What do I need to know when buying a baby sulcata tortoise?

[Quince Wood]

I m thinking about buying a sulcata but i dont know everything that i need to do for it.I know it needs soaks and no iceburg lettuce, but i dont want to do anything to hurt it so help would be greatly aprreciated!thanks!

 

[Tom]

NUMBER ONE. READ THIS: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/

Then these:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

 

[Quince Wood]

Thanks soo much

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[Quince Wood]

hey what website do you recomend for buying turtles?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Quince, and welcome to the Forum!

Here's a good read too - Beginner mistakes:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

 

[Yvonne G]

We've got a few vendor reviews in that section:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/forums/tortoise-vendor-reviews.107/

 

[Tom]

hey what website do you recomend for buying turtles?

I don't recommend ANY website. I recommend you buy from a person. A breeder. Talk to them and ask them how the baby you are interested in was started. If they don't know, or if they tell you it was on rabbit pellets and soaked once a week, look elsewhere. Some breeders also have websites, and that is just fine as long as they can answer your questions and they start their babies the way YOU think they ought to be started.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Quince welcome to the TFO from AZ, USA . Your doing the right thing ( starting with the TFO ) . Have a great tort day


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[pam]

Welcome