Sulcata care and health questions

[Chevy Brinkley]

Hey guys! I'm new to the forum, and I just want to get another opinion about my tortoise's setup. Okay, so my sulcata is 5 months old and he has a 40 gallon breeder. He has a humidity box and water bowl and food bowl on one side, and a basking light and drier hide on the other side. I know sand isn't a great substrate, but he has one corner of sand because he likes to dig. I take him outside so he can get real sunlight and eat grass (I don't use any chemicals) and I soak him twice a week. In his tank he has kale, prickly pear, or dandelion greens as well as mazuri pellets or zoomed grassland. One side is 80° and the other is about 95°. He is active, he eats well, he doesn't mind people. Only thing is, he has a little dented area on the bottom of his shell, and between his scutes the lines are very light pink. Is he okay? He also moves his front legs almost like a slow twitch.

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

This is his picture.

 

[TheSulcata]

Could you share a video or pictures? Also, for his food you might want to throw in a calcium supplement, like cuttle bone or I use a calcium vitamin powder

 

[TheSulcata]

Oh ok thx for the pic

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

Could you share a video or pictures? Also, for his food you might want to throw in a calcium supplement, like cuttle bone or I use a calcium vitamin powder

I tried cuttle bone and he wouldn't eat it, so I use reptical with no phosphorus and vitamin powder. And yeah!

 

[TheSulcata]

I don't see the dent...

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

Here are the pink lines...and you can sort of see the dent. It's near his back legs.

 

[cmacusa3]

The pink lines on the bottom of the plastron are just growth lines, completely normal.. He looks great in the picture.

 

[TheSulcata]

Oh ok, he looks normal to me.

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

The pink lines on the bottom of the plastron are just growth lines, completely normal.. He looks great in the picture.

Thank you! I'm glad to know that!

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

Thank you!

Oh ok, he looks normal to me.

 

[Speedy-1]

If he has a little dent on his carapace , it may well be what some folks call an "egg bump" ! Its just a slight deformity not really a health issue at all. I think it is caused by to much heat during incubation. Speedy has one also. Other than that he looks good !

 

[Chevy Brinkley]

If he has a little dent on his carapace , it may well be what some folks call an "egg bump" ! Its just a slight deformity not really a health issue at all. I think it is caused by to much heat during incubation. Speedy has one also. Other than that he looks good !

Okay great thank you! Good to know it's nothing to worry about!