sulcata

Hello everyone, i recently received a baby sulcata from a local Zoo.. At first it looked healthy, eating and drinking, but I noticed bubbles comming out of her nose in the past week. Today I noticed it trying to breath with her head up while having her mouth full of bubbles as shown in the...

First time poster here! I got a Sulcata last year around this time and was told he was born in late 2024 so I estimate he’s only a year old and some months. He had pretty steady weight gain when I first got him and lately it’s plateaued. The only difference I’ve made is removing romaine lettuce...

Two recent news articles describe two different cases where heating elements have caused a fire in a tortoises shed. Backyard Shed Fire Leads to Unusual Animal Rescue https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/backyard-shed-fire-leads-to-unusual-animal-rescue/ Security Footage Captures Tortoise...

We have 2) 2 ½ yr old Sulcata Tortoises. (Sherman & Turbo) We're located in Buckeye, Az. (Up to 120° in summer, & can occasionally get down to the low 30's in winter) They still live inside, but we're putting them out during the day, until early evening, around 5:00-5:30. Attached are pictures...

Hello I need help about my around a month old baby Sulcata. I'll explain about the symptom, timeline, what I think is the cause, and his habitat, also some photos and video, hopefully it's enough information for you guys to understand the situation more. First the symptom with timeline: 1. It...

Raphael the Tort as Raphael the Ninja Turtle. Happy Halloween.

Hello! My partner brought a 4 year old Sulcata tortoise into our relationship. He was neglected for a year when he was deployed in 2023 so he has signs of pyramiding. I was wondering if there are any recommendations for his enclosure. The enclosure is a mix of coco block and organic orchid mix...

I'm writing this to open a discussion, not to criticize anyone personally. I'm genuinely curious about others' perspectives on something I've observed repeatedly in Facebook groups and Reddit threads. There are two patterns I see that concern me: 1) many people seek care advice after acquiring...

The baby is doing well, exhibits strong appetite and steady growth week over week. Diet is different every day, but thanks to the resources here, it's a mix of bermuda grass, small portion of turnip greens, dandelion leaves, cosmos leaves and petals, and Mazuri pellets (both original and LS)...

I changed my sulcatas enclosure about 3 days ago. Everything in it is the exact same. The only change I made was to his burrow. Still used the same material and everything he had before. I just made it a little deeper to help keep him cooler during the day(I made it myself since the day I got...

Hi there, Was searching for this answer but couldn’t find it so hoping someone could help me out. A little background before I get to my question… I was gifted a sulcata hatchling yesterday. The person who gifted him to me was very sweet and knew I have been eyeing them for years but doesn’t...

Hello all, I knew this would be the place to come. It always has been! My Tort is very quickly outgrowing his terrarium and is in need of something new. I live in Western Pennsylvania, and sadly he can’t stay outside all year. He’s been in a grow tent in a tortoise table… I’ve been reading...

Hi all, Just wanted to see if I should be concerned or not with the air temps of my newly built sulcata night box (based on Tom’s single tort box). It’s fully insulated (door and roof included) but I’m concerned the temps lately may be too high. We’re located in Central Florida we’ve been in the...

Hello there, Our neighbor has a palm tree growing along our fence line that drops dozens of these orange berries around this time of year. While palm trees are a confusing group of plants to identify (there are so many species that look similar!), I believe these are Queen palm berries. They...

5yo sulcata tortoise! Is this a female or male? Lmk if you need different angles.

Hey! So I'm (16) a relatively new owner of a baby desert sulcata (3-4 months, gifted by someone whose pair hatched tons of them), and where I'm from there's really not a lot of people who keep tortoises, so I'm pretty lost. Its shell is slightly soft/squishy at the sides, but the top seems fine...

Hi! new tortoise owner. I got walter April 14th and since then the skin on his head has gotten extremely dark. I was just wondering if this is normal or if it means he could be sick? i’ve also seen some things saying it could be from the substrate and he has ecocoir in his enclosure. pictures...

Made Ku a little vest!! I made the tie underneath her very loose so right after this photo was taken she just walked right out of it.

Hello all, My parents have a pet sulcata. She is at least 60 pounds and around 20 years old. She's lived outdoors in south Georgia her entire life. They have a dog house with a heat lamp. My parents are moving to a place with no yard, and they are giving me the tortoise. She's like a sister to...