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Sulcata is big. Over 100 pounds by now.

He’s maybe a little under a foot?

Hello! I’d like to build a raised bed garden enclosure. This is for my yellow foot to be outside during the summer. If it was just for him, I wouldn’t be too worried about the height and material, but I have a Sulcata I’d like to keep out. My thought was to use the outside perimeter of the...

how big of an area did you end up with using those? We’re in VA and will eventually have a lot of farm land.. I’d prefer something a little more aesthetically pleasing, but we’ll do what we have to to keep costs down and our sulcata safe lol

Those of you who have land for your sulcata(s)- 1+ acres- what are you using for fencing? Thanks.

Oh yes! He has a heated night box, that was one of the first things that got built when we bought the house. He uses it every day and night, all year, but he definitely enjoys digging and making mud pits too. It can get in the upper 90s and very humid where we are during the day in the summer...

Hello, we’ve recently moved, and I was just wondering if there was any way to encourage our sulcata to dig somewhere specific? He had some pretty large burrows where we previously lived, and I’d like for him to not dig against the new house or in the freshly turned over dirt over our septic...

Thank you. It’s a pretty big shed. So we’ll probably run a heater in there and insulate it a bit, but leave the night box for most of the heat.

Hello, I know there are many threads on this topic already, but a lot of them have lost their images and I’m a very visual person. We are moving a few hours north, and will have a shed with electricity in our yard. I was hoping to build a new enclosure inside of that for our ~100 llb Sulcata...

Thank you for the list of things to grow and make available! He’s about 20, lives outside, and keeps our backyard pretty mowed down. I cut from our front lawn in the winter and feed him that with hays as a supplement when he can’t get outside too much or the backyard isn’t growing as much. We...

Hello! I’d like to grow a garden for my sulcata who lives outdoors year round. Was thinking of hardy hibiscus, mulberry, a few greens, prickly pears, hays and grasses, nettles, okay wildflowers, sedum, etc. Has anyone tried this and is there any way to make it more or less self-sustaining while...

Do you have a Kane heating pad? What temp do you keep it at? I think my oil heater might have gone out, but I really can’t tell and it’s hard to replace since the design of his shed is so awkward. It was our first one! When we move in a few years he’ll get a new one

He’s been slow and reluctant to come out since we got the cold snap here recently! I need to get him a heating mat I think, and get vinyl. Now that I know they sell it Walmart I’ll go grab some today!

Could you possibly link your sources for the poly and vinyl you’ve used to layer his entrance? I have trouble finding it in small quantities and clear! Thanks.

I’m surprised he doesn’t try to go through your fence! Ours seems to want to go through anything he perceives his head fitting through... I am looking into getting a heat mat, and was coming back here to ask for recommendations, but you’ve already answered me!

Yup, it was in Colonial Beach! Small world. I have a CHE and an oil filled radiator. As he gets bigger I think we’ll be getting a heat pad too. But I’ll try layering like you’ve got it, and maybe I can leave his door open more often for natural sun!

Okay. Yeah, I wish we knew more about their actual environments too, but your tortoises are beautiful! Thank you for the advice. I’m glad I was already in a good zone with his humidity.

Oh good. That’s been about where it’s at. Temps are 85-90 all day. When he gets bigger will the humidity need to be changed, or is it just higher for younger ones?

He comes and goes as he pleases. He has vinyl flaps, but I still button it up at night sometimes over the winter because it’s not so great at trapping heat. I’ll layering vinyl and poly like you! I’m assuming you have a heat pad for him? Mine also poops inside during the winter, and I keep his...

Hello all! We live in southern Virginia. Our winters a milder than the rest of VA, but still freezing most nights. Our sulcata has a 4x8 insulated and heated outdoor enclosure with UVB, and I was just wondering what the humidity should be like in there.. we have a misting system, since without...