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    Orange County Turtle and Tortoise Show This Sunday 8/18

    La Habra Community Center La Habra, CA La Habra and Euclid Streets 10-3, Sunday 8/18 Adults $3 Children 12 and Under Free Seniors $2 Free Parking Presented by the Orange County Chapter of the California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Come join us. We will have Aldabra, Galapagos, and...
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    Two Males and a Female

    That is my concern, it will be a issue huh
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    Two Males and a Female

    We have three Sulcatas in our backyard. See Attached Photo - Russell 14-15, Macy 13-14 and Lindy 9-10. Macy lays eggs 2-3 times a year. We always thought Lindy was a female, but we were mistaken. She is a He based on the recent show he gave us. I have heard that 2 Males in the presence of...
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    How big was your sulcata when you could hear it breathe?

    I have a 10 and 12 year olds, and the 12 year old snores. I would not worry.
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    New Sulcata Barn

    Thanks for the comments everyone. UPDATE : Front Door and Window have been framed in, and finishing up the surewall before the siding goes on. Tom, I did put the Gable Vent on the rear wall. I was thinking if their is too much draft, I can frame the inside of the vent and make a door to...
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    New Sulcata Barn

    I apologize for the small photos at the beginning of this post. Pictures were taken with my cell phone. We also took pictures with our Cannon. I just downloaded and reduced the size for the pictures to fit on here. I am adding three more pictures. One is of the foundation after it was...
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    New Sulcata Barn

    As requested, I posted under the forum "Enclosures" photos of the new Sulcata Barn that we are building. It is 10 x 6 and came together so far as planned today. Few more days and it will be ready for their move in. Check out the forum under Enclosures.
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    New Sulcata Barn

    Hi Everyone. We are in the process of building a bigger enclosure for our 3 Sulcatas. We live in Southern Calif. and our Sulcatas are approximately 7, 11, and 12 years in age. They have been doing great in a Extra Large Igloo but they are getting a little cramped. We have designed a new...
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    Trying to sex my Sulcata

    I agree, Max is a Male
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    Ive been FLASHED!!!!

    My wife came in the house and told me that she thought Fisherman next door cleaning his boat had thrown a jelly fish over the wall and tortoise was on top of it.
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    Cleaning your sulcata

    I am in So. Calif and I soak our 3 Sulcatas in he small kid wading pools. They soak for 15 minutes. We run water over them during the bath, but no scrubbing. We usally go 15 minutes or whenever the poop is extreme in the bath.
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    colder temps/eating?

    I am in the Los Angeles area, and it has been getting cold here as well. It is rainign today. We have three Sulcatas, 3,6, 8. The Two older ones have been inside their igloo now for three days. It is between 65-78 degrees in the house. I am not worried. They just know where it is warmer...
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    Do you use Igloo Dog Houses?

    We have the extra large Dog igloo here in Los Angeles. I mounted a board to the flat top up near the vent. From the board, I hang two heat lamps with a temperature controller. I found that the igloo stays warmer during cold weather by putting duct tape over the vent. We clean once a week. I...
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    Our Sulcata Enclosure in Los Angeles, California

    Angie, Did you ever get my message? I assumed that you don't need to see the yard since I didn't hear back.
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    Topsoil

    Supersoil at Home Depot or Lowes is what i use.
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