I introduce you my Gommo

[Eduvignau]

This is Gommo, my 14mo sulcata. I'm in Mexico City so it can lives in exterior almost all day and in enclosure by night and in cold days. Gommo eats a lot of grass, cactus (nopal), alfalfa, chayote (christophene), dandelion and Mazuri pellets once a week. I use in eclosure a Solar glo light. Thank you all!!

 

[wellington]

Very nice. However, tortoise species should not be mixed. The sully could really do some damage on that little one in the pic, not to mention the other one too. That's besides the bad things that could be transmitted between them. Each species really needs to have their own enclosures, inside and outside.

 

[Eduvignau]

Very nice. However, tortoise species should not be mixed. The sully could really do some damage on that little one in the pic, not to mention the other one too. That's besides the bad things that could be transmitted between them. Each species really needs to have their own enclosures, inside and outside.

Oh I forgot to mention that the two little tortoises are plastic toys! Sorry

 

[mctlong]

Haha! I was squinting at that picture thinking "what kind of tortoises are those?" LOL!

Gommo is adorable!

 

[Eduvignau]

Haha! I was squinting at that picture thinking "what kind of tortoises are those?" LOL!

Gommo is adorable!

Haha, they're ultra-exotic chelonion-fauna!!

 

[wellington]

I even enlarged the pic and still thought they were real, also wondered why you didn't mention them. Guess I need new glasses. Good one

 

[Eduvignau]

I even enlarged the pic and still thought they were real, also wondered why you didn't mention them. Guess I need new glasses. Good one

Take a look of this close-up of Gommo´s friend

 

[Shannon and Jason]

Gommo looks great I also enjoy how you got everyone with the life like tortoise friends for gommo hehehe

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Too much alfalfa is not good for Sulcata, it has too much protein for them. Local grass hay is better. Then you can feed as much as you like...

 

[Eduvignau]

Too much alfalfa is not good for Sulcata, it has too much protein for them. Local grass hay is better. Then you can feed as much as you like...

Thanks! I will take your advice

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Saludos Districto Federal! Gommo is darling. Gommo is a cool name. Does it mean anything, or is it a nickname?
I love Schleich toys, they always look so real. I have been looking for the tortoises but they have been hard to find in my area. Guess I have to go to Mexico!
Does Gommo have a warm and cozy, hot and humid enclosure when he is inside after sunbathing outside?

 

[luvpetz27]

Gommo is adorable!!
Love his little plastic friends

 

[Eduvignau]

Saludos Districto Federal! Gommo is darling. Gommo is a cool name. Does it mean anything, or is it a nickname?
I love Schleich toys, they always look so real. I have been looking for the tortoises but they have been hard to find in my area. Guess I have to go to Mexico!
Does Gommo have a warm and cozy, hot and humid enclosure when he is inside after sunbathing outside?

Hi, Gommo doesn't mean something, my kids put him the name hehe, and sure, Gommo has a terrarium warm and humid.
Something that I realized lately is that many people of this forum use alluminium foils to cover the roof of the cage to keep moisture and humidity, so I will do it, can you tell me something about it?

Sorry my english
Hugues!!!

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Gommo is adorable!!
Love his little plastic friends

Thank you Luv

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Your English is fine. Welcome to a great and wonderful forum for tortoise keeping! Amazing good information to learn from!

Long time experts on this forum have found, pretty conclusively, that keeping the young tortoise's enclosure hot and humid really helps tortoises from getting pyramids. It seems to strongly coincide with the possibility that baby tortoises are born in the rainy season in Africa and in order to stay safe and not be someone's meal, they hide and therefore are surrounded by lots of heat and lots of humidity. Many newer keepers are trying these suggested new methods and finding that they do indeed help to have smooth shells. No pyramiding, yay! The pyramiding of the old school methods may be a result of babies/young ones kept in very dry conditions.

Please do read Tom's threads. Must read. He explains it wonderfully. I am raising my little one that way and so far smooth shell ... lovely. Basically, hot-humid-hydrated = happy!

 

[srod]

welcome! que lindo esta gommo =)

 

[tortoise007]

I don't see any substrate in that enclosure... is there? They love digging down into the earth so they can feel cozy.

 

[Eduvignau]

welcome! que lindo esta gommo =)

Gracias!

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Your English is fine. Welcome to a great and wonderful forum for tortoise keeping! Amazing good information to learn from!

Long time experts on this forum have found, pretty conclusively, that keeping the young tortoise's enclosure hot and humid really helps tortoises from getting pyramids. It seems to strongly coincide with the possibility that baby tortoises are born in the rainy season in Africa and in order to stay safe and not be someone's meal, they hide and therefore are surrounded by lots of heat and lots of humidity. Many newer keepers are trying these suggested new methods and finding that they do indeed help to have smooth shells. No pyramiding, yay! The pyramiding of the old school methods may be a result of babies/young ones kept in very dry conditions.

Please do read Tom's threads. Must read. He explains it wonderfully. I am raising my little one that way and so far smooth shell ... lovely. Basically, hot-humid-hydrated = happy!

Wow! I just did The foil tip and humidity is at 70%. Thank you again!

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Yay! Yes! Si! And don't forget that soaking is wonderful, too. Tortoise spa (ahhhhh!). It really helped me with two Greek tortoises that were having a hard time adjusting from their long journey from the Middle East. Here in the USA we are getting a lot of Testudo graeca graeca and Testudo graeca terrestris in to our major pet stores, but it looks like they may be wild caught. Mine would not eat, were very shy ... I was afraid they would die. Upon reading the recommendation by the experts here to soak in warm water with baby food mixed in, I did and within days they were better. I also boosted up my temperatures. Just so you know. Lots of fabulous info on this forum. I hope it will help little baby Gommo the African sulcata to thrive in Mexico City! : )

 

[lkwagner]

Are you going to put substrate in the bottom of the enclosure?

 

[Eduvignau]

Are you going to put substrate in the bottom of the enclosure?

May be I will do it in a near future, but he has repti-bark as substrate in the indoor enclosure