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    sulcata tortiose - never comes out

    Thanks JoesMum. BTW, your soaking tips link is broken.
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    sulcata tortiose - never comes out

    How big is your Sulcata? Do you know what he weighs? Is his weight stable? Full grown, 80 lbs or so, ~2' long. no idea if his weight is stable or not. What is his enclosure like? Is it indoors or out? How big is it? A picture paints a thousand words, so please post photos. Outdoors, roughly...
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    sulcata tortiose - never comes out

    we have a 10 yr old suly. he has a hide/house that he never comes out of. it has us concerned. we got him on october and so throughout the colder months (phoenix,az) he would stay inside where his heat was, but now that it's hotter, we were expecting him to be out more. we did confirm he's...
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    New-to-us Sulcata - husbandry/enclosure question

    Yes, I'm in Phoenix, AZ. We moved his home because I wanted him in the dirt. When I made the quick home at first I didn't have time to clear the rocks away. See a closeup below of how high the light is compared to his shell. Also, the light is at an angle, not pointing sideways as the pic...
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    New-to-us Sulcata - husbandry/enclosure question

    We have some questions about what is normal behavior for a sulcata tortoise. Ours is about 9 years old. When we got him, the prevowner said that during the cold months tortoises pretty much just stay in their hide all day and do nothing. We were like OK and took him home. The first night I...
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    New Sulcata owner in Phoenix, AZ

    Does he look like he's pyramiding? they prevowner did say that he fed him frozen veggies sometimes. I plan on feeding him mostly bermuda grass from Western Ranchmen and then following the advice from the "Recommended Diet Items" section on http://www.sulcata-station.org/diet.html . Is my...
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    New Sulcata owner in Phoenix, AZ

    I have an older model ford escape. We have been thinking about getting a tortoise for a while now. I love the exotic-ness of them. We also just recently bought a corn snake, and hope to get a ball python soon. We homeschool our kids and I love being able to show them various animals and...
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    New Sulcata owner in Phoenix, AZ

    Hey all. We just adopted this 9 year old from it's original owner. I'm hoping for a long relationship with him. Any advice, specifically on habitat/enclosure, for a Phoenix tortoise owner is appreciated.
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