can't evaluate your turtles unless you post pics of them.
Your sulcatas are too dry and they are pyramiding. It will continue to get worse if you don't change how you are housing them. Also, they should never be housed in pairs. They need separate enclosures.
You also need to get rid of the plastic light fixtures and replace them with ceramic based ones, and also remove the clamps so you can hang them from overhead.
Here is the correct care info:
tortoiseforum.org
Your sulcatas are too dry and they are pyramiding. It will continue to get worse if you don't change how you are housing them. Also, they should never be housed in pairs. They need separate enclosures.
You also need to get rid of the plastic light fixtures and replace them with ceramic based ones, and also remove the clamps so you can hang them from overhead.
Here is the correct care info:
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...
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jorge0912
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I see they are pyramenting
And okays I’ll will replace the basking basket with a over the top one and sorry man I am new to turtles I will start bathing them more and spraying more my enclosure
They have a warm side and a cool side
I feed them Misuri pellets and a form of spring mix they love it
And okays I’ll will replace the basking basket with a over the top one and sorry man I am new to turtles I will start bathing them more and spraying more my enclosure
They have a warm side and a cool side
I feed them Misuri pellets and a form of spring mix they love it
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jorge0912
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Is the pyramenting that bad or is reversible and also how long should a bath them for and is it every day ?
also the the dry shell reversible?Any lotions or oils?
also the I found this lamps I already have the bulbs but won’t hurt to get spares which one should I get duals or singles?
also the the dry shell reversible?Any lotions or oils?
also the I found this lamps I already have the bulbs but won’t hurt to get spares which one should I get duals or singles?
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Forgive me if I'm blunt Jorge. As you can imagine, this comes up all the time, and I've answered these questions a 1000 times or more. I try to make the answers short and to the point, to get as much info across as possible to as many people as possible. I want to help you and your torts, so here goes:
- Throw away the stick on dial type thermometer. They are inaccurate and unreliable, and you also need to move the thermometer around to get temp in ore than one area. Get a digital one from the hardware store.
- All of those fixtures and bulbs you linked are the wrong ones. Get out of the pet shop, and go to a hardware store. Get these from Home Depot. While you are there, get a couple digital thermometers and four terra cotta saucers for food and water. I like to have an extra set in case I drop one, or when I clean them. I'll put pics at the bottom of this post.
- You can't maintain the correct temps and humidity in an open topped enclosure. Pyramiding is not reversible. Every day that damage is done, it is permanent and it gets harder to stop. Get them into two separate closed chamber enclosures ASAP. See the care sheet for more info on all of that.
- Don't bathe them. Soak them. Every day in warm water for at least 30-40 minutes.
- Sulcatas don't need a cool side. There is no "cool" where they come from. They need a warm side and a warmer side. No lower than 80 degrees day or night, ever.
- The diet needs much more variety and much better foods. Refer to the care sheet again.
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Bulbs:
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You also need a ceramic heating element or a radiant heat panel set on a reptile thermostat to maintain ambient temps above 80 day and night 24/7.
Then you need ambient lighting. LEDs work great for this.
If you can get your tortoises outside for sunning in a safe enclosure once or twice a week for most of the year, you don't need indoor UV. Its fine to skip 3-4 weeks in a row in winter, especially if you are feeding Mazuri and use a calcium supplement with D3.
All of this and more is explained in the care sheet.
jorge0912
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No need to worry I have lots of animals and we all learn by our mistakes have them baths this morning they looks great but will have to bath them every day now instead of 3 days ah week removed all the hay replaced it with a brick of coconut husk bricks ...
will look more into their diet ...
I live down south Texas very humid here always at 80 to 90 percent hot all year long except around this times is at 75 degrees outside rigth now
I will make an outside wncluaure and keep them out all year long and winter inside unless I can take them out on this weather to get sunlight ? For an hour or two ?
will look more into their diet ...
I live down south Texas very humid here always at 80 to 90 percent hot all year long except around this times is at 75 degrees outside rigth now
I will make an outside wncluaure and keep them out all year long and winter inside unless I can take them out on this weather to get sunlight ? For an hour or two ?
jorge0912
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I also have 4.6 acres of land for them to go and live their happy adult lives
Please read the care sheet I linked for you in post #5. All of this is explained there.
jorge0912
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After reading the whole thing I found a few things that maybe I know why my turtles were not growing okay first of all I was using hay as a subtrate for one side of the enclosure I fixed the problem already also I fed regirlo the wrong food fixed that problem this week
What cuttle bone can i get and I am getting repto calcium
I will take every day my turtle out for 2 hours even if I leave in a cage for a while outside to get proper sun ligth the will love it thanks it was very informative the only thing I can’t find are the bulbs but for now the uvb and the 100 watt bulb I guess can cut
What cuttle bone can i get and I am getting repto calcium
I will take every day my turtle out for 2 hours even if I leave in a cage for a while outside to get proper sun ligth the will love it thanks it was very informative the only thing I can’t find are the bulbs but for now the uvb and the 100 watt bulb I guess can cut
