TaraDodrill said:Babette. She is concerning me a bit today. She seems to be drinking a lot for a tort. She had three drinks after she woke up. temp and humidity are fine so the enclosure conditions shouldn't be making her dry. She had a Bice long soak yesterday.
I mixes up some Mazuri, sprinkled it with vitamins and a few greens and put it next to water bowl for lunch. I also tore apart some greens and out it along their walking path. They like to follow each other around the perimeter of the enclosure after waking. They get their exercise and "find" food in a grazing like fashion. I think this encourages healthy activity and encourages natural activity. I just scoop up any unearth greens after they quit walking and go to bask.
Zamric,
About how big are they before they are old enough to tell? I dont care which sex they are, just curious. I don't want to introduce a female into the sane enclosure if they are both males. Thank you
Oops. The first pics were both labeled Scarlet, but only the first one was. Second pic n pic in next post are Babette.
Hey Tara,
I wouldn't worry about the drinking situation, Sulcatas can go days even months when they are older without water so when they get a drink after a while they make it count. As long as the tortoise looks healthy and your humidity levels are good you should have nothing to worry about. As far as sexing goes, its all about size. Usually you can start to tell around 10 inches but even at that size you could still just be guessing although some will show clear signs at that size so it more or less depends on your individual tortoise. I'd say 14 inches is when you can start making accurate judgements on the sex but like I said, it is definitely possible to do it before then as well.
-Austin
