Tort_nube
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- Aug 2, 2015
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So I recently received my sulcata hatchling around 2 weeks ago. I've been doing a lot of research and studying both on this site and others and I've seen a variety of different shell colors for sulcata tortoises. I've seen darker almost black looking shells, I've seen light brown shells, and I've seen the light carmel looking shell it appears most hatchlings have. I was wondering what causes the difference in color? Is it simply the growth and developmental phases or can it be the result of how much UVA AND UVB light a tortoise has exposure to?