Mine is about 40 lbs. I can still pick him up, but I'm always worried I'll hurt my back. I bought a cart for when I have to move him from the garage to the yard or back. We keep him in the garage with heat and light in the winter, but it's been tough this winter. The cold has bee prolonged and...
My wife and I plan to retire at the end of spring and will need to find a good home for Tortuga. We will be moving to another country and won't be able to take him. He is an 18 year-old male sulcata that weighs about 40 lbs.
I've spent significant time searching, trying to find the best way to...
I'm in Kentucky and have been caring for a sulcata for 18 years. I basically call him a cow with a shell-on. The diet is pretty much the same.
I'm writing because I understand how difficult and long winters are. Once it warms, the humidity is high and night time temperatures stay quite warm...
Sorry,Auto correct didn't like "sulcata" and changed the name. I even corrected and it changed it again. Maybe I have to call him an African Spur-thigh tortoise?
Retiring soon, I hope. I currently care for an 18 year old male sulfate tortoise. I have experience with CA desert tortoises and eastern box turtles.
I will be trying to re-home a male sulcata in the next few months.