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    Sulcata in Los Angeles Backyard, Opinions Welcome

    Wow, what a beautiful tortoise. I have spoken with Tom and he is not expecting new SA Leopard hatchlings until January. May I ask how much yours weighs now and if he is outside year round? I do understand this differently in terms of a hatchling (which we still want) in that care requirements...
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    Sulcata in Los Angeles Backyard, Opinions Welcome

    WOW! Thank you so much Tom! I absolutley should have opened this with "Here is my yard. I'm looking for a large personable tortoise that can live back there as an adult. What species would you recommend?" I am going to research South African leopard tortoise, which sounds amazing, do you breed...
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    Sulcata in Los Angeles Backyard, Opinions Welcome

    I had ruled out Redfoot and Leopard because I thought they required a high humidity and it is more arid where I live. But there are sprinklers and always shade in back, ferns grow well there - do you think Redfoot or Leopard would do well here? My thought behind sulcata was that they are suited...
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    Sulcata in Los Angeles Backyard, Opinions Welcome

    Thank you both so much for the feedback! Yes, the other tortoises we are wrestling with are Russians and adopting Desert tortoise, which I think are both well-suited to where we live. The downside of Russian feels like it is so small id always worry about it, it can't free roam and we...
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    Sulcata in Los Angeles Backyard, Opinions Welcome

    Hello! We are considering getting a baby sulcata to raise with the kids. We live in Los Angeles, CA. I wanted to share a video of my backyard and get opinions if this is a reasonable space for an adult sulcata to live. He would have free reign, it is fenced all around. I was planning on building...
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    Mostly underground?

    Hi! I’m considering adopting a desert tortoise. A consideration is if we will ever see him. I know they burrow and hibernate, but was reading they spend like 95% of the time underground. So if we had one, would he only be out and about once in awhile? Thank you!
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