What's Happening?

[Tortoisefanatic88]

I've noticed the last 2-3 times my sulcata has this protruding when soaking? What does this mean? Anything to worry about? He'll be 2 years old this month and weighs just over 3,000 grams.

 

[wellington]

Hard to see, but I'm going to safely assume you have a boy, and he's showing you that he is a boy.

 

[Bee62]

I think your sulcata is a growing little boy and he shows that he likes to bath in the warm water ...... He is totally relaxed.

@ wellington
You were faster than me with answering

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Hard to see, but I'm going to safely assume you have a boy, and he's showing you that he is a boy.

I thought from what I read on here they usually do that at 12-15 inches? I hope that's all it is. That would be great.

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Thank you both. Very relieved to hear this. I thought he was too small to start doing that.

 

[wellington]

Well, from what I have always seen and from my own leopards, two years give or take a few months seems to be the time for a lot of them to flash. That does not mean they are ready to breed.

 

[jaizei]

I thought from what I read on here they usually do that at 12-15 inches? I hope that's all it is. That would be great.

Honestly, I think its fairly common for them to start flashing anytime they are 8"+. Occasionally, a little smaller than that.