Need Advice, Newbie Sulcata Owner

[dmon05]

Hello my name is Damian & I’m from South Texas and new to this forum. I bought a Sulcata about two days ago and I keep the little guy in a 3’x2’ cement mixing tub filled with Reptibark bedding in the meantime while a carpenter buddy of mine makes him a larger enclosure. The little dude’s about 1 month old and I keep the enclosure outside and temperatures right now are at about 95-105 degrees. I try to keep the enclosure as humid as possible by spraying it with water constantly and I soak the sulcata in a little tub for about 20-30 min in the morning. I feed him kale, lettuce and grass/weeds from my backyard. The little dude’s been spending most of the time in a cup that I’ve been using as his hide. Is there something wrong with him? I try to keep half of the enclosure in the sun and half of it in the shade for the most part. What adjustments should I make or what should I do to make the little guy more comfortable?

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome.

Its not going to work that way. He probably won't survive.

Please read this:

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[Jacqui]

How long for your buddy to build him an enclosure and what will it be like?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

Here's an example of how you can set up your new baby sulcata:

 

[dmon05]

How long for your buddy to build him an enclosure and what will it be like?

I am finishing up a design today! It should be ready in about a week I’ll be posting it later on I’ll appreciate yalls feedback

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Make sure it’s a closed chamber and Big enough.

 

[dmon05]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

Here's an example of how you can set up your new baby sulcata:

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What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

[Hutsie B]

welcome to the forum, you will find tons of info here for your little dude

 

[Jacqui]

I am finishing up a design today! It should be ready in about a week I’ll be posting it later on I’ll appreciate yalls feedback

I am looking forward to seeing it.

 

[dmon05]

I am looking forward to seeing it.

Here's a rough sketch I made of a wooden enclosure (sorry for the mediocre design I'm taking my first design class for engineering this semester). I will also be including a lid to keep humidity in.