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can you show some anal scute/tail pics? welcome to the TF! (Tortoiseforum.org)

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEWBIES OUT THERE!!! LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

I HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCE IN DESERT TORTOISE CARE, RUSSIAN CARE, SULCATA CARE, AND RED EARED SLIDER CARE.

I am located in sunny southern california, college educated (just barely smarter than the average homeless person), and a HUGE turtle/tortoise guy!

Hi I own a California DT. I've had her for 10 years and at that time, I was told she was already 30 years old. My friend found her in his backyard and his father was going to throw her out. So, we took her in. We love her very much and I mostly keep her inside the house. Goody, my dog, and mimi would fight for food. She free range in the house and will come to the kitchen every morning for food. Mimi also, gets along with my 3 cats.

do you provide any natural sunlight for her? she is bathroom trained? welcome to the club.

Welcome to the forum wuthevet, When I was a kid I had a DT that roamed freely in the house but had access to the back yard and spent most of the daylight hours out there foraging.

Hi Wuthevet: Welcome to the forum! I also have desert tortoises. Just a word of caution about free-range inside the house. There's lots of stuff on the floor that a tortoise can get into trouble eating. Cat/dog/human hair just to name a few. They might accidentally eat a hair and it might get wrapped around inside the intestine causing MUCH trouble. Most of the time it gets pooped out ok, but I wanted you to be aware of it. I'm so glad that you had the means to take Mimi in. Can you imagine that guy just going to toss her out? What a creep!! (Sorry if he's your friend)

Also, as you probably know, the tortoise is only as warm as the ambiant temp he's placed in. If you were to lay down on your floor (naked) you would see just how cool or cold it is. Your precious Mimi needs to spend most of her time outdoors!

Are you in Southern Calif? I'm located in Central Calif. where the weather is mostly always GOOD for desert tortoises.

Yvonne

I live in So. Cali, she is a tough girl. I let her outside on the weekends. We have wild peacocks roaming in our front and backyard and so I try not to leave her out there without supervision. I don't want her to be getting any parasites. She mostly defecates in the kitchen, never on carpet. I've brought her to the vet couple times and they say she is in very good condition. I will be a Vet soon, so I hope to do more work in exotics. Thanks for all the advise.

Hi. Congrats on becoming a vet soon, what a great accomplishment and rewarding profession. Your DT is very nice looking (your little dog too!) Such distinct coloration. It is interesting that you decided to keep her mostly indoors with free range of the house. It is such a different way to keep a DT, hope you don't mind a few questions. When she is indoors does she seek out the sunshine coming in from the windows for warmth or do you provide an artificial heat source? I know that DT's really like it warm, mine do (they do come from the desert after all) . What are you feeding her when indoors? I can't trust my DT's indoors because the occasional times I have let them walk around indoors It seems like they say to themselves, "hey, I haven't pee'd for a week, I'm on carpet, I think I'll go now". And of course, it's never just a little spot, it's a huge pool. Welcome to TF. I look forward to hearing more about your DT.

i am matthew davis. i own two monster sulcata hatchling that are 5 months old. i have helped many tortoise owners in the past and looking forward to learn as much about all tortoises as possible

Welcome to the Forum Matthew. Looking forward to seeing pics in the Photo section of your "two monster sulcata hatchlings"

Hi Matthew: Welcome to the Forum! There are quite a few sulcata keepers here and we love to talk tortoise!! Poop and penises especially (LOL)!! My Dudley is a little over 100lbs at 18 years of age. We're very glad to have you and your tortoise knowledge join us here.

Yvonne

Okay I'll ask....what makes them monsters, Matthew?

Hi my name is aimee i am 17 years old. I have a male sulcata named Luie whom i love and enjoy very much each and everyday, he is about 5 years old. I got him for my birthday when he was just a tiny baby now he is 12 inches long and about 20 lbs. its nuts i can basically watch him grow. I will put up a picture once i get a chance. i cant wait to hear some awesome stories and share some of my own
peace
aimee

Hi Aimee! Thanks for joining the site. cant wait to see some pics. What part of the country or world are you in?

mtdavis817254 Wrote:i am matthew davis. i own two monster sulcata hatchling that are 5 months old. i have helped many tortoise owners in the past and looking forward to learn as much about all tortoises as possible

Welcome to the forum, Matthew! What a glutton for punishment you must be to start with not 1, but 2 sulcatas!!

Yvonne