What a cutie! You might want to pick a name that is gender neutral. It might be around 4 or 5 years before you know if it is a he or she.Hello tortoise lover.
I am new here, let me introduce myself.
I am Jessica from Batam, Indonesia.
I just adopted one Baby Sulcata tortoise.
Its around 7cm right now.
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I haven't decided her name.
I wish I can get a recommendation from here πππ
Yeah thats why.... any recommend? I am suck at giving name. πWhat a cutie! You might want to pick a name that is gender neutral. It might be around 4 or 5 years before you know if it is a he or she.
Actually its not the most important part of taking care. LOL.Hi Jessica, and welcome to the Forum!
I like to give my animals 'people' names. For instance a friend of mine has a horse named Jane. I had a male desert tortoise named David, and now I have a stray cat named David Two.
Just take care of your tortoise and interact with it for a couple weeks and I'm sure a name will come to you.
welcome to the forum!Actually its not the most important part of taking care. LOL.
A name has come to my mind. Its ATLAS. ππ
And he is eating fine.
Did you have a complete caresheet for Sulcata Tortoise??
What a lovely little tortoise ! As Yvonne says, the name will come to you when you get to know the little one better.Hello tortoise lover.
I am new here, let me introduce myself.
I am Jessica from Batam, Indonesia.
I just adopted one Baby Sulcata tortoise.
Its around 7cm right now.
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I haven't decided her name.
I wish I can get a recommendation from here πππ
welcome to the forum!
Yes we have the only care sheet I would trust for raising a healthy tortoise. It is under the sections in the forum devoted to individual species by area of the world. Under the African Tortoises section you will find Sulcata. There you will find this post pinned towards the top. Here is a direct link to help you get started navigating around the site:
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...tortoiseforum.org
Atlas would be a great name.Actually its not the most important part of taking care. LOL.
A name has come to my mind. Its ATLAS. ππ
And he is eating fine.
Did you have a complete caresheet for Sulcata Tortoise??