talal
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Hey i just visited a sulcata breeder and i have selected this sulcata to buy i want someone to have a look at it and possibly tell me whether its healthy or not its active and was eating infront of me
Well i do have the place and already have a russian tortoise and yes i have researched on sulcatasWait for a sulcata expert for a "final answer", but it looks pretty healthy to me, although it is showing signs of pyramiding on the shell already which could indicate that it isn't receiving proper care and might be an indicator of possible health problems that aren't visible right now.
Also, be aware that sulcata tortoises get BIG and they are very strong and very stubborn, so be sure that you have the room and the resources to take care of a 100 pound/500 kilogram walking tank. If not, maybe look at getting a smaller variety that is just as interesting (in my opinion) but much easier to take care of.
Not only pyramided but the carapace itself is hunched up over his shoulders...not roundish, I would not pay any money for a tortoise from that breeder....it's deformed, meaning probably not very healthyHard to say if it's healthy without knowing how it's housed. However, with the pyramiding it has already at its size, he's been raised dry which is not good.
Thanks what about the other one that i posted the smaller oneNot only pyramided but the carapace itself is hunched up over his shoulders...not roundish, I would not pay any money for a tortoise from that breeder....it's deformed, meaning probably not very healthy
If it's from the same breeder I would pass on it. Too much pyramiding for such a young one. Now days, when the information is out there on raising them correctly, is too easy to find one from someone that does it right.Thanks what about the other one that i posted the smaller one
Well its from a diff breederIf it's from the same breeder I would pass on it. Too much pyramiding for such a young one. Now days, when the information is out there on raising them correctly, is too easy to find one from someone that does it right.
Well it's still a breeder that is not starting them correctly. I would pass. If it was pyramiding that was just barely started, I'd say try it and get it set up correctly ASAP. It's a risk buying them that have been started dry. So many do good for a short time and then it all falls apart and they don't make it. 50/50 chance here with both of these.Well its from a diff breeder
Well i asked alot breeders like 4-5(sulcatas are already hard to find in Pakistan) about incubation humidity and all and they said that basically no one has incubated tortoises as such breeding setups with incubators are not available in Pakistan and all the baby sulcatas are naturally born in sand where the female is kept so no human intervention at all but the breeder of the second one that i sent the smaller one says he has kept it in high humidity ever since he found him in the female enclosure and soaks him twice a weekWell it's still a breeder that is not starting them correctly. I would pass. If it was pyramiding that was just barely started, I'd say try it and get it set up correctly ASAP. It's a risk buying them that have been started dry. So many do good for a short time and then it all falls apart and they don't make it. 50/50 chance here with both of these.
It's your choice. If that's all the kind of care that's available where you are, then that smallest one might be your best choice, seeing they did know about humidity and soakingI am quite interested in the second one as it was quite interactive when i saw him should i get him its hard to find sulcatas here