Grapefruit or some eggs??

[Katherine]

What is for breakfast?
Grapefruit

Or an egg

? ( And before anyone panics about a Sulcatas citrus intake NO she does not actually eat grapefruit from breakfast, it just fell from the tree and she investigated and then trampled it- I don't even think she recognizes them as edible )

 

[dmarcus]

If it was mine, he would have taken a bite to test it just because of the color...

I do like the 2nd photo..

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

There is a grapefruit tree in my encloser, they won't even touch it. So no worries! They (for the most part) know what's good for them. Congrats on the hatchling!

 

[bigred]

What is for breakfast?
Grapefruit

Or an egg

? ( And before anyone panics about a Sulcatas citrus intake NO she does not actually eat grapefruit from breakfast, it just fell from the tree and she investigated and then trampled it- I don't even think she recognizes them as edible )

Nice little egg shot, pretty cool when these lil ones start hatching

 

[Jacob]

Congrats on the hatchling
Im surprised it didn't bite and do a taste test...

 

[Katherine]

Yeah they never go for the grapefruit. When the persimmons fall they will eat them, but never even a curiosity bite out of the grapefruit. Which is both convenient and surprising because they usually do not make it their business to convenience me!

I agree with you Austin, I definitely think they have a good sense of what is and is not good for them to eat.

 

[dustee35]

Just out of curiosity, how long does it take sulcata eggs to hatch? Can they stay in the ground or do they have to be incubated?

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

Just out of curiosity, how long does it take sulcata eggs to hatch? Can they stay in the ground or do they have to be incubated?

90-120 days. They need to be incubated. The soil is usually too dense and won't keep the consistent temps they need to hatch.

 

[Katherine]

90-120 days. They need to be incubated. The soil is usually too dense and won't keep the consistent temps they need to hatch.

What Austin said : ) mine usually to right at 90 days but I've had them everywhere in that range. Some people hatch them in the ground with success so I guess it depends where you are in the world, but I bring mine inside.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[Jacob]

Nice...