nice pics congrats its cool how u see pics of the father
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Very cute pics! I've been looking for a sulcata to raise myself. But I'm not having much luck finding any.
Awwwwwwwwww I miss my girl being that little!!!! lol, thats so adorable!!!! 
Thank you for the compliments. As mentioned above, I have been looking into getting one for some time now. I can't wait to see the size changes, but at the same time I love that little face of his!
Look in the sulcata section. There are great breeders on the forum! I was going to go with one from Craigslist but I was told that was a bad idea, ha! Which is true because it is difficult to know truly where these little ones come from and what care they have had. Tom told me that the first few months are CRUCIAL to what their future holds.
RonHays said:
Look in the sulcata section. There are great breeders on the forum! I was going to go with one from Craigslist but I was told that was a bad idea, ha! Which is true because it is difficult to know truly where these little ones come from and what care they have had. Tom told me that the first few months are CRUCIAL to what their future holds.
Ok thanks
I can't find a sulcata section.
Blake m said:
I can't find a sulcata section.
RonHays said:
To find the sulcata section; go to forum, then species specific, then African, and sulcata.
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he is a nice tortoise
So, I just finished the vivarium for my new hatchling sulcata that will be arriving Monday . I am currently figuring out the height of my lights to have my basking temperature at 100 and the ambient of no lower than 80. The tank is at 80, but I am trying to get the 100 right now! Let me know what you guys think. Also, I have my grazing tortoise mix growing in the yard that I will be putting in there when it gets here. It is five inches long!
I may be stealing a basking piece of slate that is larger than this from my yard.
. I am currently figuring out the height of my lights to have my basking temperature at 100 and the ambient of no lower than 80. The tank is at 80, but I am trying to get the 100 right now! Let me know what you guys think. Also, I have my grazing tortoise mix growing in the yard that I will be putting in there when it gets here. It is five inches long!
I may be stealing a basking piece of slate that is larger than this from my yard.
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So cute!
Does the left side look too open? I am trying to get the temperatures correct right now. The ambient temperature from the CHE is doing well. I am trying to get the basking temp to 100 but 3 inches outside the lighted area it drops to 86-89.
What kind of humidity check do you guys use? The coco coir is damp so I hope that creates enough humidity. I plan on using a plant spout to dampen the coir when needed to keep humidity. I want the vivarium to be set for when my little one gets here tomorrow!
What kind of humidity check do you guys use? The coco coir is damp so I hope that creates enough humidity. I plan on using a plant spout to dampen the coir when needed to keep humidity. I want the vivarium to be set for when my little one gets here tomorrow!
Nice enclosure!
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Congratulations!! Adorable hatchling!
Why thank you! This time tomorrow, it will be in my presence.
And its here! Woohoo!
Sorry the glass was dirty, which made the image not as fine of quality. He is definitely not a shy little one. So happy.
Sorry the glass was dirty, which made the image not as fine of quality. He is definitely not a shy little one. So happy.
Just a warning, but coco coir gets very messy when wet!! Lol! That side may be too open to keep the appropriate humidity, plexiglass works wonders though! I just use the little humidity gauge on one side of my tank, but I recently bought a reptifogger and the digital device to keep the temperature and the humidity where I set it to be, which has proven to be a darn good investment!!
HE IS SO TINY AND ADORABLE!! You're going to be a great dad!
HE IS SO TINY AND ADORABLE!! You're going to be a great dad!
KimandKarasi said:Just a warning, but coco coir gets very messy when wet!! Lol! That side may be too open to keep the appropriate humidity, plexiglass works wonders though! I just use the little humidity gauge on one side of my tank, but I recently bought a reptifogger and the digital device to keep the temperature and the humidity where I set it to be, which has proven to be a darn good investment!!
HE IS SO TINY AND ADORABLE!! You're going to be a great dad!
Yes, it was in the sun for 2 days sitting in a long bin. Then, it was in the tank for 2 days before he got to my house! And yet it is still damp. He seems to be doing okay with it, with an occasional moon-walk. I have been really thinking about the humidity and was thinking I may put a plexiglass divider between the basking lamp and the CHE. If that doesn't work, I will just invest in a fogger.
Thank you, he is definitely my pride and joy! But I can't forget about my Russian!
Blake m said:
Have you checked the humidity with one of those little hygrometers? A lot of other people have had troubles with the fogger, but mine is doing fantastic, so really it's up to you!
and yes, your Russian won't be forgotten! Lol, you've put up so many cute pictures up of him too!
KimandKarasi said:Have you checked the humidity with one of those little hygrometers? A lot of other people have had troubles with the fogger, but mine is doing fantastic, so really it's up to you!
Yes, I am going to get one of those. I have heard that people have had issues with those. I do spray him 3-4 times a day with my spray bottle. I will continue to try out the different ways to create humidity. Thanks for your help!
Blake m said:
The only reason i got the fogger was because when i would go to spray the substrate myself it would make the top of the substrate feel cold (even if the ambient was still around 84..) and my baby leopard was starting to make little clicking noises.. But this fogger heats the water and turns it into a fog so fine it's like air! His clicking has ceased to exist and he's way more active than before! And no problem Blake! That's what we're here for!
It would be great to have one so I don't have to worry about it.
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