Hey! It’s been a looong while since I posted on this forum but there was something that I was curious about and thought I’d ask.
So basically, I have a pretty big sulcata, I think I’ve had him since 2017 (when I was in 7th grade [I am now graduating HS]) and I live at the beach. I was wondering if I could take him to the beach during the summer to get some sunshine and exercise, as there isn’t much space for him to explore at our house (they spray the grass- ugh). When I originally got him we lived in a house with a lot of outdoor space for him to walk around, plus an outdoor enclosure, AND he was small but my parents are more fashion over function types and we ended up moving to a townhome with a yard spraying regimen. Anyways, I used to take him to the beach a lot when he was little and could fit in a pet carrier, as back then we had to drive to the beach but now that we’re walking distance, I thought, maybe I should begin doing that again? He doesn’t wander very far from me, and doesn’t dig much at all. Plus our beach access is private so I’m not worried about foot traffic or dogs. My only concern is his appetite- when he was little he would try to taste the sand/tiny pieces of shell mixed in, even when he had eaten a ton of food at home. I’m not sure if he’d still do that but I just wanted to make sure it wouldn’t hurt him if he did.
So basically, I have a pretty big sulcata, I think I’ve had him since 2017 (when I was in 7th grade [I am now graduating HS]) and I live at the beach. I was wondering if I could take him to the beach during the summer to get some sunshine and exercise, as there isn’t much space for him to explore at our house (they spray the grass- ugh). When I originally got him we lived in a house with a lot of outdoor space for him to walk around, plus an outdoor enclosure, AND he was small but my parents are more fashion over function types and we ended up moving to a townhome with a yard spraying regimen. Anyways, I used to take him to the beach a lot when he was little and could fit in a pet carrier, as back then we had to drive to the beach but now that we’re walking distance, I thought, maybe I should begin doing that again? He doesn’t wander very far from me, and doesn’t dig much at all. Plus our beach access is private so I’m not worried about foot traffic or dogs. My only concern is his appetite- when he was little he would try to taste the sand/tiny pieces of shell mixed in, even when he had eaten a ton of food at home. I’m not sure if he’d still do that but I just wanted to make sure it wouldn’t hurt him if he did.