I live in Illinois and fall has officially hit. It is in the 60's during the day mostly and though I love it I want to know if it's okay for my baby sulcata. My sulcata is around 48 grams and I used to let her outside during the day under my supervision when it was warmer. Now I fear it's a bit...
I thought you would all enjoy this picture of my little sulcata watching Jurassic park with me right before her bath! Can you tell how badly she wants to be all grown up?
She has food to munch on throughout the day because she never completely finishes what I give her in the morning. I read a lot of toms threads. Basking spot is between 85 to 95 and humidity I keep between 60 and 85 percent through most of the day. The overall temp in her enclosure is usually in...
Hello I've had a hatchling sulcata tortoise for a couple months now and she hasn't grown that much! I don't expect it to be a speedy process, however I've weighed her for around a little more than a month now and she's just around 43 grams. Is that normal for a hatchling? She doesn't gain weight...
hello everyone I apologize for not being active in awhile school takes up much of my time. I received a hatchling sulcata tortoise in July and she has been doing well ever since and she is slowly beginning to grow and eat more. Though she is doing well I am noticing something strange happening...
Hey everyone I have a very young sulcata tortoise and I'm wondering what the signs are of a healthy shell? And what are growth lines? I'm going to post a couple pictures and if anyone can tell me if they see any new growth starting I would really appreciate it!
I have a hatchling sulcata that I continue to do research for. Yesterday I discovered kamp kenan on YouTube who seems to be very knowledgable on tortoises and when watching the video on how to care for baby torts he said he only feeds them 3 times a week because that makes them healthier! I've...
Hey everyone so it is that time of the year again where I need to go back to school. I am worried about the humidity for my young sulcata hatchling. Throughout the summer ever since I received the tortoise I've been militant about keeping humidity high throughout the day by misting whenever I...