Hello All
2nd post here and still learning thanks you all of you, I just made a post in the intro forum but wanted to continue here as my current plan is to be an owner of a Sulcata tortoise in the near future.
Just to recap, we are a family of five (inc a very friendly dog) and two kids age 13 weeks and nearly 3 years, we live in the warm climates of Central Florida in a 4 bed 2 story home with space in the garage.
A few questions please, first we live on the edge of a retention pond so see quite a lot of turtles in and around the pond edge, is this a issue, would a Sulcata head for the water and possibly drown? We also have a small pond in our garden too.
Our grass is a mix of Bahia, Zoyzia and St Augustine, are any of these a problem grass?
We have a few really cold nights in Central Florida maybe 35 degrees but am I right in thinking a Sulcata could live in an enclosure nearly year round in Central Florida? We have a high humidity level in the summer and highs of maybe 100 maybe a little more!
Would I be best to look for a Sulcata that's older than a hatching? Or are we missing the experience of raising our companion from young? Just thinking I don't want the kids too old before they can spend time in the yard with him.
We go on vacation once a year for a couple of weeks and have a good neighbor and also family who could take care of our Sulcata but would feeding and looking after a Sulcata for a short time be big burden on friends or too much work, could I stock food for them to feed our friend for a short time till we arrived home? I am thinking a camera in his enclosure to keep an eye on him too.
Hope you don't mind all the questions.
Thanks very much
Stuart
2nd post here and still learning thanks you all of you, I just made a post in the intro forum but wanted to continue here as my current plan is to be an owner of a Sulcata tortoise in the near future.
Just to recap, we are a family of five (inc a very friendly dog) and two kids age 13 weeks and nearly 3 years, we live in the warm climates of Central Florida in a 4 bed 2 story home with space in the garage.
A few questions please, first we live on the edge of a retention pond so see quite a lot of turtles in and around the pond edge, is this a issue, would a Sulcata head for the water and possibly drown? We also have a small pond in our garden too.
Our grass is a mix of Bahia, Zoyzia and St Augustine, are any of these a problem grass?
We have a few really cold nights in Central Florida maybe 35 degrees but am I right in thinking a Sulcata could live in an enclosure nearly year round in Central Florida? We have a high humidity level in the summer and highs of maybe 100 maybe a little more!
Would I be best to look for a Sulcata that's older than a hatching? Or are we missing the experience of raising our companion from young? Just thinking I don't want the kids too old before they can spend time in the yard with him.
We go on vacation once a year for a couple of weeks and have a good neighbor and also family who could take care of our Sulcata but would feeding and looking after a Sulcata for a short time be big burden on friends or too much work, could I stock food for them to feed our friend for a short time till we arrived home? I am thinking a camera in his enclosure to keep an eye on him too.
Hope you don't mind all the questions.
Thanks very much
Stuart