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    Underbite...when should I worry?

    Hi all! I have a sulcata that is about 3.5 years old now. She is doing well, eating and growing, and has a great personality. For about the last year, I've noticed she has an underbite. I searched online for a long time, and the general consensus I found was that as long as she was...
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    Heat Mat

    So I've been considering getting a heating pad for my sub-adult sulcata. He is about 16" long and somewhere around 30#. I found this one, and it's a good deal cheaper than the Kane pads.....any thoughts? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=14660242&findingMethod=rr
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    New 18" male sulcata...a few questions

    So I got this guy last week. He is about 18" long and maybe 20 pounds? He was being housed in a garage in a 2' x 4' tub, with only a lamp for heat. The old owner told me that once or twice a week he would feed him a head of romaine lettuce and some mazuri. Since getting him, I've soaked...
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    Help plan for rescue

    Hi guys, I have been put in contact with someone locally who has a sulcata he is getting rid of. He has it living in his garage currently with a light for heat. I asked for pictures, but he doesn't have any. I asked if the shell was pyramided, he says it's nice and smooth, and the...
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    Tessera corn snakes for trade

    Looking to trade tessera corn snakes for tortoise(s). Would prefer an established sulcatas or leopard / star of somekind. PM me if interested. In Richmond, VA. Can ship using SYR. --Drew
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    Too much cactus?

    Hi there! My little 3-4 month old sulcata LOVES optunia. I feed a variety of grass / weeds / mazuri / grassland tortoise pellets and optunia. Any time I mix in some diced optunia, he/she eats that first. Often times she will focus on JUST the cactus and ignore everything else! My...
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    Slow Growth?

    Hi guys! i've been lurking here for a little while, but this is my first post! I purchased this little guy/girl June 26. I purchased from a "flipper" in FL...so I don't know any history before I got him. He/She has been a great eater from the start. I have a nice moist hide and also an...
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