I was pondering this question earlier today. Set aside the price you paid for your tort. How much would you say it takes on average to raise a sulcata (properly) from baby to say 5 years old? I'd be curious as to what kind of figures folks would post! My reason for asking is that I was confronted by a couple of folks who are interested in purchasing a sulcata. I believe they are wanting a tort for all the wrong reasons, so I'd like to throw out some hard $$ figures at them to "dissuade" them.