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  1. Menno

    Gender Guess ?

    Hi there, Just curious if my tortoises are already big enough to tell their gender. What do you think guys? I have measured them, and their carapaces were about 9 inches long. First one; And the second;
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    Time Lapse Sulcata

    Hi there, I've just made a time lapse video of my Sulcata tortoise's behavior. Five hours of footage were speeded up 64x times! The result is a 4min time lapse video. In the upper left you can see the record time. I used a Foscam IP Camera (FI9831W) for recording it. You can watch it...
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    Another Sulcata Enclosure (lots of pics!)

    Hi there, Due to fighting I decided to separate my two little hatchlings. A month ago I started to construct a new 200x140cm (6.6 x 4.6ft) enclosure. Some pictures for you of the construction process; The design I made: For material used is water resistant mdf. This will be...
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    YUM YUM

    Tess enjoying the opuntia cactus. :P
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    Hand made Sulcata enclosure

    I will first introduce myself. :P My name is Menno and i live in the Netherlands, that is also the main cause for my bad english. I am so sorry for that! I few months ago I stared with a big renovation because i was not happy with my old enclosure. Below some pics of the new enclosure. ;-)...
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    First time outside

    It was finally warm enough for my tortoise to go outside. Here are some pictures: :D
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    Food question

    I've read multiple times that a sulcata diet has to contain at least 75% of grasses and hay. But it is common for hatchlings that the don't like grasses and hay. My question: at what age/size a sulcata diet has to contain 75% grasses?
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    Is it OK to spray with cold water?

    I always use cold (tap)water to spray my enclosure and torts. Does that hurt them?
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    Broken leg?

    Hi, My sulcata walks a bit strange, when I looked better I saw that he did not use his back leg. I'll take him to a vet Thursday, but maybe you now why he doesn't uses his leg...
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    Can I give my sully corn salad?

    I don't know if I have translated it correct, but can I give my sulcatas 'corn salad' ? See the picture, it contains no 'maize' lol.
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    Age?

    Hi there! I have my two sulcatas for one month now, and I still don't know their age! The guy from the reptile shop told me they were about one year old, but I don't believe it since they are so small! Here is some information: Tim is 3.3" and weighs 139 grams Tess is 2.8" and weighs...
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    Enclosure size guidelines

    Hi there! In some countries there are rules for the minimum size of your tortoises' enclosure. I only know the rules for Sulcatas and Leopards, but it gives you an impression. Beacause the measures are European values, I have them converted to inches and square feet. Tortoise do need a...
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    How to notice pyramiding by hatchlings??

    Hi, I have two sulcata hatchlings and I was wondering how you can notice pyramiding. :-)
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    Enrichment objects?

    Hi there ;-D My sulcatas are 14 months now, and I was asking if there are objects for them to play with. How amuse sulcatas themself in the wild?
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    Doing something wrong?!

    Hi! My name is Menno, and I am new here. I am from Holland, so I do not speak English very well! ;-) I have my 2 sulcatas now for thee days. They are 16months right now. Both are sleeping quite often, and they do not eat much. One of them is all the time rubbing his eye on his front legs...
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