MandyV
Member
Hi everyone my name is Mandy from Texas. I recently adopted an African Sulcata Tortoise. I am new to the tortoise world and I did do my research or so I thought to give her a good home. I have read the introduction post which was very informative but also very alarming. The information is so so contradictory from site to site. I finally chose here to depend on because it seems this site is truly people who care and are not motivated by selling products. That said all I want is for Sammy to have a safe happy healthy life and I’m confused about a few things. The light I have is the mega ray mercury vapor light and I just bought her a new home on Amazon attaching picture. I am using top soil in her cage and put some orchid hay around in there too. I give her romaine lettuce from the store ugh I already know but I don’t have a garden. And I soak these pellets attached pic and feed her. I bought the stupid ramped water bowl I already ordered the one you recommended and took that out. I do have a back yard but I don’t have an outside enclosure yet anyway. The instructions regarding the lights was so confusing to me I’m still unsure what to get as well as the substrate. When you say to soak or bathe her every day can you explain that a little she is getting more comfortable with me but when I pick her up she goes in her shell how would I soak her without harming her. I want to provide her with what she needs but I feel after reading your introduction I’m failing her. Please help me and Sammy!