It’s really turned into something now. Unfortunately for my legs. Yesterday and today he did about 2 miles in 3.5 hours. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThvpSM5U/
With the government shutdown, Stump had to get some other gigs to pay for his new
33 in. 20 cu. ft. Garage Ready Freezerless Refrigerator
Should be delivered next week. How many of you that have sulcata or aldabras have to have a separate fridge? It’s getting to the point that we need to buy...
My 3yr 3mo sulcata that is large and heavy has worn an area on his front feet down by walking on pavement too much I guess and digging against rocks in his burrow. He walks in grass and soft areas probably 30% of the time and 100% of the time when he's at home but he likes/chooses to walk on...
All of you guys need to fix open AI/the internet because apparently tortoises can be kept in pairs. Just trollin.
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5. Socialization and Interaction
Solitary or Group: Sulcatas can live alone or in pairs, but they are not highly social creatures. Some may enjoy interacting with their owners...
I agree that sulcatas are not temperate and they need to stay warm. This is what happened on Tuesday:
Stump got up, had food and went to Kathleen's office. After eating, he decided that he has had just about enough of this cold weather BS and had to "communicate" to his office buddy (my wife)...
After moving Stump to his spot in the office, this little one about 4lbs or so walks straight onto Stump's spot yesterday and begins to eat his lunch in front of him. Last week, he wedged the big one out of the way to sit under the light. We have a little bully and it's NOT the big one. Stump...
So from yesterday I have more video evidence that this guy is a people tortoise headed toward the action at all times.
Why build a pole barn when Stump can take winter walks in here?
Waiting to be let in.
Waiting for the bomb sniffing dog. That was the funniest thing. That dog had obviously...
Today around 11:00 my wife sends me this photo from her office. It's gov't busy season and she's in meetings on the phone all day and very busy.
Basically the weather here this week has been all rain/fog/clouds all week and this little one was climbing the walls of his or her indoor enclosure...
Stump is 47lbs @ 2yrs and 6.5 months old. For the past 2 days he has passed in his poop what appears to be grass seed which makes sense. No difference in activity.
Does anyone here have photos of common parasites that look like grass seed? Should I have him tested?
About 1/16 to 1/8" long by...
Contrary to all internet polls and lists on choosing the right species I am convinced that a sulcata is absolutely the best pet possible. Specifically the one sent to me on a truck from New Jersey 2 1/2 years ago.
Today Stump didn’t really want to go out because it was cloudy. I set him out...
Today Stump was out early and decided he wanted to go digging. Well, apparently there were bees that have decided that his burrow is a fantastic place for a nest. Southern Yellowjackets. This time of year they are real aggressive and apparently they didn't like me using a garden hoe to make sure...
Maybe you should start a thread about this in the debateable section stating your views? I would like to chime in but don't want to go completely off topic here.
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I can definitely see how older, outdated information about tortoise keeping has circulated for years. In...
I know first hand now that it is not a fun time. More like a wrestling match with your tortoise.
It was mid 80's today and Stump got hot so I let him go to his burrow. He dug for 3 or 4 hours until 6:15 PM. Becoming concerned, when I reached down to try to get him he 1) smashed my fingers...
New tortoise adventures. Yeah. Today I was cleaning stuff off Kathleen's office floor. Not urine or urates... He went to leave his indoor burrow in the office to go outside, spilled the water dish and ended up doing the moonwalk to the credenza with the hemi-gun blazing... He left a puddle of...
This evening after his soak I looked under Stump. Last time I looked there was some curvature to his anal scutes. Tonight I noticed that they are completely straight confirming what the vet told me earlier that he is a male tortoise. Does this group concur?
This evening he weighed in at 24 lbs...
Figgy, our baby sulcata has really taken to the Mazuri over the past 2 weeks. Went from 147g last Tuesday to 167g tonight. One week!! 1/8" bigger in each direction.
Um... During the second half of his 1hr soak this evening Stump had a turd 2.5x the length of his shell. He's only 1yr. 10months. These folks that decide to have 3 and 4 of these need an idea what they are in for. One thing is for absolute certain. He will not poop in his bed tonight. He is...
Figgy's soak late August about 3 weeks from hatching. Notice the front center scutes 1+2.
Notice scutes 1+2 here taken this evening a little over 2 months later. I'm sooo happy that the first growth ring is coming in on the bottom.
Little Stump's deplorable conditions 2 weeks after I got HIM...