Recent content by Sadie Goldman

My hatchling sulcata has a nice sized enclosure and has everything she needs to live and grow healthy. However, I don't take her out often (besides for soaking) because my dog gets jealous and will get too close if he's in the room, so I lock him out but then he screams at the door. Does she...

Thanks for the advice everyone! The whole thing is to scale. The ramp is 6in wide and the railing was 2in tall, which I've changed to 3in. I figure the width is fine for now as she's only about 2 1/2 inches wide. My mercury bulb will ft in the hole shown at the top of the cage. The whole thing...

I thought about that, and actually its hard to see but there will be rubber pieces on the doorway leading to the vented area. Kind of like this

Its for a sulcata hatching, I can't make it wider but can make it longer, do you know how fast they grow? I'm hoping it will last a few years

Hey guys! This is a tortoise table I designed. It's 4 1/2 ft by 2 ft but I might make it longer if I find/make a bigger stand than the one I have. The windows with the bars represents cage wire, its kind of like the opposite of a humid hide because the whole cage is humid. The other windows will...

Looks like a sulcata to me, but I'm not an expert

I have a timer but it makes a clicky noise constantly so I stopped using it, I've been meaning to get a better one, Thanks everyone :)

I had to leave for a few days and left a friend in charge of my baby tortoise, but my parents were getting home 2 days before me and there was confusion about who was supposed to take care of her. (I'm coming home tonight). Anyways her lamp didn't get turned on yesterday morning until 4 pm and...

I have read many many of his threads, thank you everyone for your support!

I just wanted to share some pictures of my new tortoise, named Bindi! She (guessing a girl) is 8 months old and absolutely beautiful. I already love her

@Tom I bought a 100 watt uv mercury vapor bulb today- I checked back in 30 mins and it made the basking spot 115 degrees. This was the lowest wattage one I could find, do you have any suggestions? It's about 18in above the floor and I can't raise it any higher

Where are some good sources to buy a sulcata if not the store? Thanks

I live near sacramento, CA. It can get around 30°F in the winter and highest in summer is 110°. I chose the sulcata because of their personalities and I want one that will get huge, I have plenty of space for one outside for when it gets big.

I'm going to get a baby sulcata soon and want to make sure I know everything before bringing him/her home. I've never had a tortoise before so I've been reading forums and care sheets all day but still have some questions. I read the diet sheet posted here...