I have some beautiful sulcata hatchlings from my adults sulcatas. They hatched early july and are ready for good caring homes. Price $60 each. I live close to tampa and i dont ship so this is for locals or people who dont mind driving. These babies are healthy, eating mixed greens and Mazuri...
I know that most people recommend to stay away from hot rocks. They get to hot. So here is what I did...
I have a hot rock I've had for a few years and never used. I plugged it in and checked it with infrared thermometer every few hours for a day and a half or so. And yep it got to hot. I...
My redfiot hatchling is 21 days old today. Im a little worried.
His yolk sac area is still not closed up. The reason im worried about that is because there is an area thats not covered by that yellow membrane/skin like covering. It looks like his stomach or some part of his abdomen is exposed...
This little redfoot is 14 days old. Just gave it a soak and looked at his underside. There is still a fleshy tender looking spot where its yolk sac was. Is that normal?
My first tortoise hatchling... ever!
This is a suriname redfoot hatched in my incubator. My female laid five eggs but only one proved fertile. I determined that by candelling.
We are very excited to see this new arrival. It hatched at 134 days of incubation at 84.5 degrees.
Just wanted to share...
I got a new years day gift. My 12" female suriname redfoot layed five eggs. She started laying before dark and finished up after dark around 8 p.m. i carefullly dug them up around 10 that night and placed them in my incubator. I sure hope they will hatch. This i my first attempt at incubating.
I just got three redfoots today. Two are healthy but one has major problems. Her scutes are missing, revealing her bony shell. She also weighs significantly less than the other two and they are all about the same size. She is about 7 1/2". Check out the pics. Has anyone here dealt with this...
Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? There is a lot of it growing around the property here in florida. I want to know if its safe if i transplant some into my redfoot enclosure. It would make a good shade plant and hide area for them. But is it toxic if they eat it? I dont want to...
I live near tampa Florida. If my female redfoot digs a nest and lays a clutch of eggs will they hatch if i just leave them alone and let nature take its course? Will it get to cold if its winter time for the underground eggs to develop?
Can redfoot eggs go into a period of diapause like some...
You guys have seen my sulcatas but you havent seen my redfoots. Thought id share some pics of all my torts and a few other random pics.
Redfoots first. The 2 big 12" ones are suriname and the smaller one is venezuelan. But its body shape and coloration pretty much looks the same as the larger...
This guy is 25 -26 inches and close to 100 pounds. He is right at 10 yrs old. He is one of the nicest specimens i have seen here locally in central florida. He seems big for his age. Could he be a sudan? Or is he just a nice big mutt? Either way hes a pretty awesome tort. But he seems a little...
Attn: experienced keepers. Tom i hope you will chime in on this.
Ok so here are two sulcatas. Both about 25 inches long. I have a pic of each. I believe the darker edges around the scutes indicate new growth. The bottom tortoise has wider dark edges, at least around the lower edge of the...
Hi guys. I would like you guys with lots of experience to look at these pics of this sulcata im considerin buying and give me your opinion.
I can see its definately got some pyramidding going on. Looks like the majority of it was from when he was younger. He is a florida tort. Maybe he was...
Heres the deal. I have 3 male sulcata tortoises. Two of them i bought were rescue situations. As most of you know adult males do not normally get along so i need to keep them seperate. I want to keep one of the three but i am having trouble deciding which one i want because i like them all. So...
Is there any way to get an approximate estimation of the age of a sulcata if you dont know its birth date? I am thinking about buying a 26"sulcata from an individual. He has only had it for 6 months. He knows nothing of its background history. He says he thinks it looks pretty young. Im thinking...
I would like to know what anyones opinion is on tortoise house heating. What is your opinion on forced air heat? I know it tends to dry out the air but could you use it along with a humidifier? Would you still need a humidifier for a larger 20 inch sulcata? Is a radiator heater really better? I...
It was 79 degrees and rainy in seffner florida today. My sulcata came out and grazed for a few hours and seemed like he was quite happy. He accually grazed pretty aggressively. I dont know if the rain made the grass yummier or if he was wanting to take in the extra moisture from the wet grass...