SGT Fish
Active Member
well my sulcata has been living in my kitchen since the weather turned south. in the summer he would only be brought in for the night and put out in the morning if i felt like moving him. but he did sleep outside a lot. when i got him i asked about litter box training a tortoise and someone said a person did it halfway successfully. and most others thought it was funny. well i was halfway serious about it. In the corner of the kitchen I placed a concrete mixing tub from home depot that i cut an entry way into it. a box house pretty much fills up the tub and has a CHE on top with one of the thermostats i made. there is a 2ft or so ramp into the tub and the tub is filled with substrate with cardboad surrounding the tub to catch and substrate being kicked out. I keep a broom there to sweep up any loose food and substrate around his house. and i spot clean his substrate when i see he pooped
It took me putting him halfway up the ramp a couple times for him to figure it out. but he now knows to go in and sleep there or to get some extra warmth. He also exclusively poops in his house/tub or in the yard. Im not so sure it is training but may be more of just giving him the ideal bathroom so he doesnt want to go anywhere else. He does however pee on the ramp or by his food bowl, but it usually just looks like somebody spilled a cup of water. A 2x6 piece of wood keeps him from venturing out of the kitchen into the carpeted areas.
He also definitely knows that the greens are in the fridge. if he is out of his house he will march right up to the fridge when i open it and wait for a snack. or if he is in the yard he will march up to me to see what im doing and wait for a snack. I am thinking about using a clicker when i feed him snacks so that i can call him to me. Ive heard of zoos successfully doing this training with aldabras or galops to make it easier to get them to move where they want them to go.
thats all for today. my 25lb bag of mazuri is supposed to be waiting on the front porch so ill see how he likes it. hopefully it will be a good supplement for over the winter.
It took me putting him halfway up the ramp a couple times for him to figure it out. but he now knows to go in and sleep there or to get some extra warmth. He also exclusively poops in his house/tub or in the yard. Im not so sure it is training but may be more of just giving him the ideal bathroom so he doesnt want to go anywhere else. He does however pee on the ramp or by his food bowl, but it usually just looks like somebody spilled a cup of water. A 2x6 piece of wood keeps him from venturing out of the kitchen into the carpeted areas.
He also definitely knows that the greens are in the fridge. if he is out of his house he will march right up to the fridge when i open it and wait for a snack. or if he is in the yard he will march up to me to see what im doing and wait for a snack. I am thinking about using a clicker when i feed him snacks so that i can call him to me. Ive heard of zoos successfully doing this training with aldabras or galops to make it easier to get them to move where they want them to go.
thats all for today. my 25lb bag of mazuri is supposed to be waiting on the front porch so ill see how he likes it. hopefully it will be a good supplement for over the winter.