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I have some beautiful, healthy Sulcata Hatchlings for sale. These are of the highest quality in both appearance and health. All my hatchlings come with a FULL YEAR health guarantee! Please email me at [email protected] with your zip code for a shipping quote and feel free to ask questions, I'm...
The most important factor will be what you use for your enclosure. Something with an open top will be next to impossible to maintain proper humidity levels. Go with a closed chamber type enclosure.
Next is choosing the best substrate. There are several good options but definitely a few to avoid...
There's no real answer to this unfortunately. There are things that make flipping over more dangerous and time sensitive such as flipping over in a water dish or under a heat lamp. If it's just a normal flip over situation in a corner somewhere out of harm's way then being away for a few hours...
How long have you had him/her? If it's in a new environment then there's really no stopping it from flipping if you've already "flip proofed" everything. Once it gets used to it's new surroundings it should stop. Give it a week to settle in if it's new.
Hey Jack, welcome!
A 2x4 space will work nicely! They all grow at such different rates so it's impossible to give an accurate time frame on how long it will last you. I move mine outdoors full time when they hit 6" but this will depend on your climate. I'm in Mesa, AZ so it's warm here and our...
I'd boost the basking temp up to about 95-100 and I never let my hatchlings drop below 80 at any time.
Are you using a CHE at night? If so I'd bump up the wattage. 70 degrees is too cool for a hatchling especially in a wet environment.
Probably not what you are going for but I have Blink cameras on all my tortoise enclosures so I can check in on them any time. Best part is no wiring is required so I can have them out in the middle of the enclosure so long as it's within wifi range.
I screw on a vertical piece of wood on one side of the log and put the other side up against the wall to make it climb proof. See photo here:
https://www.azsulcata.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=198674593
I think that with it growing so rapidly in a 4-5 day span I don't think the plastic wrap offered enough structure to support the yolk. It expanded past the little nook it had been in and that caused the vein structure to collapse. I am going with something more rigid in the future, probably...
On day 52 the yolk broke down as it did in my first attempt but the vein structure was still in tact and the tortoise was still alive so although concerned, I still had hope. Day 55 I noticed no movement from the tortoise which was very odd considering it was always following me with its eyes...