silo's burrow

[tczar]

well, i cut back my oleanders where he stayed in the shade all day after i caught him snacking on them. he hasnt burrowed in two years but i guess he got mad and did this in about two hours. quite enjoyable watching him engineer this nonstop. i will let him keep it in the summer and cover it up in winter and bring out his enclosure.

 

[Fernando]

RE: silos burrow

Smooth lookin' Sulcata!

 

[dmarcus]

RE: silos burrow

Smooth lookin' Sulcata!

I agree very nice carapace!!!

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well, i cut back my oleanders where he stayed in the shade all day after i caught him snacking on them. he hasnt burrowed in two years but i guess he got mad and did this in about two hours. quite enjoyable watching him engineer this nonstop. i will let him keep it in the summer and cover it up in winter and bring out his enclosure.

How deep did he get in those 2 hours?

 

[Jacob]

RE: silos burrow

He Looks Greaat!

 

[Yvonne G]

RE: silos burrow

Hi Tom:

That is a mighty pretty sulcata! I think he's hinting for a bigger waterer.

I remember reading a post made by you quite a while ago that your two little sulcatas were down in their burrow, the weather was getting colder and you couldn't get them out. So, bear that in mind later on this year and if you see Silo out of the burrow on a sunny Autumn day, block that entrance so he can't get back down there!

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Everybody...Silo is what a Sulcata should look like. He is almost perfect. No 'flares' along the edge of his carapace. No pyramids...He's beautiful.


hey Tom, how old is he? Has he lived in Texas all his life? That's what sun does for them...

 

[murdocjunior]

Awesome!!! Love his shell

 

[tczar]

RE: silos burrow

Hi Tom:

That is a mighty pretty sulcata! I think he's hinting for a bigger waterer.

I remember reading a post made by you quite a while ago that your two little sulcatas were down in their burrow, the weather was getting colder and you couldn't get them out. So, bear that in mind later on this year and if you see Silo out of the burrow on a sunny Autumn day, block that entrance so he can't get back down there!

WOW!!! what a memory emysemys, i sold my female and just stuck with one, this website has been great.

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Everybody...Silo is what a Sulcata should look like. He is almost perfect. No 'flares' along the edge of his carapace. No pyramids...He's beautiful.


hey Tom, how old is he? Has he lived in Texas all his life? That's what sun does for them...

he will be six in sept, yes, lived here the whole time, last time we weighed him he was 35 lbs, three weeks ago.

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Smooth lookin' Sulcata!

I agree very nice carapace!!!

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well, i cut back my oleanders where he stayed in the shade all day after i caught him snacking on them. he hasnt burrowed in two years but i guess he got mad and did this in about two hours. quite enjoyable watching him engineer this nonstop. i will let him keep it in the summer and cover it up in winter and bring out his enclosure.

How deep did he get in those 2 hours?

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well, he made a right turn and now is out of sight, it is really amazing to watch them work, they r tireless

 

[wrmitchell22]

He is gorgeous, I hope I can raise Boulder to look like that someday

 

[coreyc]

Silo looks great he is a busy sully

 

[ADVANceNA]

wow i must concur with everyone, that is one BEAUTIFUL tortoise. i hope one day that einstein can grow up to be as good looking healthy and happy. wow thats only two hours of digging ?! phenomenal, i didnt know they could burrow that quickly, if i ever saw that, i'd be outside all day watching haha. funny how our torts seem to have this captivating effect on people, even my friends get caught staring and watching einstein for hours at a time.

 

[bfmorris]

well, i cut back my oleanders where he stayed in the shade all day after i caught him snacking on them. he hasnt burrowed in two years but i guess he got mad and did this in about two hours. quite enjoyable watching him engineer this nonstop. i will let him keep it in the summer and cover it up in winter and bring out his enclosure.

Cool!

Looks like he has his own little moisture barrier built right in

 

[BrinnANDTorts]

that is one beautiful sulcata!!! I hope Gupta looks like that when he is older.
Did you do 80% humidity and all that to get him to look that beautiful? I would love love love love love love Gupta to look just like that one day. B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L, just B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

 

[Cory]

Very nice, how deep his burrow?