OldWorld
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Hello, my family and I have recently adopted a Sulcata Tortoise we met at a local reptile show. The Folks there told us he was recently found wondering in a Christmas Tree farm abandoned. They believed he was around 12 years old and weighed 32lbs.
I could tell right away he hadn't had very good care in his previous life. The first and most obvious sign was that someone had spray painted his shell blue. He was also pyramiding due to what I am learning was an improper diet and lighting. Lastly he has a hole drilled in the rear of his shell for anchoring... all in all he needed a new home and I felt like we were supposed to be it.
A little about us. We are long time animal enthusiast, having raised everything from Green Tree Pythons to Caimans. We now run a large licensed dog kennel specializing in the Cane Corso Italiano. You can take a look at our program here at oldworldcanecorso.com (Note: I am very aware that we should never leave our dogs alone with our new Tortoise) All this said, we are animal people and look forward to all there is to learn from you kind folks here.
At this point in time Oliver or "Ollie" is doing well. He is staying in our sunken living room. He has his warm spot in the corner consisting of a large UVB Bulb and a 250 Watt Ceramic heater for night time warming. He is eating Mazuri Tortoise Food.
But from here I'm a bit stumped. I live in Washington State, so although I know he needs sunlight I'm not sure the safe temps or how to structure his outside time... I'm also looking for a better idea if healthy diet options
All in all, I'm here to learn.Thanks for reading
I could tell right away he hadn't had very good care in his previous life. The first and most obvious sign was that someone had spray painted his shell blue. He was also pyramiding due to what I am learning was an improper diet and lighting. Lastly he has a hole drilled in the rear of his shell for anchoring... all in all he needed a new home and I felt like we were supposed to be it.
A little about us. We are long time animal enthusiast, having raised everything from Green Tree Pythons to Caimans. We now run a large licensed dog kennel specializing in the Cane Corso Italiano. You can take a look at our program here at oldworldcanecorso.com (Note: I am very aware that we should never leave our dogs alone with our new Tortoise) All this said, we are animal people and look forward to all there is to learn from you kind folks here.
At this point in time Oliver or "Ollie" is doing well. He is staying in our sunken living room. He has his warm spot in the corner consisting of a large UVB Bulb and a 250 Watt Ceramic heater for night time warming. He is eating Mazuri Tortoise Food.
But from here I'm a bit stumped. I live in Washington State, so although I know he needs sunlight I'm not sure the safe temps or how to structure his outside time... I'm also looking for a better idea if healthy diet options
All in all, I'm here to learn.Thanks for reading
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