hey guys, my sully Sheldon is about to turn 1 year old. Is there any change i should be aware of at this age? can i cut back on hummidity or soakings? should i introduce hay for food supplement? should i change his diet(spring mix and mazzuri)? do i still need mvb bulb? let me know, i want to...
hey guys, i am looking for a thermo controller that has a day and night setting on it to keep tank temps adjusted correctly at all times. i have found one on ebay but it comes from overseas and i would like to see one in person. does anyone use this type of day and night temp controller? is it...
hey guys, the wife and i are thinking about going to repticon in tampa on march 24th. i didn't know if anyone has any tickets they want to give away or sell. let me know, todd
i have heard alot of concern about pyramiding and have seen a few posts about it. is this something that is harmful to a sulcata? i understand soaking,humidity and calcium are important rituals to prevent this from hapening but will pyramiding hurt them? i understand the 1st year or so of a...
Well here it is...Sheldon's Jurassic cage, 65 days in the making. 1st we live in a townhome and don't have a lot of free interior space. I had to come up will a smart way to make him a big home without sacrificing space. the only free space we have is under our stairs.we also were having a...
Hey guys, my new humidifier/mister arrived yesterday. my humidity has been too low for my liking and i bought the humidifier/mister off of ebay. it is a small pump with led lights on it. when imursed in water it forms a fog that spills over and water sprinkles into the air. it leaves a large...
hey guys, i recently put a red solo cup in sheldons house and he loves it. should i be concerned that it is made out of plastic? he doesnt nibble on it and he sure can't climb it. he stopped using the typical half log house i have for him. has anyone else tried this? thanks, todd:tort:
Hello guys. i was checking to see how many Sulcata owners we have in tampa florida. We have had ours(sheldon) for about 2 months. we like taking him to the park to walk around and would be interested in meeting other Sulcata owners. chime in, todd
Has anyone tried an ultrasonic mist maker fogger. i see them on ebay, they are pretty cheap. I think it would be a cool addition to Sheldons new home. what do you guys think?:tort:
just wanted to share my recent experience with adding a Ceramic Heater Element to my tortoise tank. when i purchased the 150 watt CHE to keep the nighttime temps up, i noticed a burning smell when the fixture was on. i was not sure if it was the pine bark heating up or just the smell of the CHE...
hey guys, im getting ready to build a larger inclosure for my sulcata Sheldon. at this time i have a uvb bulb for his daytime light and a 150 watt ceramic heater at night( which i keep raising up each day because i feel its too hot at night). in the new enclosure i will have a dedicated basking...
hello guys, sheldon is a few months old and ive had him a few weeks now. seems to eat really well,gets sprayed afew times a day and when i soak him he spends the 30 minutes trying to get out of the bowl. yesterday we found him in his water dish soaking himself for about 30 minutes without...
Hello everyone. i have had my baby about 3 weeks now,this forum has taught me alot. i do have a question though. we have been feeding him in the morning,about 4-5 leaves of spring mix,and he eats 95% of it. but he always seems so hungry throughtout the day. i can usually hand feed him another...
Hello everyone. my name is Todd and i just purchased my 1st sulcata tortoise. we have had him about 2 weeks now and just named him Sheldon. I have always wanted a tortoise but have never pulled the trigger to get one. My wife never wanted to get one because she thought turtles are boring, but...
We are the proud owners of a 3 month old sulcata. Last week we took him to the park for a picnic. We let him run around for about an hour or two for some sun and excercise. We drove home and gave him his 30 minute soaking, When i came in to check on him i noticed alot of fresh grass in the bowl...