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[deni59]

My name is Deni and my Sulcata is named Valentine. "he was acquired on Valentines Day" I think 5 years ago. He has become an outside, backyard kinda of fellow. I was looking for ideas on an outside enclosure to keep him warm and comfy. I live in San Antonio. I would also love some feeding ideas.

Deni

 

[gg888]

My name is Deni and my Sulcata is named Valentine. "he was acquired on Valentines Day" I think 5 years ago. He has become an outside, backyard kinda of fellow. I was looking for ideas on an outside enclosure to keep him warm and comfy. I live in San Antonio. I would also love some feeding ideas.

Deni

Welcome to the forum Deni & Valentine! You'll find lots of enclosure ideas on here, and I'm sure everybody has great ideas. I'm from England, and it's winter, so an outdoor enclosure is something I'll be taking care of in a few months ready for spring

 

[cheeky0]

Hi
I'm Teresa from the UK, and I have a 1 year old horsefield called Terry.

 

[gg888]

Aww Terry is adorable! I'm from the UK also, and here's my 1 and a half year old horsefield Bertie

 

[gg888]

My name is Deni and my Sulcata is named Valentine. "he was acquired on Valentines Day" I think 5 years ago. He has become an outside, backyard kinda of fellow. I was looking for ideas on an outside enclosure to keep him warm and comfy. I live in San Antonio. I would also love some feeding ideas.

Deni

Also, for feeding. I find it's more cost effective to grow your own food (you can get lots of tortoise mix seeds on eBay). I'm out in the garden everyday scavenging for weeds and my sully loves them! He also loves romaine. And I squeeze in a bit of kale or cucumber as a treat . I try and keep a constant supply of Timothy hay, dried dandelion leaves, clover and plantain in his enclosure to graze too.

 

[Carol S]

Welcome to the Forum. Terry is adorable. I love Russian Tortoises.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Deni, and welcome to the Forum!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Deni

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome.
What's Winter?

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome Deni and Valentine !

 

[Razan]

Welcome to the forum Deni ! What size and how old is Valentine ? Do you want an eclosure (night box) he can grow into ? Some great feeding suggestions I found here on tortoise forum were #1 Orchard hay. It is the primary food source for my adult sulcata. He loves it mixed with little bits of other stuff. #2 Mulberry leaves. A fruitless mulberry tree provides lots of leaves to mix in with the hay. Our sulcatta really really loves those leaves. Do not feed the berries to your tortoise. Get a small fruitless mulberry tree.

Bok Choy from the grocery store (rinsed well) is another favorite item we chop up and bury in his hay just to make the hay more enticing. Let's face it, hay every day requires some variety to go along with it. Fresh cut grass from our small lawn is great too. No pesticides or fertilizer.

Hope this helps.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Deni, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Valentine.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/another-night-box-thread.88966/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-best-night-box-design-yet.66867/
are good examples of what can be found in the enclosures section to give you lots of good idea and advice.