Thanks for your response, but I am limiting the choice of adopter to someone in Florida. I already have a person that is expanding their enclosure area to care for an additional tortoise.
Thanks for responding. I do have an adoptee that I have been in contact with. She has asked me to stand by for a few months until she gets an enclosure built. I appreciate her wanting to provide a secure environment before I release my tortoise to her care.
If for some odd reason this doesn’t...
I have acquired a tortoise from my son’s family. In concern for the tortoise’s future, I’d like to find someone that could provide a forever home. I do want assurance that whoever adopts her understands the long term commitment/requirements needed to care for a Sulcata. I’m willing to drive...
Florida
2.5 years old
Female
12/28/2020 - 13.216 lbs.; 15” (length of carapace)
Current habitat and care:
Outdoor enclosure w/ heating
Large grass area for grazing
Follow Tortoise Table for supplemental feeding
Also, Mazuri and Zoo Med pellets
I have acquired a tortoise from my son’s family. In concern for the tortoise’s future, I’d like to find someone that could provide a forever home. I do want assurance that whoever adopts her understands the long term commitment/requirements needed to care for a Sulcata. I’m willing to drive...
The scutes of the carapace are split into five categories:
The Nuchal – the scute directly above the head
The Supracaudal – the scute directly above the tail
The Vertebrals – a single line of scutes which run centrally from the head to the tail
The Costals – run parallel to, and at either side...