Re: Very Worried about my salcata!

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Posted by Terry on April 10, 2001 at 21:22:07:

In Reply to: Very Worried about my salcata! posted by Gary Bergeron JR on April 10, 2001 at 19:29:27:

Hi Gary,
do you know which antibiotic the vet prescribed?
Also what course of shots was the sulcata on?
How many shots, and how often?

I would change his substrate, repti bark is not ideal for a sulcata.

What type of enclosure is he in?

Do you have a basking light as well as the UV light?
He needs a basking light so he can heat himself up.

The temperatures sound about right, but what about night time temperatures?
They need a cooling down period overnight, for a small sulcata around 75 degrees is a decent, overnight temperature.

Tell us more about your set up, so we can help with anything that needs changing.

Instead of a water dish he can soak in I would provide a smaller dish that he can just drink from.

I use the plastic top off a Sunny Delight bottle for my baby sulcata.
Maybe the plastic top of a coffee container or something similar would work, for a slightly larger tortoise.

Something he can drink from easily but not soak in.

I would have drinking water available at all times.

Answer the above questions and post again if you have more questions.
In the meantime here's a link to Sulcata Station (below).
Explore the site well, you'll find some very good info.
Hope this helps,
Terry.

Sulcata Station.......

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: Hi Gary, : do you know which antibiotic the vet prescribed? : Also what course of shots was the sulcata on? : How many shots, and how often? : I would change his substrate, repti bark is not ideal for a sulcata. : What type of enclosure is he in? : Do you have a basking light as well as the UV light? : He needs a basking light so he can heat himself up. : The temperatures sound about right, but what about night time temperatures? : They need a cooling down period overnight, for a small sulcata around 75 degrees is a decent, overnight temperature. : Tell us more about your set up, so we can help with anything that needs changing. : Instead of a water dish he can soak in I would provide a smaller dish that he can just drink from. : I use the plastic top off a Sunny Delight bottle for my baby sulcata. : Maybe the plastic top of a coffee container or something similar would work, for a slightly larger tortoise. : Something he can drink from easily but not soak in. : I would have drinking water available at all times. : Answer the above questions and post again if you have more questions. : In the meantime here's a link to Sulcata Station (below). : Explore the site well, you'll find some very good info. : Hope this helps, : Terry.

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