Hey guys I just got a sulcata tortoise for an early seventeenth birthday present, 
my grandfather is building her a new home but for a little bit she will be living with my 7 year old bearded dragon as she already has been for about a week, and my bearded dragon has lived with a tortoise before. The current enclosure is 4ft by 2ft by a foot and a half. 
I'm trying to include pictures but I'm not sure I'm doing it right. The substrate is sand and I know that's not good for sulcatas but its only for a little bit. My main questions are about the new terrariums set up. It's going to be about 5ft by 3ft by 2ft and since I know (think I know) small sulcatas need humidity like a natural burrow, I was going to do one half on the not basking side substrated with bed a beast and moistened and the other half with reptile carpet. I don't know if this is a good setup and need help.
My dad actually bought the tortoise off a kid who I don't think took very good care of her at all. When I got her she came in a 2ft by 1ft tank that didnt have a heat light,Had aspen bedding which I don't know how good that is for tortoises and had a tray full of old iceberg lettuce. For the first couple of days her eyes were what seemed
Like glued shut so I was worried but after a couple days with the heat lamp and stuff she seems fine an I was wondering If that was just a heat problem? This tortoise is also four years old and reallly small. I've had a sulcata before for about ten years. He died last year of what I think was a respiratory problem my dad couldn't take him to a vet for. (I have to pay for everything myself for my pets). He was about 30 pounds and for the first half of his life wasn't properly cared for because I was too young to really affect the way my parents raised him. For the second half he lived outside and I bought him a dog house that I plan in using for this tortoise when she's older.
The house my grandfathers building will only be for a couple months until summer where it gets pretty hot here in California. And for winters.
I'm also wondering how does just normal backyard grass work for a sulcatas diet because I know they're diet is pretty much all grass high fiber low protein and I haven't been able to get any Timothy grass I think it's called.
This tortoise also has a lot of pyramiding and I need advice on what to do about that but I think a big factor is humidity. I also spray and soak my tortoise a lot. I just need some all around help and appreciate any replies, I know this was about a lot more than just housing but I don't know where to post this stuff.
my grandfather is building her a new home but for a little bit she will be living with my 7 year old bearded dragon as she already has been for about a week, and my bearded dragon has lived with a tortoise before. The current enclosure is 4ft by 2ft by a foot and a half. I'm trying to include pictures but I'm not sure I'm doing it right. The substrate is sand and I know that's not good for sulcatas but its only for a little bit. My main questions are about the new terrariums set up. It's going to be about 5ft by 3ft by 2ft and since I know (think I know) small sulcatas need humidity like a natural burrow, I was going to do one half on the not basking side substrated with bed a beast and moistened and the other half with reptile carpet. I don't know if this is a good setup and need help. My dad actually bought the tortoise off a kid who I don't think took very good care of her at all. When I got her she came in a 2ft by 1ft tank that didnt have a heat light,Had aspen bedding which I don't know how good that is for tortoises and had a tray full of old iceberg lettuce. For the first couple of days her eyes were what seemed
Like glued shut so I was worried but after a couple days with the heat lamp and stuff she seems fine an I was wondering If that was just a heat problem? This tortoise is also four years old and reallly small. I've had a sulcata before for about ten years. He died last year of what I think was a respiratory problem my dad couldn't take him to a vet for. (I have to pay for everything myself for my pets). He was about 30 pounds and for the first half of his life wasn't properly cared for because I was too young to really affect the way my parents raised him. For the second half he lived outside and I bought him a dog house that I plan in using for this tortoise when she's older.
The house my grandfathers building will only be for a couple months until summer where it gets pretty hot here in California. And for winters.
I'm also wondering how does just normal backyard grass work for a sulcatas diet because I know they're diet is pretty much all grass high fiber low protein and I haven't been able to get any Timothy grass I think it's called.
This tortoise also has a lot of pyramiding and I need advice on what to do about that but I think a big factor is humidity. I also spray and soak my tortoise a lot. I just need some all around help and appreciate any replies, I know this was about a lot more than just housing but I don't know where to post this stuff.
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