I've raised Sulcata's before & had around 20 of them at one time before. My experience with hatchlings is very limited, I was raising juveniles/sub-adults/adults. I never really had to worry about heat most of the time because I have the Las Vegas heat & around winter I would have them in dog house along with built shelters with insulation & heaters. I already knew which equipment I need, but I made thread trying to find out which product was best, most of it revolved around caring for hatchling. I had read Russ Gurley's informal book on these species & had most of my knowledge coming from that book. I felt that was never enough, that's why I like asking tortoise keepers because of there hand on experience & it varies with each owner. I like hearing what others like to say & gather ideas to come up with better ways of caring for Sulcata's. The deal with the equipment was that I didn't want to buy them at my local PetSmart, Petco & exotic pet stores was because there more likely to be expensive & they are. I bought the equipment online & I would of had the equipment earlier, but they had a particular item out of stock. I waited for it to restock that way I only had to pay one bill for shipping. There was nothing I could really do. And I am one of those guys that like to have everything setup perfectly & I'm organized. One way to describe this is I have OCD.Crazy1 said:Well Sulcatadud3 sounds like you answered your own question and had the solution all along, good for you.
In the future I do however suggest, for all the newbies, especially at this time of year when the weather is getting colder, people do their research first and acquire the necessary equipment before the tort. This will help ensure the health of the tort.
SulcataDud3 said:I've raised Sulcata's before & had around 20 of them at one time before. My experience with hatchlings is very limited, I was raising juveniles/sub-adults/adults. I never really had to worry about heat most of the time because I have the Las Vegas heat & around winter I would have them in dog house along with built shelters with insulation & heaters. I already knew which equipment I need, but I made thread trying to find out which product was best, most of it revolved around caring for hatchling. I had read Russ Gurley's informal book on these species & had most of my knowledge coming from that book. I felt that was never enough, that's why I like asking tortoise keepers because of there hand on experience & it varies with each owner. I like hearing what others like to say & gather ideas to come up with better ways of caring for Sulcata's. The deal with the equipment was that I didn't want to buy them at my local PetSmart, Petco & exotic pet stores was because there more likely to be expensive & they are. I bought the equipment online & I would of had the equipment earlier, but they had a particular item out of stock. I waited for it to restock that way I only had to pay one bill for shipping. There was nothing I could really do. And I am one of those guys that like to have everything setup perfectly & I'm organized. One way to describe this is I have OCD.Crazy1 said:Well Sulcatadud3 sounds like you answered your own question and had the solution all along, good for you.
In the future I do however suggest, for all the newbies, especially at this time of year when the weather is getting colder, people do their research first and acquire the necessary equipment before the tort. This will help ensure the health of the tort.
