Re: Sulcatas

Posted by Heather on June 04, 2000 at 14:16:40:

In Reply to: Re: Sulcatas posted by EJ on June 04, 2000 at 09:40:42:

: -The availability of water should not even be an argument. Not providing it is strictly a matter of the keepers convience. I can see no harm in in making fresh water available at all times.

Beg to differ here.
It is not strictly a matter of convenience for me.
It would be much easier to keep a bowl in the enclosures.
The harm, as I mentioned in previous post is, many people, including myself, observe runny stools in sulcata given constant access to free standing water *and* a green diet.
Sulcata and other *arid* species of tortoise do not normally encounter free standing water every day in the wild. Their system is designed for intermittant, inconstant supplies of water.
It has been suggested, although I do not have the references handy, that too much water too soon can be detrimental. (Overworking a delicate kidney system)

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