Hi Everyone

[tyree213]

Hi everyone this is our Sulcata Esther...we got her at a reptile show 3 weeks ago. Theres a lot of good info on here and I look forward to checking out everyones pet and learning all I can.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Super cute! If you haven’t already, please give these a read-
How To Raise A Healthy Sulcata Or Leopard, Version 2.0 https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php...ealthy-Sulcata-Or-Leopard,-Version-2.0.79895/

For Those Who Have a Young Sulcata... https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/For-Those-Who-Have-a-Young-Sulcata....76744/

Beginner Mistakes https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/

Could we see pictures of your enclosure?

 

[Lyn W]

Hi and welcome to you and Esther.
You may find a few years down the line that she is he.
There was some confusion with my leopard when he was much bigger than her.
But he is still called Lola!!

 

[tyree213]

Thanks TechnoCheese yeah I read that article a couple days after getting her. For the enclosure Im temporarily using a plastic bin, its not as big as it should be but im in the process of deciding which route to go for on enclosures, I have a huge aquarium but I want a tortoise table. For substrate there is Spagham Peat moss in it and I spray water in it throughout the day on one side and she also gets soaked. She has a mercury vapor bulb.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome from across the country.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

 

[TechnoCheese]

Thanks TechnoCheese yeah I read that article a couple days after getting her. For the enclosure Im temporarily using a plastic bin, its not as big as it should be but im in the process of deciding which route to go for on enclosures, I have a huge aquarium but I want a tortoise table. For substrate there is Spagham Peat moss in it and I spray water in it throughout the day on one side and she also gets soaked. She has a mercury vapor bulb.

I would not use a table, unless you mean closed chamber. Your Sulcata needs very high humidity, and it is impossible to keep in something open topped like a table.

I also would not use a mercury vapor bulb. They are very desiccating on tortoise shells, and often lead to pyramiding. I would use a fluorescent tube

 

[tyree213]

I would not use a table, unless you mean closed chamber. Your Sulcata needs very high humidity, and it is impossible to keep in something open topped like a table.

I also would not use a mercury vapor bulb. They are very desiccating on tortoise shells, and often lead to pyramiding. I would use a fluorescent tube

Thanks for the info. Will make those changes asap!