Hello from Puerto Rico!

[FloppyDisk]

Just bought my 7 month old sulcata tortoise few hours ago from a new breeder. I have read a lot of threads from this forum on how to care for these types of torts and pretty much know in theory that to do, already ordered a good UVB light and coconut coir substrate from amazon and soon ill buy some wood to make a good enclosure for my new little friend. Id love to hear any tips or recommendations to better care for my tort. Also heres a pic of him.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.
Lovely baby you have there.
It would have been a better idea to get the enclosure set up before he arrived, where's he living now ?
I know you said you've read a lot of stuff here, but here's a couple of threads in case you've missed them.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
as well as http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
Our enclosures section has lots of good ideas of how to house your new friend.

 

[BILBO-03]

Hi and Welcome! he looks good! But what's he living in?

 

[FloppyDisk]

Thanks and i have a temporary glass tank that i'm currently cleaning and some substrate the breeder gave me while everything arrives. And thanks for the links, i already read the 2nd one but ill still read it again since i wanna make sure my sulcata is always healthy. About the enclosure, can i just use wood from homedepot and put tarping on the inside? since i already have an idea of what im building

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

If that's fern you're offering for food, I'd not offer it too often. Quite a few of the fern varieties contain an enzyme that makes Vitamin B1 less available to the body.

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome !

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thanks and i have a temporary glass tank that i'm currently cleaning and some substrate the breeder gave me while everything arrives. And thanks for the links, i already read the 2nd one but ill still read it again since i wanna make sure my sulcata is always healthy. About the enclosure, can i just use wood from homedepot and put tarping on the inside? since i already have an idea of what im building

Yep, that should be fine.
But make sure you have enough of an area for the tort.
He'll need a nice big area to roam around in and exercise and needs to walk to help digest food.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi @FloppyDisk and a very warm welcome to the forum.

An adorable little tort. GOD bless.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

 

[Stuart S.]

Welcome! Beautiful baby you got there!

 

[FloppyDisk]

Thanks to all btw, the fern was provided by the breeder and i have some other things for him to eat and yeah, he has a lot of room to roam around, i also have a nice little pen outside for him to get some real sun.

 

[jinete]

Welcome! I love Puerto Rico. Lived there for a bit in 1995. Cute tortoise!

 

[Misty-P]

Welcome