Sadie Goldman
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I'm going to get a baby sulcata soon and want to make sure I know everything before bringing him/her home. I've never had a tortoise before so I've been reading forums and care sheets all day but still have some questions. I read the diet sheet posted here http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sulcata-diet-sheet.64290/ and don't understand where to find these plants. The staple should be grass/weeds so is the grass in my yard ok? There's pesticides sprayed around the edges of the house but not on the grass. Where can I get all these different kinds or weeds/grass? Also I read that tortoises can't be overfed on one site and on another it said to never overfeed, yet I haven't found anywhere that tells me exactly how much to feed/ how often. For now I have a large plastic tub set up, it's about 3ft x 2ft. I have a Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 UVB Compact Fluorescent Bulb and a 40watt bulb for heat on one end of the cage. I'm testing it out to see how hot it gets. For substrate I want to use cypress mulch mixed with clean soil, but I went to the store and all the soils they had have fertilizers/chicken waste in it. If there's a specific brand someone could recommend that'd be great. Since the cage doesn't have a top I'm worried about not having enough humidity, I would cover the top but I'm also worried there won't be enough air flow. There will be hides on both sides of the cage, will this be enough humidity or should I put a top on so the whole cage is humid? I have a small paint roller tray for water in the cage surrounded by rocks to help keep it clean, and will also soak him every 1-2 days. Is there anything else I should do or know?
I heard that alot of baby sulcatas are very fragile and die(even if you do everything right), at what age will they generally be likely to survive? The store I'm getting one from is very reputable and have many sulcatas ranging from 2-8 months, which age would be best to get?
Thank you so much for your help and support
I heard that alot of baby sulcatas are very fragile and die(even if you do everything right), at what age will they generally be likely to survive? The store I'm getting one from is very reputable and have many sulcatas ranging from 2-8 months, which age would be best to get?
Thank you so much for your help and support