So I had bought this off a friend since he no longer wanted it and needed the money I currently have a much smaller one about basketball sized in a 12x12 enclosure but I'm afraid if I try to put them together this would crush mine so I would need to build another much larger enclosure or just try to maybe sell for my money back
They should never live as a pair, and damage to one or both would be likely if you put them together in such tiny quarters.
What size enclosure would you recommend for one this big
Can we see pictures of this giant Sulcata?
Do you have any advice on how big of a enclosure or night box I would need for one so large if I do keep him I see you have been on the site awhile and seem to have a lot of knowledge on them
That is not a giant sulcata. That is the size of an adult female. Males typically reach 32 inches long and 130 pounds. Sudan males get even larger. 36 inches and 250 pounds is common. They are much higher domed.
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Thank you for this info I may just look into trying to build a night box and keep the tort I will have my backyard fenced in this spring so it will have plenty of space to roam but until then is there any quick solution to housing him threw the winter I live in southern Mississippi and I have currently been bringing my other little guy indoors for the cold but this big boy is too much work to constantly be bringing in and out he is currently in the bed of my truck and parked inside my garage to keep him safe and warm till I come up with a solutionThat is not a giant sulcata. That is the size of an adult female. Males typically reach 32 inches long and 130 pounds. Sudan males get even larger. 36 inches and 250 pounds is common. They are much higher domed.
The enclosure should be a minimum of about 50x50 feet. For a night box you could do a 4x4 foot box, but an 8x4 foot might make more sense.
Single Tortoise Night Box
I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...
Double Door Night Box
As the years have gone by and I build more of these boxes, I learn more and more each time. This one is the latest and I incorporated everything I've learned over the years. I also tried to take lots of pics so I can explain in more detail some of what is going on. It will take multiple posts to...
I'm not too sure on how to tell if it male or female maybe you be able to help with the sex I could send more pics of needed I'm also not too sure about the age of the tort or if there is a science to figuring out about how old it isThat is not a giant sulcata. That is the size of an adult female. Males typically reach 32 inches long and 130 pounds. Sudan males get even larger. 36 inches and 250 pounds is common. They are much higher domed.
The enclosure should be a minimum of about 50x50 feet. For a night box you could do a 4x4 foot box, but an 8x4 foot might make more sense.
Single Tortoise Night Box
I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...
Double Door Night Box
As the years have gone by and I build more of these boxes, I learn more and more each time. This one is the latest and I incorporated everything I've learned over the years. I also tried to take lots of pics so I can explain in more detail some of what is going on. It will take multiple posts to...
Is it 80 degrees in your garage? If the tortoise gets sick from getting too cold at night, the vet bills will not be cheap and the recovery and treatment will not be easy.
Show us a picture of the tail and anal scutes. Hold the tortoise's back up against your torso with its nose pointed toward the sky ad have someone take a picture of the plastron shown the tail and anal scutes.
So I will have a wooden fence built I also been told I could maybe use chicken wire around the bottom and bury it some so if it trys to escape it will run into the wire and not be able to get out donno if that is a good idea or not? And I have my garage door insulated with double 1.5in insulation so it stays a nice temp in there if it gets too cold on some nights I put a heater
Yes I will try to get these pics today and post on here for you to see
Large sulcata will rip right through chicken wire and damage themselves in the process. They do not "dig out". If sulcatas dig, they dig a tunnel down at a 30-40 degree angle and use that as a burrow. They don't dig down and then back up at a different angle. I'ave never buried wire in a sucalta enclosure. Some of them dig and some of them don't, but they never try to dig out. They just dig burrows in hot weather to get out of the scorching summer sun.
Alright i will look into getting a thermostat in there to figure out the temps in there and yes my smaller tort dug itself a burrow this summer during the scorching 100 degrees weather we had for a 2 week stretch this last summer his burrow is about 3 or 4ft deep then turns almost 90 degrees and goes another 3 to 4 ft I was worried at first but I read some post on here saying it was all norm and fine so figured he was alright since he always comes out when he hears me outside and I'll make sure to block it off during the winter
