Yard for sulcuta

[navycop2004]

Hello, I may be getting a sulcuta soon, what is the best way to proof my yard so she can’t dig out? She is 29 and 95 pounds. I have a chain link on one side and the other 3 sides of my ward are wood fenced

 

[wellington]

Cover the chain link so he can't see out or he will want to go thru it and likely will be able to.
Some bury fencing along the fence line or cinder blocks.
I'm not sure if many dig at the fence line though. @Tom can fill you in on that more.

 

[navycop2004]

Cover the chain link so he can't see out or he will want to go thru it and likely will be able to.
Some bury fencing along the fence line or cinder blocks.
I'm not sure if many dig at the fence line though. @Tom can fill you in on that more.

So put up that green privacy stuff on the chain link? I know they are diggers and are always getting out that way, but wasn’t sure how best to protect along the fence line, the cylinder bricks I will use

 

[wellington]

However you want to cover it. If they can't see to the other side they are less likely to try to get there.

 

[Tom]

So put up that green privacy stuff on the chain link? I know they are diggers and are always getting out that way, but wasn’t sure how best to protect along the fence line, the cylinder bricks I will use

You need a visual barrier along the bottom 16 inches or so of the chain link. I usually use 8 foot strips of plywood. I'm not sure the green stuff would work because they can still see through it and a large sulcata will wreck that stuff with their leg scales in short order.

Also, females seldom get to 95 pounds. Because of this, I would guess it is a male, or its not quite 95 pounds. Females typically top out at 60-80 pounds, though there are occasional exceptions.

They don't "dig out". In hot weather they will dig a burrow to escape the heat. Unless you are on the eastern "dry" side of OR, it probably seldom gets very hot, but sulcata standards. Wherever your are, burrows are a possibility, but digging out isn't a thing. If they can see gaps under a fence, they might try to push their way through, so fill in those gaps.

Where are you going to house this tropical giant in winter?

 

[navycop2004]

You need a visual barrier along the bottom 16 inches or so of the chain link. I usually use 8 foot strips of plywood. I'm not sure the green stuff would work because they can still see through it and a large sulcata will wreck that stuff with their leg scales in short order.

Also, females seldom get to 95 pounds. Because of this, I would guess it is a male, or its not quite 95 pounds. Females typically top out at 60-80 pounds, though there are occasional exceptions.

They don't "dig out". In hot weather they will dig a burrow to escape the heat. Unless you are on the eastern "dry" side of OR, it probably seldom gets very hot, but sulcata standards. Wherever your are, burrows are a possibility, but digging out isn't a thing. If they can see gaps under a fence, they might try to push their way through, so fill in those gaps.

Where are you going to house this tropical giant in winter?

I have a shed in the yard I can insulate and kee her in there, I also know of people in oregon who let theirs out all year but have a big dog house or something similar that is insulated and heated and the tort will just stay in that all winder. I was told they dig under fences and escape a lot, always see it on Facebook saying their sulcuta got away.