Gynni
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http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/Hello and welcome.
Is it possible that was an ID mark from the breeder that has not worn off yet?
I would soak the tortoise and then try to rub it off.
Since you are here, I will take advantage of this opportunity to let you know that most of the care info offered for this species is wrong and based on old incorrect assumptions about how they live in the wild. After many years of experimentation, trial and error and research, here is the correct care info for this species that hatches at the start of the monsoon season:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Hello Gynni and welcome to the forum.
I have a question: Is it an artificial gras carpet your tortoise sits on ( the first picture ) ? I hope this carpet is not in the enclosure of your little tort. Because your tort could eat little pieces of the artificial gras and that would not bee good.
Would you please show us pictures of the enclosure of your tort ? And what about the temps you have in the enclosure ?
I didn`t ask to annoy you. It is only that your lillte tort should stay healthy. Sometimes new owners make mistakes without knowing it.
Hi GynniHere are some more pictures. I'd appreciate any advice you might have for me. And again thank you.
You're welcome!
Hi Gynni,
please buy as soon as possible a CHE ( ceramic heat edmitter ) for higher night temps.
60 F is way to cold for a baby sulcata.
Please, please increase the temps quickly. I am really afraid that your torts could get sick! Without higher temps they cannot digest and will stop eating and to be active.
And your day temps should be higher too. Under the basking lamp / area 103 F and in the "cooler" side 80 F.
Your enclosure is open at the top ? Then you have problems to keep warmth and humidity high.
Your little torts need high humidity too. Night and day 75 - 85 %, but first you have to increase your temps.
Without high humidity your little ones get quick dehydrated and their kidneys will be damaged. Shell pyramiding is another problem in a dry enclosure.
In nature sulcata babies hatch in Monsum time, when it is wet all around them and warm too.
Change the carpet in the enclosure to the new soil and moist the soil well.
And please read the care sheets for sulcatas in this forum. Pet stores often give false informations about sulcata babies.
Please change the things I`ve told you quick, because of the health of your little torts.
Hi Gynni
Please read the links Tom posted at the start of this thread.
He is an expert in raising healthy sulcatas and your current enclosure is far from perfect. Ignore anything you have been told before and follow Tom's advice.
These two should not be kept as a pair either. They aren't social and another tortoise is just competition for space and food. Sulcata fights can be bloody. Cuddling up is more subtle bullying - one making sure the other knows it's not welcome. They should be housed separately.
Thank you and I will work on those temps ASAP!
That`s good.
I have another question: Do you soak your torts? To be soaked daily for 20 minutes in warm water is necesarry for the health of little baby torts too.
I write all these advices because I have 3 sulcata babies too. They are 8 months old. They are healthy because I do the things the way that I wrote you.
I actually do soak them everyday for 20 to 30 min.
And seriously thanks for the advice.
I have a question, you said you have 3 baby sulcatas.... do you keep them together? Are you going to house them together when they get older? What is your advice on have more than 1?
Thanks
Hi Tom,
I was wondering if you might be able to offer some more advice?
So I am wondering what to do about getting two tortoises? From reading your posts, you recommend only having one, what should I do now that I have the two? I do not have space to house them separately and I would not want to take one back to the pet store because I don't think they where being taken cared of properly.
Thanks