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mashton10

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What would I need to buy a sulcata? I wanted to put a shed in the garden and then make a space around it, so it could come in and out on its own. How big would its shed need to be and what equipment would it need in?
 

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What would I need to buy a sulcata? I wanted to put a shed in the garden and then make a space around it, so it could come in and out on its own. How big would its shed need to be and what equipment would it need in?

I've got the same two questions. What size sulcata? And where are you?
 

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How cold does it get in your neck of the woods?


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)
 

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You will need a large heated area. My outdoor enclosure is 7000 square feet and they use every inch of it. When I turn them loose on 5 acres, they run all over all of that too. So how much heated indoor room can you provide for the 9 months a year that its too cold for them to go outside there? How much room do you think one should have? You will also have to figure out a way to provide UV and a basking spot, without burning the top of the carapace. Its all doable with enough time, effort and money.
 

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