I forgot to to say it is a hour and a half plane ride from Bamako
That is where i am staying. I am headed for Pretoria. tomorrow.
It is another place there is mostly asphalt and concrete.
I have been to Bamako
i do land/air communications for phone companies.
I have never heard of any places in that area.
That is the capital and has been growing like mad.
I guess it is around 2 million and growing
If there was any in the area i am sure they were located.
This sanctuary is...
When i was in the airport i dropped my phone.
It would not turn on after it was dropped.
So no camera - i was really bummed out.
All of my customer contacts were in the phone.
The good thing was i got the day off .
With Fedex over night i will have everything i need soon..
The place is a large...
Today was a free day from work so i decided to go to the Tortoise Sanctuary.
Talked to the curator of the tortoise sanctuary in Mali Africa.
He covered a lot of different information in general.
Here is what i learned about my Sucata today.
The holes the Sucatas dig are around ten foot deep...
Your tortoises looks very healthy and happy
Thanks for the great pictures.
Where do your animals stay in the winter?
if your tortoise is 400 lb i think the one in rescue may be around the same weight.
I was guessing by what mine weighs but have no real idea.
The larger ones usually stick...
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i agree with you
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Last year it hit 99 one day but runs in the 80-90s feven right now.
We do not get the rain you get in your area or as cold as your area..
Where is there any place they tak ground temps?
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So far he has been living out side for the last 5 years.
Our soil is more clay...
I am wondering if it will hold up to a 90 lb turtle with nails.
I saw you used a smaller version but your turtles are not very big.
That also explains the hotter temp your using for your turtles..
Tom
Do you know of anyone with a big turtle using the Kane Electric Baby Pig Heat Mat -13.5" x 48"
I got turned onto one today from my veterinarian friend he got as a sample from Kane.
I will be in pretoria by Friday for a meeting it was 57 f last night there.
Generally there weather is the same as my area of California.
They do run a little hotter then we do in the summer.
They also get in the 50-60 range at night in most areas at times..
We service large backbones used for...
First of all i find your tone rather rude but you are from the UK.
So i could be wrong because we speak different English.
Tom may know his turtles and i said thank you for the information.
I have been to Africa and have seen these turtles in the Sahara desert.
The vet i know specializes in...
I was wondering about the water bed heater that is why i posted the information.
Thanks for the information..............
What do you think they do in the Sahara desert at night?
The temp gets to 6 C at night.42 F
My point If you running 80 f your cooking the turtles insides in my opinion.
If...
I was planning on putting it at a angle on the side of th box so any poop will slide to the bottom.
If the crack is at that point it would drop through is what i was hoping..
The turtle is outside now in his burrow.
He comes out everyday and eats and drops a few elephant turds in the yard.
I...
You did not say how old or big your turtle is now.
I am curious why you would bother with pellets?
With a yard like that why would you better off letting yours grase.
Green fresh food is always better then any chow produced.
My turtle is over 90 lbs and has never had turtle chow.
I do not give...
Thank You for the posts there was some good ideas.
I am wondering why they make the floors solid in all of these designs.
If the floor was a slatted floor the poop could escape the box.
Being on social security i do not have a lot of money to spare.
So i try to get creative when i do projects...