Planning a sulcata enclosure

@jrh

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I love your new bulldozer, I mean Sulcata. He looks awesome and ready for action!

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Hooray! I'm glad he made it safely. It's impressive the amount of setup you did before even having the tortoise - definitely shows devotion.

Man he’s beautiful, congratulations!

How's he doing!

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How's he doing!

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Ralf is doing well... its been an adjustment, he is still pretty skittish but is starting to settle in... his routine is to sit in the shed all day next to the ramp to come outside, then around 2:30 he comes out and eats and forages around the hillside until about 5:30 then puts himself back in his nightbox. I'm just glad I don't have to carry him up the hill, I did that one of the first days he was here and it about killed me... lol... so far he hasn't hardly ventured to the other side of his paddock. I thought he would graze more, now I'm gonna have to mow the hill... My son and I planted squash, watermelon, pumpkin, and zuchinni seeds in a raised bed and they are starting to flush out and grow rapidly...

@jrh any updates? How's the enclosure working out for you? [emoji846]

Ralf is doing great, the enclorsure walls are working out great, he paces the perimeter quite a bit but we have not had any issues with him trying to climb or get out... I had to start cutting the grass on the hill as he does not eat enough to keep it trimmed, he loves all the veggies we planted for him... my wifes favorite past time is to feed him orange and red peppers and scratch his head... We've had a few cooler days in the mid 70's and raining then he heads into the shed and warms up as needed... overall he is one of the lowest maintenance animals I've ever cared for... also I contacted a friend that is a dairy farmer and I worked a barter for as much hay as I will need for the fall and winter...

Looking great down there in St Louis! Don’t forget to offer a cuttlebone now and then (maybe you already are).

Ive enjoyed all of your updates.

Happy Torting.

Looks great! We can't wait to get started on ours. We decided to go the same route as you.....enclosure and foodsources first, then tortoise.

@jrh how's Ralf doing these days?