New sulcata owner from FL

[wjacks]

Hey everyone I'm Wayne
from tampa FL
I have been reading and researching for the past 4-5 months about them before I got one I went to tampa repticon today and brought home my little guy/girl I had my friends go with me that have a couple tortoises to make sure I was getting a healthy one

This is my little one

 

[Yvonne G]

Very pretty. Nothing like a brand new baby tortoise!!!

Welcome to the Forum. Be sure to read all the stuff at the top of the Sulcata section. We have new info on caring for baby tortoises...much better reading than old stuff you find in books or on the web.

 

[wjacks]

Thank you and yeah me and my wife have been reading even more today lol

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome to TFO!

 

[wjacks]

Welcome to TFO!

Thanks!!

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Here are some threads to help get you through the misinformation that is out there.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/

 

[wjacks]

Thanks Tom I'm sure I will be talking to you as I'm raising him/her

 

[mike taylor]

Welcome to TFO! Follow the care tips from Tom and you will end up with one smooth sulcata . See how smooth my tirtoise is? That's because of this forum and Tom . He is one year old today .

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Wayne welcome to the TFO from AZ .


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[Instinct]

Hi Wayne, welcome to the forum!

Does your little one have a name? =)

 

[bouaboua]

Hello and welcome. You sully sure is cute.

 

[wjacks]

Hello and welcome. You sully sure is cute.

Yes his name is pop

 

[wjacks]

Welcome to TFO! Follow the care tips from Tom and you will end up with one smooth sulcata . See how smooth my tirtoise is? That's because of this forum and Tom . He is one year old today .

Wow yours is beautiful I'm glad I found this forum

 

[tortadise]

Welcome

 

[wjacks]

Thank you everyone I'm going to cut him some grass and some of my hibiscus leaves today and going to see if I can find the pots of wheat grass at the store tonight

 

[wjacks]

Picked up some organic wheat grass from petsmart and got some hibiscus leaves and flowers from my parents house because I know they don't spray anything

 

[wjacks]

daily soak

 

[Tom]

Looks like you are off to a great start with great food too! Nicely done.

I like to use two terra cotta plant saucers sunk into the substrate. One for water and one for food. Some substrate will still get stuck to the food, but that should reduce it some.

 

[wjacks]

I have one for water and a flat stone for his food but that's a good idea to put his food in one too thanks!