Edward has a wonderful new home now. She is no longer available for sale. We will miss her, but are glad she'll have plenty of yard to do whatever it is tortoises like to do.
All our best to her new owner!
That's cool that you rescued these guys:) Two of them are obvious males, Zeus and George. Probably Rocky too, but I do believe Dix is a girl. I can't help wondering about different species of sulcatas and how that might affect sexing them. At any rate, it's been a long hot day -- 115 here today...
I'm not out to make a lot of money on Edward. But if someone is willing to pay a decent amount for her, chances are they'll give her a real good home. I wish there was a way to redo this thread like Chad suggested. I found this forum looking for a way to give Edward a decent home, and this...
Ah, c'mon Chad. Tortoises like mine sell for over $1,000 (M or F). Even at $500. it's a great deal! I was in a bit of pickle when I listed her yesterday. My neighbor wanted me to block her hole so he could fill in the one in his yard. Edward was not happy about this at all, and I wanted to get...
If males love to display themselves, and Edward has never shown any parts, let alone...well you get the idea...
The more I look around in this forum, the more I'm convinced I have a girl...
At it again...comparing the pics, and I really don't see it.
Your pics rear ends show spikes coming out by the tail, for both male and female. Edward doesn't have spikes. She has a smooth upside down "U" shape. Your male gulars are also much longer and thicker than Edward's. I can't tell about...
Burrowing can be a problem if you don't have lots of land. We have a nice size lot, but our 12 year old sulcata burrowed clear under the neighbors fence. They could hear her (his?) digging several feet underground right into the middle of their yard...talk about digging to China. Edward loves to...
On another note, if Edward had given us babies after mating her with Bubba, I had agreed to give a stud fee and 2 of the babies to his owner. This guy was a reptile expert who bought and sold all kinds of reptiles for side income. Seems doubtful he would have wanted to get them together if...
Ok, new to the forum as of only yesterday...
You asked me to deliver Edward, Tyler. I had no idea you were making plans to get her. Obviously I can't misrepresent Edward's sex, which is why this discussion has become so lengthy in the first place. I had no way of knowing you were still...
Tom, I don't have a male or female handy. I've already put her with a male as you know. Arizona is extremely dry. Most of the moisture Edward has always gotten is from her food intake. Fresh water has always been made available for her drinking pleasure, but she usually walks through it and tips...
Since Edward has such a lengthy burrow underground, who's to say she hasn't laid eggs yet? Her tunnel system is quite magnificent to be sure. She certainly has room somewhere down there to turn around and come back out each day to eat. It's one-way in and one way out...not a lot of room around...
LOL! Edward doesn't even know she has a down there, Emy and she's certainly never played with anything in that vicinity.
Another thing regarding her shell, when she was little, I'd bathe her at least once a week and massage olive oil into it. She loved the extra attention and we all got to see...
RE: Fully Grown Female Sulcata Tortoise for Sale
Sorry, Tom. I still believe Edward is female. Look at the pics of her on her back. Her belly is flat. I've heard that about 10% of males try to kill females after mating by flipping them. Edward is 12, not 8 or 9. Emy's description of the female...
RE: Fully Grown Female Sulcata Tortoise for Sale
Well now, I'm thoroughly confused. Wouldn't males have male parts? I've seen males and they make little to no effort to hide their maleness. In 12 years (We got her when she was 6 weeks old in 1998), she has never shown a long tail or any...