Recent content by BlackRoseFarm

Good to know, thank you!!

So when this happens is there any chance they will ever be normal? These people have dealt with tortoises for a long long time and even ran a rescue at one point. They consider themselves well versed in tortoises, are good friends and great people. I did not want to hurt their feelings and I am...

They were supposed to be a few weeks old. The umbilicus was closed but still pink around the area. So is this common? Is it improper incubation or is it normal and does it resolve on it's own?

So I am new to tortoises and have seen several photos and more than a few Sulcata babies from a few weeks and older in various reptile shops, etc. Recently I came across some with very crooked shells and I had never seen this before. If you were to look at the tortoise head on the shell would...

I grew up in Oceanside, moved away for a few years to Colorado & Virginia, and now I live in Menifee with my kids and boyfriend. It is basically the desert here!!

How funny!! We picked up 2 more yesterday and have 3 Sulcatas total now.

Credit given where credit is due!! I will be following your experiment this year (and Dean's babies) and am interested to see if your babies turn out to be part Sudanese (love the high dome shell for some reason). Quick question, what do you use to mark them? Looks like nail polish I have been...

I definitely have to agree with you there!! I tend to always check out multiple sources and compare versus going off any one article/person's opinion. Part of it is being a student and part from my experience with the goat world. I came here among many other places and your care sheet as well as...

Thank you everyone!! Looking forward to learning a great deal of wonderful information here. I am a bit of a researcher. :)

Been stalking some of the sulcata threads for a bit now but I figure I should post and say hello. Just picked up my first baby last night and have plans for a few more. I realize they will eventually need to be separated. I have been wanting a sulcata forever. We were able to use a store display...