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  1. Tortilla the sulcata

    Sleepy sulcata after outside play time

    Yes, I have an enclosure with the right temps. And I'm sorry but I beg to differ about torts not being cuddlers. Maybe not all of them but mine is. Over the summer, when temps were in the upper 90s, I would lay outside near him and eventually he would seek me out and lay next to me.
  2. Tortilla the sulcata

    Sleepy sulcata after outside play time

    Hi all! We live in Missouri and today I took him outside for some play time. As it got to around 5 om, the temps were in the mid 70s with a chilly breeze. I noticed that he was slowing down and getting sleepy. Sometimes he does that because he's full and tired but he's been on and off napping...
  3. Tortilla the sulcata

    Building an outdoor enclosure for Sulcata

    Thanks for the info! I do have a 5 yr old german shepherd that will also use the yard. Three bricks high won't deter the dog. Any suggestions for making the walls higher to prevent the dog getting in? Like a taller fence or?
  4. Tortilla the sulcata

    Building an outdoor enclosure for Sulcata

    Hi all, I have a male Sulcata who is 11 years old and maybe a foot long (yes I know he's small for his age, he had a poor diet). We live in the Midwest and are wanting to build an outdoor enclosure so that he can get all the sun he wants this time of year. I am planning on using cinder blocks...
  5. Tortilla the sulcata

    Summer outdoor enclosure for my sulcata

    What about concrete blocks? I know that wood prices are pretty expensive and wood toys so is concrete a good alternative? I also know that they are diggers so my thought was to sink some metal edging plates in the ground. I will definitely start the new diet ?
  6. Tortilla the sulcata

    Summer outdoor enclosure for my sulcata

    I've only recently found that too much can be just as bad and definitely plan on cutting way back on the calcium. I will check out the article you shared. I could probably build the heated box. My main question is sizing and materials..
  7. Tortilla the sulcata

    Summer outdoor enclosure for my sulcata

    Thanks so much for that info! Now that she's growing more I plan on cutting back on the calcium and the pellets, I was really just trying to help her bulk up because she was a little more than half this size a year ago!
  8. Tortilla the sulcata

    Summer outdoor enclosure for my sulcata

    My boyfriend has owned a sulcata for just about 11 years and was not getting the proper diet so she is rather small for her age. I will post a pic showing her size. Since I've been around weve started giving her a better diet consisting of grassland tortoise pellets, wet grass pellets, and power...
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