Any info on a Sulcata tortoise? *I finally got him!* more pics..

[redhen]

Hi Mom 2em All....thanks for the advice... i am trying to set up his enclosure now and test temps.... i think i am getting him on thursday..

..so, i still have a few days to get him all set up...i hope you guys know, i will be bugging you with 1000 questions when i get him...

..so be prepared!...

...also, if you or anyone else has any pics of their tort houses, could you please post them?...thanks , Wendy

 

[redhen]

Hi guys!..i finally got him!... his cage isnt that great..but. it will have to do till i can get some real plants for him..(to the tort owners>>>...does his substrate look to sandy?..its 50/50 eco earth and clean play sand....how hot do you recommend his hot side be? and how cool at night?..thanks, WEndy

 

[poultrykeeper08]

i like his colors . Where did you get him ? I have a russian tortiose

 

[shmooborp]

omg hes so small like a little babie ! awwww and so cute too! i WANT one lol.. but then again i want alot of things,,,

 

[redhen]

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Hi..i got him at a local pet store... they ordered him for me...from Rhode Island...i almost bought a russian..i hear they have good personalities...but, in the end i decided on him...

...i hope they grow slow..LOL....he will get to be about 150 pounds....but thats what i wanted....well see how i feel when he gets that big....

..

 

[yeahLauren]

Make sure he is soaked every day. I had a baby sulcata that died because he got dehydrated. I don't know if it happened before or after I got him as the people who I bought him from said nothing about soaking him, but it is very important! Good luck with him. They are so adorable. I miss my Angelo.

 

[redhen]

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aw!..i'm sorry to hear about your guy!....i promise i will soak him!.(how long do you soak them for?..i thought i read somewhere like 15 minutes?..in luke warm water...just up to his bottom shell?....thanks for the advice!..Wendy

 

[redhen]

heehe..heres more pics of him...

i just love this little guy!..he already ate out of my hand!

 

[mikarod]

aw! He's so pretty redhen!!!!

 

[redhen]

thanks Mika!,,how ya doing??