Just adopted a 10 yr old Sulcata. She has almost my entire back yard. It is big and 90% grass. She seems happy and has accepted my grown daughters and myself. She does like to cruise around the yard 3-4 times a dayfor maybe an hour each time.. Doesn't seemed stressed. Then goes back to her hut. I assume this is normal. Yes?
New Sulcata owner
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jeff kushner
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Wow, he is a BEAST of Beasts! There is a set of Care sheets, right up there ^, that will hook you up! They are really good and you will find that a lot of what you thought was right, isn't.
I'm old and even I learned new stuff. They were written by pros and are by far, the best I've seen anywhere!
Good luck,
jeff
FWIW: Don't feed him fruit!
I'm old and even I learned new stuff. They were written by pros and are by far, the best I've seen anywhere!
Good luck,
jeff
FWIW: Don't feed him fruit!
Wow! That's a big old girl!!!! Her shell has some unique designs after these years of her life!!!!
You are gonna need to supplement her diet...I grow as much tortoise food as I can...If I lived in Riverside (Calif) I'd go crazy growing...Rose of Sharon, Grapes for the leafs, dandelions flowers and leafs, to name a few...welcome and read this if you haven't yet...
tortoiseforum.org
this is my tortoise shed needed in the PNW...
and the end result of all the growing is this...
she gets this amount twice a day...except for the grape vines my neighbors throw over the fence...
do a search on Mary Knobbins if you want to know the things you shoulda known before you took in that lady... if you wanna see a sample of the fun you are about to have...lol
Mary likes the sprinkler 'cept she closes her eyes against the water
and she swims too..have fun with your girl, and you might get her chipped in case she gets out...and she will try hard...at times...
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...
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and the end result of all the growing is this...
she gets this amount twice a day...except for the grape vines my neighbors throw over the fence...
do a search on Mary Knobbins if you want to know the things you shoulda known before you took in that lady... if you wanna see a sample of the fun you are about to have...lol
Mary likes the sprinkler 'cept she closes her eyes against the water
and she swims too..have fun with your girl, and you might get her chipped in case she gets out...and she will try hard...at times...Attachments
Maddoggy
Active Member
Wow, god bless anyone who adopts a full grown sulcata.Thank you
A Challenge, YES! ! ! ! !
Fun, YES! ! ! !
Fun, YES! ! ! !
you are sic!!!
Come on Mag's, years ago you were having fun, weren't you?
Love the eyes squeezed shut!!!
Too cute!
Too cute!
I should say that Mary K is a rescue and I'v only had her for 6 years I think...she was already pyramided when she came to torture me...Mary got too big for her tire, so she is stuck under it...I have a video somewhere of her walking around with it stuck on her...lol
That's the hard part. Most of the time she IS fun...but I need to be able to keep her safe...
her favorite basking spot...
Hello and welcome.
Orchard grass hay and opuntia pads are great staples to feed your new brute. Grape leaves and mulberry leaves are also great additions and easy to find.
You are going to need a heated, insulated night box no later than September. Here are two examples. Questions are welcome.
Single Tortoise Night Box
I like my larger tortoises to live outside full time. My climate permits this year round with a little help. For people who live where it snows all winter, this type of box is still good for warmer weather, getting them out earlier in Spring, and keeping them out a bit later into fall. You'll...
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Double Door Night Box
As the years have gone by and I build more of these boxes, I learn more and more each time. This one is the latest and I incorporated everything I've learned over the years. I also tried to take lots of pics so I can explain in more detail some of what is going on. It will take multiple posts to...
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