How's my sulcatas

[dleebs]

I scroll through page by page of this thread! Wooowww Tom.. Thanks so much for sharing such informations!

Anyway, here's my 2 sulcatas.. My husband bought it online.. I guess those numbers are tip-ex from the seller, hopefully it will go away over time.. I measured them around 5.5 cm.. Looking from Trey, Tuck, and Tulee growth, i'm guessing mine are maybe around a month old or so.. CMIIW



I did a lot of research on how to take care of sulcatas.. And i need some insights.. feel free to chipped in.. 

Here's what i currently do:
-soak them every morning around 10-15 minutes
-after that, i let them roaming around my backyard to get them under the sun and to eat (grass, clover, etc) as well for about 30 mins - 1 hour *under my supervision*
-then put them back in their enclosure
-then later in the afternoon around 4pm-5pm i let the roaming around in my backyard again for around 30 mins - 1 hour *under my supervision*

Their enclosure at the moment is using old newspaper and on top of the newspaper i put gravel and hiding cave.. I use UVB light and daylight spot lamp too.. 

I'm still figuring out on how frequent should i give them calcium.. I sprinkle them on their meal.. Right now, its once a week.. Uh oh, actually today i just put cuttlebone on their feeding dish..

I just found out about to mist them, considering that i'm living in a pretty humid climate here in Indonesia, i should probably mist them once or twice a day perhaps?

Well that's pretty much about it.. Still so much more to learn.. Thanks!

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Ija:

I think you're making a mistake in using gravel and newspaper. You really need to keep the babies on a substrate that you can moisten. If you can't find orchid bark, coconut coir or cypress mulch at your pet stores, then you can just use regular dirt from outside. Just make sure the dirt hasn't been contaminated by chemicals.

 

[Eduvignau]

Hi Ija:

I think you're making a mistake in using gravel and newspaper. You really need to keep the babies on a substrate that you can moisten. If you can't find orchid bark, coconut coir or cypress mulch at your pet stores, then you can just use regular dirt from outside. Just make sure the dirt hasn't been contaminated by chemicals.

Hi, what do you think about reptil-bark?

 

[Yvonne G]

Repti-bark is ok, except the chunks are so big its hard for the babies to walk on.

 

[Eduvignau]

Repti-bark is ok, except the chunks are so big its hard for the babies to walk on.

Thanks

 

[Maggie Cummings]

You need something you can keep moist for them. The humidity helps prevent pyramiding.
I use cypress mulch and sometimes sterile top soil...

 

[wellington]

At the bottom of my post are Tom's great threads for raising smooth sulcatas and leopards. They are interchangeable as the two are raised the same. Coconut coir, cypress mulch are most recommended. I like the coir for my leopard.

 

[dleebs]

Hi Ija:

I think you're making a mistake in using gravel and newspaper. You really need to keep the babies on a substrate that you can moisten. If you can't find orchid bark, coconut coir or cypress mulch at your pet stores, then you can just use regular dirt from outside. Just make sure the dirt hasn't been contaminated by chemicals.

You need something you can keep moist for them. The humidity helps prevent pyramiding.
I use cypress mulch and sometimes sterile top soil...

At the bottom of my post are Tom's great threads for raising smooth sulcatas and leopards. They are interchangeable as the two are raised the same. Coconut coir, cypress mulch are most recommended. I like the coir for my leopard.

Oh ok.. I see.. Thanks Yvonne, Maggie, and Barb..
i guess, i'm just gonna use regular dirt from outside then..
I'm gonna read some more on those Tom's other threads as well..