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Hello I was wondering.. When do sulcatas become sexually mature ? Looks like i have a male and a female or maybe i am wrong, what do you guys think ? They are both 4 years old and they are about 17 and 17 1/2 in , i keep them separately because one its pretty aggressive . So my initial...

I have a 3 years old sulcata and he is 14 inch long and weigth 16 lbs..... I think for a 10 inch long sulcata 5 lbs might be a little low weigth from my personal point of view but i am not an expert.

Well not really but the one in the top has a very long tail and concave plastorn, i assume he is a male, he was actually putting the tail under the shell of the one tortoise in the bottom , thats why i tought they were mating. The one in the botton has a very short tail and flat plastorn.

Hello I have two sulcatas that are almost 3 years old, they are about 12 inches , i went to their pens and found them like this.. I tought that sulcatas mate until they are older and biger, these are my first sulcata pair i dont know much about sulcatas, i have raised them the humid way and i...

[hr] I think there is some study made in Austria that shows how humidity can prevent pyramiding, the higher humidity is the less pyramiding they get. How can too much sunlight cause pyramiding ? This is the Ojai sulcata project caresheet is it not?

Thats what i do , and honestly i could not be there just standing wating for them to turn themselves back on their feet , and now that you mention , i have seen one of them climbing his hide.. [hr] Capisco ! I will put more atention and see whats going on . Thanksn

Ok but the fact that i help them, can that affect their ability to flip over ? I just wanna be sure that they know how to flip without my help and that they dont have to wait for me . [hr] Sorry i wasnt clear , the leos are in one enclousure , the sulcatas in other

Yes they are together , both are hatchlings , i would say 2 inch , there is a biger one there he is about 4 inch , can he be the cause ?

Hello everyone I have my sulcatas and leos in a indoor enclousure , they are doing fine but i have found two of my leos on their back more often , every time i see them i put them back in their feet right away but should i do it ? Or should i wait until they do it by themselves ? I have been...

http://www.lowes.com/pd_26986-1803-0082_4294857241_4294937087?productId=3029472&pl=1&currentURL=/pl_Bagged%2BSoil_4294857241_4294937087_?newSearch=true$ddkey=http:SearchCatalogDisplay I have a mix ( 50/50) of this peat moss and organic topsoil as a substrate, it holds humidity really well ...

My sulcatas takai and mavit Mavit

If you have whiteflies you can try to spray a mix of water and soap , lots of soap , these will make their wings sticky and they will not be able to fly, if this doesnt work you can try neem oils pesticedes these work for boths whiteflies and aphids, for beneficial insects its better to buy the...

Hi everyone Right now i have a 4 and 2 months old sulcatas, also a leopard hatchling, i belive they are been raise the way you guys do it, these is their routine, they are been keep outside 24/7 Diet : i give them like 4 types of grass, cactus leaves, grapes leaves, spring mix , geranium...

Thank you for you coments, now that you mention right conditions i have been reading your coments about humidity , i live in sonora , mexico, its extremly dry , no humidity at all, and i already have the outdoor habitat , my idea is to put a mix of coco nut fiber and topsoil, ( sulcata station...

Hello I would like to know your opinion of wich seed mix should i plant in the habitat for my sulcata hatchling , the pasture mix that has dandelion, rapina, clovers, chicory, radish green , some grass ? Or should i plant only a arizona native grass seed mix? I read that grass is the most...

Hello My name is gonzalo , i am interested in the aldabra turtle, but before i purchase one it will be good to be well inform , so these are my questions The state were i live its a desert like in arizona, temperatures are more than 100 F in summer and sometimes below 30 F and also it gets...

Thank you very much for your comment, yes my propety has a very tall wall , the desert turtles have their own fenced habitat, i was thinking of puting the sulcata and leopard in another yard, but i will do what you said , sections will be better, i will be asking for more information , thank...

Hello My name is Gonzalo, I live in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico , My english is not so good so i apoligize , I am thinkig of buying a sulcata hatcling and a leopard hatchling, My idea is to have them together in an outside habitat, this habitat will be a big wood box with dirt in it , i already...