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    Timi the Sulcata is ready for a big new outdoor enclosure.

    Thank you. I meant for the reply above to be the main part if my post. Do you have photos of your outdoor space?
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    Timi the Sulcata is ready for a big new outdoor enclosure.

    Today I started working with a local builder craftsman who will be building Timi the sulcata’s new outdoor enclosure in a nice sunny and shady spot in my backyard. I am thinking 14 by 14 feet for starters. Will some of you direct me to photos of your outdoor sulcata enclosures? I’ve been looking...
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    Dog Food Preference

    I have a six year old lab. She’s my first dog so I’m no expert but I really like the brand called ‘Just Food for Dogs’. They have a premade one that is too expensive but you can buy a do it yourself powder. I make mine the beef and russet potato variety. It’s really not a big deal to make. Boil...
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    Dog Food Preference

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    Timi the sulcata is two years old

    Here is my latest photo of Timi. He (or she) turned two years old in October of this year. Weight 6.5 pounds, length about 10 inches from front to back of upper shell. Here she has a mouthful of romaine lettuce but is happily eating mostly grass, a little chopped up orchard hay and a variety of...
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

    Ok I understand and appreciate your expertise. I found my little one as a tiny one and a half ounce hatchling on my property in November 2021 and have relied on this forum to learn how to best care for it. Clearly I have a lot more to learn.
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

    Thanks for the info. I’ll pass it along. He has been caring for the tortoises for over 25 years and hasn’t lost any.
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

    Yes, I double checked, that is the lid opened up. So the plastic strips you see hanging down hang in front of the front doors when the lid is down.
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

    I think you may be seeing the heat emitters as the wrong way because that is the lid opened up. I think?
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

    I visited a tortoise rescue a few miles from where I live to get ideas for building an an outdoor enclosure for Tiny Tim, who is about 20 months old now. That’s me holding her over one of the sulcatas for size comparison. Mitch, who runs the rescue, thinks she probably a female because of...
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    Visited a sulcata rescue today for enclosure ideas

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    Drop One, Add One

    Rat terrier
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    Timi the sulcata is a yearling! Advice on improved enclosures requested.

    Thanks for your reply. I will keep the substrate, which is coco coir and orchid bark more moist.
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