new yearling sulcata?

[Freud]

Any difference in the cage setup of a 3 month old tortoise to one that is a year old?

 

[bouaboua]

Bigger.........................

 

[tortoisetime565]

Well. All tortoises grow at different rates. So your tort could 6 inches or it could be 4 inches. So you could have to get new water dishes food dishes hides etc. You really need to have humidity the first year and still after that but maybe not as high. I try to aim for 60% my sulcata is 3. I always adopt a juvenile tortoise. I had a bad experience with a hatchling. So I always aim for 4" when I adopt. Someone with more experience will for sure be here soon to either add or correct any info I made wrong. There are various care sheets under the sulcata important threads section.

 

[Freud]

yeah my 3 month is about 3 inches and the new adopted yearling is closer to 6

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: new yearling sulcata?

Bigger.........................

Haha this cracked me up

Depending on where you live, I'd let the yearling live outside all day but come inside at night to sleep in a humid chamber.
While the 3 month old would be in a humid chamber all day and night, except for an hour or 2 each good weather day when the baby would get time in a pen outside.

 

[Laura]

two together of different sizes, might be an issues.. so much bigger with lots of hides and barriers, or separate .