Adult Russian Female, nice size at 892g.
Was brought to me by her previous family who had kept her with a male in a small tank, had a prior owner as well (unknown history there). Had a run in with a dog many years back with the previous owners, and sustained scute damage (visible in pictures)...
Hah! Nah, just Oakland with beach and sandy soil ? my heat bill appreciates that the tortoise night boxes never have to work too hard to stay warm, but the Russian would probably appreciate what you've got going on there more than the fog we have today!
Yeah, we're on an island and the dirt is super sandy, I think that's the one spot they get some nutrients. We get about 22" of rain a year, so maybe not as much as they might like, we get about five bunches of little bananas a year. I don't remember what variety they are...
I had some tiny little things I was going to have as a houseplant, but was killing them off one by one. So by the last one, I figured, eh, I'll just throw it in the chicken coop so it can have a nice death (well, really, so I don't have to watch it die...). 10 years later it's almost as tall as...
Appreciate this. SIP is messing with me- usually I like to think I'm more rational ?I'll keep on appreciating sulcatas from afar and keep on enjoying the other species I have ?
Hah, yes, I would be happy to foster, you're spot on- these orgs don't foster (which I suppose makes a bit of sense- might be hard to double check on correct care)? I didn't plan for a sulcata necessarily, but I have others that have similar care and always have extra stuff on hand just in case...
Alll right. This is a ramble/question/request for a reality check.
I generally keep up with a few animal rescues close to me, mostly because I volunteer when I can and also just really like "animal people" and my day job is suuuper different. With the pandemic of course it's a little bonkers-...