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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    Ok, no Sulcata for me for sure. I was thinking the tortoise would be at risk from dogs, not the other way around. From what I read the majority of torts for sale are males. Does that include hatchlings? I've also read that incubation temperatures can create more of one sex. Do any breeders try...
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    Maggie, my concern is the size of the Sulcata gets so quickly. I can only lift about 40 pounds now at age 69. I suppose I could use a ramp to get one up the RV steps. Also, it would probably be much easier to find a good caregiver who will take a smaller tort after I can no longer care for it...
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    Thanks for your input, Tom! My year is typically seven months in Arizona and 4.5 in Seattle with a week of driving in between. Seattle has too much rain to stay 6 months. Summers are usually rain free and a pleasant respite from the AZ summer heat. I will take your opinion under consideration...
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    For sure! See you in April, hopefully :-)
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    Ok, this forum has been very helpful in just the few hours since I joined. After further research I am looking at Russian tortoises and will make the enclosures Lily proof. Thanks!
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    I have an acre of sand and creosote bushes in AZ and a large grassy yard in WA. I have the skills to build a secure outdoor enclosure. (I'm currently converting a 40’ shipping container into a tiny house.) I wasn’t aware they grew quite that fast. I thought that might take closer to 10 years...
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    Researching adding a Sulcata hatchling to our family.

    Hi! I'm Barb and I don’t yet have a tortoise. I am retired and live in an RV, spending winter in Southern Arizona and summers just north of Seattle. I have always loved unique pets I had a capuchin monkey for 23 years until I lost her to Valley Fever in May. Our place in AZ is apparently a...
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